User guide

66 Label Studio User’s Guide
Gated Scan A gated scan reader looks at a predetermined area on the label for the break mark.
This type of reader does not require a clear channel to read the break mark.
If you do not use machinery to read break marks, it does not matter what type of
break mark you use.
Setting up break marks When you set up break marks, there are essentially four things you need to do:
 Select the number of levels you want. For example, do you only want to
break on the last record in a package (one level), or do you want to break on
the last record in a package and the last record in a container (two levels)?
 Choose the characters you want to represent the break mark.
 Assign a field to determine when a break mark is printed.
 Create the look you want the break mark to have by selecting the orientation
and the width in characters.
For this example, we will create a simple break mark for the last record in each
package, the last record in each container, and for the last record in each pallet.
To create your break marks:
1. Drag and drop a break mark from the Objects window onto your layout, if
there is not one there already.
2. Select the break mark and choose Format > Properties.
3. Select the Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 options
4. Choose the character that
you want for each level. In
this example we will use the
pound sign for all levels.
5. For Level 1, choose
AP.Brk_Lvl1_L. For Level
2, choose AP.Brk_Lvl2_L.
For Level 3, choose
AP.Brk_Lvl3_L.
6. Select Horizontal for the
Orientation and Three for
the Width in Characters. The
Break Mark Properties
window should look like the
one at right.
7. Click OK.
Your break marks appear on your labels in the following ways:
Last record of new package
Last record of new container
Last record of new pallet