FA-920 User’s Guide Guía del usuario Instruktionshäfte E S Sw • • • • • • • MS, Microsoft, and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. True Type is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. i486SX and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Other company names and product names are registered trademarks of the respective companies. The contents of this document are subject to change without notice.
Check your system!.............................................................................. E-4 Application Features ............................................................................ E-4 Diskette Handling Precautions ............................................................. E-5 Installing the Application ..................................................................... E-5 Starting Up the Application..................................................................
About this User’s Guide Read this first! This User’s Guide assumes that you are already familiar with Windows (Windows 3.1 or Windows 95/98) operations. If you are unfamiliar with the following procedures, consult the documentation that came with the version of Windows you are using. • Mouse operations: click, double-click, drag, drag and drop, etc.
on page E-32.) (See ”Selecting, Aligning, Evenly Spacing, Centering, and Size Matching Fields” on pages E-25 to E-27.) Print using the KL-8100. (See ”Printing” on page E-34.) Save to a file. (See ”Saving a Layout” on page E-15.) 1. Getting Started Check your system! The following illustration provides a general idea of what your computer system should look like. If you are planning to purchase a computer, make sure that it is equipped with all of the items noted below.
• Keep diskettes out of areas subject to direct sunlight, high humidity, and temperature extremes. • Never try to take a diskette apart. • Never open the shutter of a diskette or directly touch the film inside with your fingers. • Never remove the diskette or turn off the drive where the diskette is being used while the access indicator of the drive is lit. Installing the Application To install the application under Windows 95/98 1.
• From here, continue with the steps under ”Other Installation Steps Under Windows 95/98 and Windows 3.1” on page E-7. To install the application under Windows 3.1 When installing this application, it is not necessary to create a group or register an icon. 1. Start up Windows 3.1 and insert the diskette marked [EZ-LABEL PRINTER COMPUTER Link for Windows®] into one of your computer’s drivers. 2. Select [Run...] from the [File] menu of the [Program Manager]. 3. Click [Browse...
Note • Sample layouts can be found in the directory named [layout]. Starting Up the Application 1. Double-click the icon. • This causes the messages ”No configuration file. Make configuration settings.” to appear. • You can also use the following procedure to start up the application. (1) Click the Windows 95 [Start] button. (2) Point to [Programs], and then point to [EZ-LABEL PRINTER Link]. (3) Click [EZ-LABEL PRINTER Link]. 2. Click [OK]. 3. Specify the [Library Path].
General Guide The following provides a quick reference for all the commands, functions, and operations that are available with the application. ■ Menu Bar The menu bar provides a number of pull-down menus. File Menu [New] [Open...] [Close] [Save] [Save As...] [Configuration...] [Print...] [Merge Print...] [1 XXXX.LYT] [Exit] Opens a new layout window. Opens an existing layout window. Closes the active layout window. Saves the active layout window, replacing any previously saved version.
Window Menu [Cascade] [Tile] [Arrange Icons] [Close All] [1 Layout 1] Stacks open layout windows. Displays all layout windows by adjusting their size so they all fit on the display. Lines up layout windows that have been iconized to the lower part of the display. Closes all currently open layout windows. Selects the currently open layout and makes it active. Allows selection of one of the open layouts to make it active. Help Menu [Index] Displays an index of helptopics. [Using Help] Displays help on help.
Background graphic Print Note • Display of the toolbar can be toggled on and off using the [View] menu’s [Toolbar] command. • Moving the mouse pointer to a toolbar icon and holding down the mouse button displays a short explanation of the icon in the Status Bar. To clear the explanation, move the pointer to a location away from the icon and release the mouse button. Status Bar The Status Bar provides helpful hints about menu operations and status information about the selected field.
Keyboard Operations The following are operations that can be performed from the computer’s keyboard. The ”↑€¬ ♦€∅” in the table indicates the keyboard’s arrow keys. 2. File Operations Creating a New Layout 1. On the [File] menu, click [New]. • You can also open a new layout by clicking the button. 2. Use the radio buttons at the top of the dialog box to specify either [Presets] or [Free Setting]. • The procedure below describes how to proceed when you select [Presets].
