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TC6037CMUM Rev. AA 2/03 ©2003 Inc. All rights reserved.
Paxar Americas,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ..........................................................................................1-1 Features ...........................................................................................1-1 Terms to Know ..................................................................................1-2 Label Sizes .......................................................................................1-3 How this Manual is Organized...................................
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Format Text Options ..........................................................................3-5 Use Default Gap .............................................................................3-5 Use Default Color ...........................................................................3-6 Set Default Color ............................................................................3-6 Use Default Character Rotation........................................................3-6 Format Bar Code
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About Combo Bar Code Fields ..........................................................6-14 Entering a Sample Combo Bar Code Field .........................................6-15 Printing the Sample Combo Bar Code Format ....................................6-22 Bar Code Specifications ...................................................................6-23 UPC Bar Codes ............................................................................6-23 EAN Bar Codes................................
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Applying Data Edits ............................................................................10-1 Using Data Edits ..............................................................................10-2 Printing the Format .......................................................................10-5 Padding Data................................................................................10-6 Printing the Format .......................................................................10-9 Extra
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Data Errors .....................................................................................12-3 Format Errors (1 - 99) ...................................................................12-3 Batch Errors (100 - 199) ................................................................12-5 Option Errors (200 - 249)...............................................................12-5 Online Configuration Errors (250 - 299) ..........................................12-6 Check Digit Errors (300
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INTRODUCTION 1 The Monarch Pathfinder Ultra Gold 6037™ configurable printer lets you design custom labels to fit your needs. You can use the printer for a variety of applications. ♦ Print in-store merchandise marking labels to mark every item in your store with scannable bar codes for increased data accuracy. ♦ Print shelf labels with the product bar code number, description, and price. ♦ Print labels for restocking of merchandise. Just scan a bar-coded product and the printer dup
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Terms to Know Barrier bar The horizontal bars above and below I2of5 bar codes used to ensure a clean scan and avoid partial scans. Baseline Bottom of the font. Check digit A number added to a bar code ensuring that the bar code data is read accurately. Fixed length bar A bar code with a fixed character length: UPC-A, UPC-E, code EAN-8, and EAN-13. Font The print style of text. Format The layout of data on a label. The format determines where and how data appears on a label. Horizont
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Proportionally Font with variable character spacing – all characters have spaced font different widths. For example, an “i” versus a “w.” Proportionally spaced fonts include CG Triumvirate, CG Triumvirate Condensed, and CG Triumvirate Bold. Quiet Zone An area of white space required at the beginning and end of a bar code to allow scanning. Also at the beginning/end and edges of a label. Also know as non-print zone. Segment line type A line type with a starting point and an end point.
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How this Manual is Organized Chapter 1 Introduction Provides an overview of the printer and terms to know. Chapter 2 Getting Started Provides a checklist to get you started, keypad tips, and a sample format. Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer Tells you how set defaults for your printer and select print methods. Chapter 4 Designing a Format Provides instructions on how to determine the kind of data you want on a label and where to place the data. Chapter 5 Defining Text Fields Tells y
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GETTING STARTED 2 This chapter tells you how to start using the printer and provides a sample format to show you how easy it is to create your labels. NOTE: Before you begin, read the Equipment Manual that came with your printer on the documentation CD. Use this checklist when creating a format. Load labels into the printer. Charge the battery handle. Configure the printer. Refer to Chapter 3, “Configuring the Printer.” Create a format, which is the layout of your data on a l
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Using the Keypad and the Display Your printer has an 8-line display and a 48-key keypad. This section provides tips on ♦ Navigating through the screens on the display ♦ Using the most commonly used keys. 2-2 Getting Started
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Using the Function Keys The key combinations on the list below make scrolling and navigating easier. Key Combination Description f 1 Turns the backlight on the display on or off. f 2 Sets the print method. f 3 Select the currency symbol. f 4 Battery Level Status f 5 Exit f 6 Set the supply type. f Takes you to the beginning of a list. For example, if you have 11 formats, pressing f takes you to format 1. f Takes you to the end of a list. For example, if you have 11 formats,
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The keys listed below are the most commonly used. Key Description b Returns you to the previous screen. g Moves the cursor the left and deletes the character on the left. Enter Accepts your selection. , Moves the cursor left or right in a data entry field. also serves as and also serves as when scrolling through the options in a menu. , Scrolls up or down through the options in a menu. When your selection is highlighted, press Enter. f , When inside a data entry fie
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Entering a Sample Format Turn on the printer. You will see the Main Menu. - = Main Menu = - 1. Press 1 to design your formats. 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration - = Design Menu = - 2. Press 1 to create a new format. 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format Enter Format Name 3. Type SIZE. Press Enter. > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Enter Length of 4. Type 200 for a 2-inch long label. Press Enter. supply (55 –
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Enter Min. Length 10. Type 1 as the minimum number of characters > _ _ _ in the field. Press Enter. Enter Field Prompt 11. Type ENTER SIZE. Press Enter. > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Enter Fixed Data 12. Type /TL for the fixed data. Press Enter. Press ENTER if none > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Add fixed data 13. Press A to print the fixed data after the entry Before or After characters. entry chars? B/A > _ Enter Row # 14. Type 100 for the
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Set Justification 19. Press 1 for the alignment of characters in 1. Left (L) the field. 2. Right (E) 3. Center (B) Top of Field at: 20. Press 1 for the field rotation. 1. Top of Supply 2. Left of Supply 3. Bottom of Supply 4. Right of Supply Select Edit #1 21. Press 1 for no data edits. See Chapter 10, 1. None “Applying Data Edits,” for more information. 2. Make into Price 3. Pad Data Field 4. Extract Chars 5. Strip Chars 6. Extract from Mid 7. Insert Chars 8. Make Shoe
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- = Format Menu = - 3. Select SIZE and press Enter. SIZE ENTER SIZE 4. Type XLarge. Press Enter. The label prints. _ _ _ _ _ _ Printed: 1 5. Press the trigger to print another label or press b to return to the prompt and print a different label. Using the Operator Data Entry Form After you create a format, fill out the operator data entry form. This form can be used as an instruction sheet for your operators to follow while they print labels. Record the d
