Specifications

94 DC-200/300 Operation Manual
Total Label Format
Programming a Free Format Label
Before starting this operation, you will need to know the following information:
• whether you are going to use an existing label format as a base for your new label or program a custom
format from scratch.If you are using an existing label format as the template, you will need to know the
format number of the preprogrammed label. (see Section 7.1.2 for existing label formats);
• the height and width of your label in mm;
• the X and Y coordinates, angle, and character size you want for each data field you are going to place on
your label. You can alter an existing format’s coordinates using the worksheets in Section 12.5.
• whether you are going to format an Item label or Total label.
Note: At most steps you can save the data entered to that point and exit the programming mode by pressing the CODE key.
You can exit without saving by pressing the PIECES key, followed by the CLEAR key.
For label design templates and worksheets, please see Section 12.5 or download them from our web site at
www.DigiScales.com.
1. Press MODE key until the display shows ITEM CODE PROGRAMMING. The S annunciator, indicating the
Programming Mode, will illuminate.
2. Press the
+ (plus) or – (minus) keys to scroll through the programming options until you see the
PROGRAM FREE FORMAT screen. The display will prompt you to enter a Free Format number that will
identify this format. There are 99 free format slots available, so enter a number from 1 to 99 using the
numeric keypad and press the
* REPRINT key. (If you enter a format number that is already programmed,
the screen will display at each step the previously programmed data which you can then modify or leave
the same.)
3. The display will now ask you if you want to copy one of the existing label formats as a starting point for
your new format. Later in this procedure you will be able to change the print fields and positions from
the format you copy or you can choose to leave them the same. Press the
CLEAR key to copy an existing
format or the TARE key to start a new format from scratch. If you press the CLEAR key, go to Step 4. If
you press the
TARE key, skip Step 4 and go to Step 5.
Item
No.
Item Data Notes
1 TOTAL QUANTITY
2 TOTAL QUANTITY UNIT Shows what units the TOTAL QUANTITY field (Item#1) is in (e.g. rolls, pieces, etc.)
3 UNIT WEIGHT
4PACK DATE
5PACK TIME
6 TOTAL TITLE Sets a fixed title which appears by the TOTAL QUANTITY field (Item #1)
7 TOTAL BARCODE The barcode representation of the TOTAL QUANTITY field (Item#1)
8 TEXT 17 User-defined text field.
9 TEXT 18 User-defined text field.
10 TEXT 19 User-defined text field.
11 TEXT 20 User-defined text field.
12 SEQUENCE NUMBER Allows you to add a sequence number to each label which automatically increments
each time a label is printed
13 SEQUENCE TITLE Sets a fixed title which appears by the SEQUENCE NUMBER field (Item#12)
14 ACCUMULATION
15 TEST PRINT Allows you to test print your Free Format design to check it
Table 7-7. Data Fields for Total Labels