Notes • You can change the settings of the layout window using either of the two following procedures. • Selecting [Edit Layout...] from the [Edit] menu • Clicking the applicable Toolbar tool • The window size box can be used to change the size of the window. See ”Zoom” on page E-32. Important! • Any text or graphics outside of the print area border indicated by the dotted line in the layout window is not printed. ■ Free Setting 3.
Save As... Use the following procedure when you want to save the displayed layout under a new name. 1. On the [File] menu, click [Save As...]. • 2. • • • 3. • You can also display this dialog box by clicking the icon. Input the name you want to assign to the layout (file) in the [File name] text box. You can assign a layout name up to eight characters long (excluding the extension .LYT).
• 2. • • You can also display this dialog box by clicking the icon. Input the text you want. You can input up to 255 characters. Clicking the [Library...] button opens a [Text Library] dialog box from which you can select preset text strings. See ”Saving Text to a Library” on page E-18 for details on how to input preset text strings into the text library. 3. Select the style you want from among those listed for the selected group.
• 3. • • 4. • • You can also display this dialog box clicking the icon. Make any changes in the [Font], [Font Style], and [Size] settings that you want. You can set the font size within a range of 1 to 200 points. Note that the [Size] setting may not be available with certain display drivers. After checking to make sure that all the settings are as you want, click [OK]. The settings you make are reflected in the selected text field.
3. • • 4. 5. Make any changes in the [Font], [Font Style], and [Size] settings that you want. You can set the font size within a range of 1 to 200 points. Note that the [Size] setting may not be available with certain display drivers. After checking to make sure that all the settings are as you want, click [OK] to close the font setting dialog box. Click [OK] to close the configuration setting dialog box.
CASIO QV Digital Camera file format for NORMAL Mode (320 ∞ 240 dots) and FINE Mode (640 ∞ 480 dots) image data. TIFF (.tif) • Bitmap versions of images are shown in the dialog box for selecting images. • Installing this application also installs a folder named ”library,” which contains 18 metafiles that contain frames you can use. 4. Select the [Enlarge/Reduce], [Make Background Transparent], and [Rotate 90 degrees] options by clicking their respective checkboxes.
• Either input values into the text boxes or uses the up and down arrows to change the value. 4. Click [OK]. 5. Use the procedures under ”Editing Graphic Data” on page E-21 for drawing. Converting Graphic Data to Monochrome Data The KL-8100 prints all data using a single color (monochrome). Use the following procedure to select the method to use for converting color image to monochrome, which is called ”dithering.” 1. In the [Select Library/Import Bitmap] dialog box, click [Dithering].
Paint: Fills in a bounded area. 2. • 3. • 4. • Eraser: Erases. Specify the line thickness. Click on the down button on the right of the line thickness box, and then click the line thickness setting you want to use. Specify the fill pattern. Click on the down button on the right of the fill pattern box, and then click the fill pattern setting you want to use. Use mouse drag and click operations to make changes in the displayed bitmap image.
Ellipse: • Draws an ellipse where the pointer is dragged. • Holding down [Shift] produces a circle. Polygon: • Each click specifies a new corner of the polygon. • Double-click to stop drawing. • To close the polygon, double-click near the first point. Notes • Normally a tool is deselected after you draw an object. It maintain selection of a drawing tool for drawing of multiple objects, hold down [Shift] while executing the applicable command or clicking the applicable key.
3. Insert the background graphic you want to use. • To insert a background graphic, use the same procedures as those described under ”Inputting Graphic Data” on page E-18. Rotate 90 degrees: Rotates the image 90 degrees. Width, Height: Specify the width and height of each background graphic image. Either input a value or use the up and down buttons to change the setting. Mask Pattern: Click the down button to display a list of mask patterns and click one to select it.
3. • 4. • Input the file name under which you want to save the graphic data. You can assign a file name up to eight characters long (excluding the extension). After checking to make sure that all the settings are as you want, click [OK] to save the graphic data. You can close the dialog box without saving anything by clicking [Cancel]. Deleting Graphic Data from the Library 1. Double-click a graphic field, or point to [Change Field] on the [Edit] menu and then click [Change Graphics Field...
