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Smart Label Developer’s
Quick Setup Guide
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The Printronix T5000 series of Label Printers
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NOTICE This Quick Setup Guide contains a CD-ROM with the following materials: RFID reference material and industry primers The User’s Manual Programmer’s Reference Manuals Useful utility programs The CD-ROM is located in a plastic pocket in the back cover. Do notdiscard this guide.Ifyou move or pack the printer in the future, you will need to follow the instructions in this guide.
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e The Printronix T5000 series of Thermal Printers Smart Label Developer’s Quick Setup Guide 177393-001A
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Software License Agreement CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING THIS PRINTER. USING THIS PRINTER INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PROMPTLY RETURN THE PRINTER AND ALL ACCOMPANYING HARDWARE AND WRITTEN MATERIALS TO THE PLACE YOU OBTAINED THEM, AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED. Definitions. “Software” shall mean the digitally encoded, machine-readable data and program. The term “Software Product” inc
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2. IN NO EVENT WILL PRINTRONIX, INC. BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS, OR ANY OTHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT, EVEN IF PRINTRONIX, INC. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE ABUSE OR MANIPULATION OF THE SOFTWARE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITAT
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This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any change or modification to this product voids the user’s authority to operate it per FCC Part 15 Subpart A Section 15.21 regulations. CAUTION: This product should be positioned so that personnel in the area for prolonged
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This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A Information Technology Equipment according to European Standard EN 55022. The limits for Class A equipment were derived for commercial and industrial environments to provide reasonable protection against interference with licensed communication equipment. Warning This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures
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Printronix makes no representations or warranties of any kind regarding this material, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Printronix shall not be held responsible for errors contained herein or any omissions from this material or for any damages, whether direct, indirect, incidental or consequential, in connection with the furnishing, distribution, performance or use of this material. The information in this manual is subjec
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Table of Contents 1 Smart Label Developer’s Application And Reference Notes.............................. 13 Overview..............................................................................13 What To Expect When Running Your RFID Application......14 Factors Affecting Smart Label Performance .................14 Overstruck Smart Labels...............................................15 Smart Label Limitations.................................................15 Transitioning From UCC/GTIN Applic
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Table of Contents Loading Media And Ribbon .................................................29 Loading Roll Media .......................................................29 Loading Ribbon.............................................................34 Printing Adjustments............................................................36 Printhead Pressure Adjustment ....................................36 Printhead Pressure Block Adjustments.........................36 Positioning The Media Sensors ....
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1 Smart Label Developer’s Application And Reference Notes Overview Congratulations on your purchase of the industry’s first Smart Label Developer’s Kit. The intent of this kit is to provide a complete environment for the printing and encoding of RFID smart labels right out of the box. Printronix has specifically designed this kit to help you fast track your RFID pilot through the use of a suite of Software Migration Tools (SMT). The Printronix Smart Label Developer’s Kit contains: T5000e therm
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Chapter 1 What To Expect When Running Your RFID Application One 450 m thermal premium wax ribbon Media starter kit (100 4 inch x 6 inch standard labels, 50 m thermal premium wax ribbon, and a printhead cleaning pen) Programming manuals Smart Label Developer’s Quick Setup Guide (this manual) Application and reference notes (this chapter) Technical support Printronix’sPrintNet® Enterprise: a web-enabled remote network print management system that provides instantaneous visibility to
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Overstruck Smart Labels Overstruck Smart Labels If an RFID tag within a smart label is deemed unacceptable after execution of the defined number of internal retries, the following actions are performed: If Error Handling is set to Overstrike (the default), the unacceptable smart label will print with a grid Overstrike pattern. If the Label Retry Count is greater than zero (the default is 5), the next smart label will be tried until the label retry count is exhausted. If Error Handling is set
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Chapter 1 Transitioning From UCC/GTIN Applications Using Printronix Soft- Transitioning From UCC/GTIN Applications Using Printronix Software Migration Tools (SMT) It is more than likely that your software is already set up to create barcodes. You may have also spent a lot of time creating compliance label templates & integrating them into your system. The Smart Label Developer’s Kit Software Migration Tools will allow you to effortlessly transition from printing compliance labels to smart labels
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How It Works EPC: This tool allows EPC data to be directly encoded into the smart label’s RFID tag. Simply have your existing software application write the desired EPC number to a Code 3 of 9 barcode. The printer will then write the EPC data to the RFID tag without printing the bar code. The existing toolset will meet the needs of many RFID early adopters. If you have a requirement for a Software Migration Tool not included in this kit, feel free to contact us. To select and use the tools, se
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Chapter 1 Printronix Professional Services Printronix Professional Services What We Can Do Printronix can partner with you on your RFID pilot project to make your existing software applications RFID/smart label capable. We specialize in AutoID Consulting, compliance labeling, third party software integration, and label generation. Contact Information RFID Pilot Manager Stephen Morris 714-368-2486 smorris@printronix.com Hardware/Infrastructure Considerations Once your smart labels have been appli
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Reference Material Useful Industry Web Links Reference Material Auto-ID Center www.autoidcenter.org Uniform Code Council www.uc-council.com EPC Global www.uc-council.org/epcglobal/ RFID Journal www.rfidjournal.com For a general overview of RFID technology, please see the Alien Technology RFID Primer located on the CD contained in this manual. (This primer is currently unavailable at time of publication). Alien Technology www.alientechnology.com Advanced Wireless Indentifications www.awid.com 19
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Chapter 1 Useful Industry Web Links 20
