User manual

Tasks and Kits
ProMaster 2500 User Manual 3-11
Entering Label Text
Enter
Text
to appear on the label. The TaskLink screen may allow you to
enter more characters than will fit on the label you are using. The number
of characters per line varies, but labels are restricted to three printed lines
regardless of the label size or font selected.
TaskLink includes a set of unique character commands that you can use
to have TaskLink to print non-standard characters on your label. When
you enter the predefined sequence of characters in the text field on your
screen, TaskLink prints the special character they represent on the label.
These include:
• A time and date stamp is printed when you enter the
@
sign along
with an optional parameter (refer to the online help for a list of the
options).
• A copyright symbol is printed when a tilde (
~
) is entered.
• A serial number is printed when two or more
%
signs are entered.
• The sumcheck of RAM is printed when you enter at least two dollar
signs (
$
)
.
• The session ID is printed when two to eighteen carets (
^
) are entered.
The
Print Density
field allows you to select the font type in characters per
inch (CPI) that the labeler will use when printing your label. The 2500
defaults to
Auto Select
, which instructs the 2500 to select the optimal
character size based on the Package parameter and the amount of text
entered.
You may use the
Print Only
command in local mode to select the best
font for your label size and text length.
Figure 3-8
Recommended Device Orientation in Input Device
1854-3
NOTCHED
CORNER
INPUT TUBE
HOLDER
INPUT TUBE
HOLDER
TUBE INSERTED
WITH DEVICE
CONTACTS
FACING UP
TUBE INSERTED
WITH DEVICE
CONTACTS
FACING UP
SQUARE
PLCC
DEVICES
DIP/SOIC
DEVICES
PIN 1
PIN 1