Horizontal 1. • 2. • • Vertical Select the fields you want to center. Be sure to specify the reference field correctly. On the [Alignment] menu, point to [Align Fields] and then click [Horizontal] or [Vertical]. The fields are aligned in accordance with the reference field you specified and the centering command you selected. Toolbar tools are also available for centering fields (page E-11). Evenly Spacing Fields The following illustrations show examples of the two types of even field spacing.
• See ”Merge Printing” on page E-35. Preparing Merge Data The following procedure is explained using the same example presented on page E-27. Displaying the Merge Data Dialog Box 1. On the [Edit] menu, click [Create Merge Data]. Naming Fields Up to 99 fields can be registered, as long as the total number of characters used for all the field names does not exceed 255. 2. In the merge data dialog box, click the text box that contains the text ”Field 1” and input ”Number” in place of ”Field 1”. 3.
Creating Merge Data Fields The following procedure is explained using the same example presented on page E-27. It assumes that you have already named the fields (page E-27) and input the applicable record data (page E-28). 1. On the [Edit] menu, point to [Add Field] and then click [Add Text Field] to display the [Add Text Field] dialog box. 2. 3. 4. • • 5. • 6. • 7. • 8. • • • Check the [Merge Printing] checkbox. Click the arrow to the right of the field name text box. Click ”Number”.
• 3. 4. • To change to another record, use the up and down arrows. Click [Merge]. Click [OK]. Performing the print operation at this time prints only the currently display record. See ”Printing” on page E-34 for details. Exchanging Merge Data With Another Application You can export merge data from this application to another application, or import merge data from another application to this application.
Important! • This application supports direct import of Excel 5.0/95 (Version 7.0) files whose file names have the extension ”.XLS”. • Attempting to import an Excel 97 .XLS file causes the import to be aborted with the message ” has no module.” appearing on the screen. To import Excel 97 .XLS files with this application, save the data as an Excel 5.0/95 (Version 7.0) file first. 1. 2. 3. • 4. On the [Edit] menu, click [Import Table Data...]. Click the [List files of type] down button and click .
11. Click [OK]. • If data does not appear normal on the display, try the following. (1) Save the data using CSV format. See ”Saving Merge Data for Export to Another Application” on page E-30 for details. (2) Import the CSV data. See ”Importing .TXT, .DAT, CSV, or .ASC Data” on page E-30 for details. 12. Specify another column if you want. • Repeat steps 8 through 11 to specify formats for other columns. 13. After making all the display format settings you want, click [OK]. 14.
6. Adjust the fields so they are inside the print area border indicated by the dotted line. 7. Save the layout (page E-15). 4. Printing and Other Information Connecting the KL-8100 to a PC Connect one end of the cable to your PC’s RS-232C port D-sub (9-pin) and the other end to the KL-8100 (Remove the 3-pin jack cover). Important! • Make sure that both your PC and the KL-8100 are turned off before connecting the cable.
Printing • This application does not support printing on 6mm wide tape. • Make sure the KL-8100 is connected correctly to your computer. • Check to make sure that none of the text or graphics in your layout fall outside the print area, which is indicated by a dotted line on the layout window. Also, confirm that the tape width you specified with this application matches the width of the tape loaded in the printer.
Error Messages Invalid Number of prints. • Check settings related to enlarged printing on multiple pieces of tape. This error occurs when the [From] value specified in the [Print Setup] dialog box is greater than the [To] value. This error also appears when you specify printing on more than one piece of tape in the [Print Setup] dialog box for a label that way laid out for printing on a single piece of tape. Could not write to configuration file.
2. Layout the tape. 3. Print the tape. • After the three pieces of tape are printed, assemble them to produce the 54mm wide layout shown in the example above. Out of Memory when Importing a Bitmap or Other Graphic File, or when Printing Graphics The message ”Not enough memory!” may appear when importing a bit map or other graphic file data into a graphic field, or when you try to print a layout that includes a graphic field. This is probably due to either of the two following causes. 1.
Swap Memory Frequent accessing of swap memory can cause problems when you try to send print data from your computer to the EZ-LABEL PRINTER. If this happens, turn off the swap memory setting. For details on how to do this, see the documentation that comes with your computer and the documentation for Windows. Other Applications An RS-232C port (serial port) cannot be selected if another application is occupying it. Perform the operation required by the application to free the port.
