Specifications

Printing Labels (DC-300 only) 85
Enter the number of the Free Format you want to copy to the Free Format number you previously set in
Step 1, making sure that this Free Format has an already programmed design.
5. Click the
OK button to import this Free Format number’s layout. You may now use the procedures
outlined below for “Inserting Fields”, “Modifying an Inserted Field”, and “Deleting an Inserting Field”
to modify this layout for your new Free Format number.
Inserting Fields
1. The first frame on the left allows you to define the label properties.
• In the Scale Type list box choose “DC”.
• Use the Free Format field to define which free format label number you want to design. The software
and the scale can store up to 99 user friendly free formats. Once you enter a free format number it
will appear over top of the label layout on the right. If the software already has a design stored for the
Free Format number, it will display the design in the layout window to the right where it can now be
edited.
• Next, choose whether the label you are designing will be an Item label or Total label.
• You also set in this frame a label width from 32 to 56 mm and a label height of 19 to 111 mm. The
representation of the label on the right will change to match the parameters you enter. On they layout
screen you will see a grid of dashed blue lines to help you align items with each other.
Note: The grid size and the color of the grid lines can be set by selecting the Setup option under the Tools menu. In the Setup
dialog box choose the tab labeled “Others”. The column width and row width can be set in millimeters as well as the grid color.
• The Zoom field allows you to zoom into the label format window for more precise viewing and
placement of objects. 1 = 100% or actual size, 2 = zoom to 200%, etc.
2. The middle frame on the left lets you choose the data fields that you want to insert on the label. (For
more information on the types and characteristics of the different data fields, see Table 7-5). The
drop-down box shows all of the fields available to print on the label, including user-defined text fields.
When you select a field from the drop-down list and click the
Insert button, a representation of the field
appears on the label in the shape and size of the data as it would appear on the label. The name of the
field appears on the rectangle representing the field on the label.
Note: The option to autosize the fields as you change their parameters can be turned on and off from the Tools menu. Select the
Setup option under the Tools menu. In the Setup dialog box choose the tab labeled “Others”. To have the program automatically
change the size of the field on the label layout as you change the font size, check the Autosize Text Field check box. To turn this
option off, remove the check mark in the Autosize Text Field check box.