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Visualize · Mobilize · Realize MCL-Collection
123 Print v1.1x
User Manual
Visualize…printers with intelligence
Realize…123 Print
Copyright © 2007 • MCL Technologies • All Rights Reserved
www.mcl-collection.com
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i. Preface Background 123 Print is developed by MCL Technologies to bring intelligence to Datamax printers. Copyright statement © 2007 MCL Technologies 123 Print v1.1x User Manual DATAMAX is a registered trademark of Datamax Bar Code Products Corporation. Seagull and BarTender are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagull Scientific, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows 98 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the
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Table of Contents 1. Primer........................................................................................................................5 1.1. What is 123 Print......................................................................................................... 6 1.2. Sample Labels............................................................................................................. 7 1.3. Project Flow....................................................................
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Appendix A – Sample License Certificate................................................................................. 218 Appendix B – Datamax Printer Setup...................................................................................... 220 Appendix C – Supported Datamax Printers.............................................................................. 221 Appendix D – System Requirements....................................................................................... 222
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Chapter 1 : Primer 1. Primer Overview Document This document is a User Guide for 123 Print V1.x. It is divided into introduction several chapters to give you a thorough understanding of the use of 123 Print. Chapter 1 – Primer Chapter 2 – Getting Started Chapter 3 – Creating a Project Chapter 4 – Designing a Label Chapter 5 – Using Processes Chapter 6 – Simulating Your Project Chapter 7 – Deploying a Printer Project Accompanying appendices provide supplementar
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Chapter 1 : Primer 1.1. What is 123 Print General introduction This section gives an overview of 123 Print, its purpose and its benefits. 123 Print 123 Print is a design environment to create simple, stand-alone applications that run on Datamax printers. 123 Print is an all-in-one product for: Label design through integration with Seagull Scientific’s BarTender Data capture design Application simulation and debugging Application deployment to drive the printing process
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Chapter 1 : Primer 1.2. Sample Labels General introduction This section shows some sample labels to give you an idea of the kinds of labels you can print using 123 Print projects on Datamax printers. Sample labels The sample labels shown here were designed using Seagull’s BarTender label creation software. 123 Print provides the capability to associate and print variable data on labels. Consider the sample labels shown below. The labels on the left are templates that would be
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Chapter 1 : Primer October 2007 Page 8 Copyright © 2007 • MCL Technologies • All Rights Reserved www.mcl-collection.com
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Chapter 1 : Primer 1.3. Project Flow General introduction 123 Print structures your project flow using a combination of screens and processes that you create via 123 Print’s User Interface and Labels. This section gives a high level view of the flow and interrelationship between the screens that are created via the User Interface and those created via Labels. With User Interface, you can print any static label you want. With Labels, you can change a static label into a dynamic la
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Chapter 1 : Primer Select Label:004 ▼▲ Pallet Label 2 In this case, the third screen will look like the screen below. Notice that the label name, Pallet Label, from screen (2) has automatically been displayed on the first line of screen (3). 3 Pallet Label Qty to Print:1.. ▼▲ The user presses the Fwd ↑ and Rev ↓ buttons on the printer’s front panel to increment or decrement the quantity of the label to be printed. The user then presses the Ent ↵ button on the printer’s front p
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Chapter 1 : Primer User Interface: Labels: Core screen flow Label program Select Label:003 ▼▲ Item Label 2 C Enter Item Code Item Code _____________ A D Process: Item Get Item Description Description from Lookup File X Item on Scale? Y/N _ B E Process: Item’s Weight Weigh Item Y Map variables into label format Z 3 Item Label Qty to Print:1.. ▼▲ Label printed with item code, item description and weight merged in User Interface: The left-hand side of the diagram shows the core f
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Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2. Getting Started Overview Chapter 2 This chapter describes the installation and setup of 123 Print. introduction Topics This chapter covers the following topics: Topic Page 2.1. Installation 13 2.2 Activation 17 2.3 General Setup 25 2.3.1 DPL Connection 2.3.2 MCL Connection 2.3.3 Local Settings 2.3.4 Others October 2007 Page 12 Copyright © 2007 • M
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Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2.1. Installation General introduction This section describes how to install 123 Print. Installation 1 Double-click on the 123 Print installation executable which you have downloaded. The default folder in which 123 Print is installed is C:\123Print A welcome screen is displayed as shown below 2 Click Next to proceed with the installation October 2007 Page 13
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Chapter 2 : Getting Started An end-user license agreement is displayed as shown below To accept the license terms and proceed 3 Click Yes As shown below, a screen is displayed prompting you to enter the location where you want to install 123 Print. 4 Click Next to use the default folder for your installation, or 5 Edit the entry or browse for the folder where you want to install 123 Print 6 Click Next October 2007 Page 14
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Chapter 2 : Getting Started As shown below, a screen is displayed to show you the progress of the installation The following is displayed when installation is completed 7 Click Finish October 2007 Page 15 Copyright © 2007 • MCL Technologies • All Rights Reserved www.mcl-collection.com
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Chapter 2 : Getting Started Starting 123 Print Once 123 Print is installed, start it by: 1 Double click on the 123 Print shortcut icon on the Windows desktop The 123 Print splash screen is superimposed on the 123 Print environment October 2007 Page 16 Copyright © 2007 • MCL Technologies • All Rights Reserved www.mcl-collection.com
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Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2.2. Activation General introduction This section describes the activation process for 123 Print. During the activation process you will be prompted to choose between a Software Activation and a Hardware Activation for your 123 Print license. Be sure to understand the benefits of each method and the consequences of choosing one method over the other. Be sure to make your choice carefully. The activation method you choose cannot be changed at a later stag
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Chapter 2 : Getting Started 3 Enter the License Number found on your License Certificate 4 Click Next October 2007 Page 18 Copyright © 2007 • MCL Technologies • All Rights Reserved www.mcl-collection.com
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Chapter 2 : Getting Started End-user license MCL’s End-User License Agreement is displayed as shown below. Before agreement proceeding, you must read and accept these license terms. 5 Read and scroll down to the bottom of the terms 6 Check the checkbox to accept the license terms 7 Click Next The 123 Print software registration form is displayed 8 Enter the details of the company to whom the License should be registered 9 Click Next Note: Only Organisation and Country are
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Chapter 2 : Getting Started Software versus The next step is to choose between Software Activation and Hardware hardware activation Activation. This choice is very important as it cannot be changed at a later stage. Software Activation: Using this method of activation, 123 Print computes a Serial Number from various components on your PC. 123 Print then ties your license number to this computed Serial Number. Thus, your software becomes PC Dependent. You will not be able to tran
