Specifications

96 DC-200/300 Operation Manual
Formatting Frame Data
This section will explain how to program the position of a frame on a label. The X and Y Base Position, X and Y
Diagonal length, print Status and line Thickness can be user-programmed. Up to two frames can be programmed
on a Free Format Label.
1. Use the
+ or - keys to move to Item No. 23-Frame or 24-Frame by entering 23 or 24 from the numeric
keypad and pressing the
+ (plus) key. Then press the * REPRINT key.
2. Enter the X-Axis Base position of the frame on your label format from the numeric keypad and press the
* REPRINT key. If you prefer to define your label coordinates by dots rather than mm, use the >> key to
change the measurement units to dots. (1 dot = 0.125 mm.) If you have already entered the X-Axis Base
position in mm, the scale will convert this position to the equivalent dots. This change can be made when
programming any item that requires a position measurement.
3. Enter the Y-Axis Base position of the frame on your label format from the numeric keypad and press the
* REPRINT key. If you selected dots as your units of measurement in Step 3, it will remain dots here.
4. Enter the X Diagonal length of the frame on your label format from the numeric keypad and press the
*
REPRINT
key. If you selected dots as your units of measurement in Step 3, it will remain dots here.
5. Enter the Y Diagonal length of the frame on your label format from the numeric keypad and press the
*
REPRINT
key. If you selected dots as your units of measurement in Step 3, it will remain dots here.
6. Choose when you want the frame to print by programming the print Status: 0 for No Print, 1 for Weight
Print and 2 for All Print. Press the
* REPRINT key.
7. Choose the Thickness or line weight of the frame by entering a value in either mm or dots (1 dot =
0.125mm). Use the
<< or >> keys to toggle between mm and dots as the unit of measurement. Press the *
REPRINT key.
8. You will now be returned to the initial Item Programming screen. Press the
CODE key to save the
formatting you have entered and exit the programming mode.
7.5.6 Checking Your Free Format Programming Layout
There are two ways you can check the layout you have programmed for a Free Format: test print a label or print
the file as a report.
Test Printing the Label Layout
Note: This procedure assumes that you are not already in the Free Format programming mode but want to test print the layout
starting from the Stand-by Screen. If you are already in the Free Format programming mode, go directly to Step 7 below.
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. Enter the Free Format number of the label you want to test print and
press the * REPRINT key.
3. When prompted
COPY EXISTING FORMAT?, press the TARE key to answer (NO). The data you have
previously programmed for this Free Format will be displayed. In the steps below, you will move
confirm the label size without changing it until you get to the Item Label programming mode.
4. At
LABEL WIDTH press the * REPRINT key for no change.
5. At
LABEL HEIGHT press the * REPRINT key for no change.
6. At
SELECT LABEL TYPE, enter 0 to enter Item Label formatting.
7. To move to the Test Print mode you can use the
<< and >> keys to move to Item No. 50 Test Print or
enter 50 from the numeric keypad and press the + (plus) key. Then press the * REPRINT key to enter the
Test Print mode.
8. Press the
* REPRINT key to leave the print Status as “2 – All Print” and print a sample label. Check the
print position and size of each field. If satisfied with the layout, press the
CODE key to save the layout. If
necessary, adjust the position or size and print a new sample label. Once the layout is set, press the CODE
key to save the layout and return to the Free Format programming mode.
9. Press the
MODE key three times to return to the Stand-by Screen.