GoDEX QLabel-IV User Manual

P/N. 920-0060611-02

QLabel-IV Operation Manual

Edition C

07.2009

QLABEL-

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PART I: ABOUT QLABEL-Ҋ......................................................................3

1: INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 3

NSTALLATION......................................................................................................... 3

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PART II: STARTING ON QLABEL-IV........................................................... 6

3: START QLABEL-Ҋ ................................................................................................. 6

4: W

ORKING ENVIRONMENT....................................................................................... 6

5: QL

ABEL-IV TOOLBARS .......................................................................................... 7

PART III: WORKING WITH LABELS.............................................................8

6: OPENING,CREATING AND SAVING LABELS ........................................................... 8

NSERTING TEXT................................................................................................... 12

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NSERTING A BARCODE ........................................................................................ 15

RAWING LINES AND SHAPES ............................................................................. 16

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NSERTING MAXICODE.................................................................................... 18

NSERTING PDF417 .......................................................................................... 18

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NSERTING DATAMATRIX CODE......................................................................... 19

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NSERTING QR CODE ........................................................................................ 20

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NSERTING GRAPHICS........................................................................................ 20

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OCK OBJECTS .................................................................................................. 22

RINT PREVIOUS PRINTED LABEL...................................................................... 22

PART IV: ADVANCE MENU....................................................................... 23

17: COMMAND EDIT AREA ....................................................................................... 23

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SING SERIAL AND VARIABLE NUMBER ............................................................ 23

SING REAL TIME CLOCK.................................................................................. 26

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20: DATABASE CONNECTION ................................................................................... 27

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22. EAN -128 / GS1 D

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OWNLOAD GRAPHIC,LABEL AND FONT .......................................................... 31

ATABAR AND APPLICATION IDENTIFIER .............................. 33

PPENDIX:ADVANCE MENU DESCRIPTION.............................................................. 37

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QLabel-

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Part I: About QLabel-

1: Introduction

An applied program for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP/Vista, QLabel-Ҋis designed for page mode printer of
EZ-1000/EZ-2000, EZ-Plus and EZ-DT series.

QLabel-Ҋhelps users not only design labels, but also change the label data into an executive text file with
optional extension (default .CMD extension). The executive file can be run by DOS commands such as COPY,

TYPE, and PRINT etc.

To master QLabel-Ҋ, an executive file producer, it is strongly recommended that programmers be familiar with
the Programming Language in advance.

2: Installation

1. Under Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP/Vista simply put your product CD into your computer’s CD Drive
then an Auto run manual will popup automatically. Select "Install QLabel" from manual to start the
installation or find the "Setup.exe" under the "QLabel" folder in product CD. If the AutoPlay feature has been
disabled on your computer and the Auto run manual does not work automatically, double click on the “My
Computer” icon, then right click on the CD drive and choose AutoPlay.

2. The first screen displayed is the WELCOME dialog box, press “Next”.

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3. Select the directory that you would like to save for the QLabel-Ҋ program and related files. You can create a
new directory or choose one on your hard disk. If you use an established directory, specify the full path name
of the directory. Type the name of the directory, or accept the suggested default path then press “NEXT”.

4. The Start Copying Files dialog box shows your current setting. Please check these items correctly and then
click “NEXT”.

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5. QLabel-Ҋwill copy all the necessary files from the QLabel-Ҋ disks.

6. At once QLabel-Ҋ program installation completed, it will display the QLabel-Ҋ icon. Click the icon to start
the program.

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Part II: Starting on QLabel-IV

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3: Start QLabel-

Click Start, point to Programs, point to the QLabel-Ҋ folder, and then click the QLabel-Ҋ program. Or click the
QLabel-Ҋ icon on desktop to start QLabel-Ҋ program directly.

4: Working Environment

When you open a new label, there are two working areas on the screen. The left-hand side of the screen is the
Label Edit Area, and the right-hand side is the Command Edit Area.

*Unprintable

Area

Command

Edit

Area

Label Edit Area

*Unprintable Area: EZ-2000 / EZ-2000+ / EZ-6000+ series printers have an unprintable area of 3mm on the label

edit area.

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5: QLabel-IV Toolbars

Toolbars help you to use commands in QLabel-Ҋ quickly. Items of toolbar are detailed below:

Toolbars

Create a new label Align screen left

Open an existing label Align screen center

Save active document Align screen right

Print active label form

Print previous printed label Zoom In

Lock First record

Cut

Copy

Paste

Delete Go To…

Move to front Re-query

Move to back Database View/Edit

Draw Tools

Zoom Out

Last record

Previous record

Next record

Select an object

Create a text with printer’s font Insert PDF417

Insert Barcode

Draw a not hollow rectangle

Draw a square-corner rectangle

Draw a round-corner rectangle Create a text with window’s font

Draw an ellipse or circle

Insert MAXICODE

Insert Data Matrix Code

Insert QR Code

Insert a Picture

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Part III: Working with Labels

6: Opening, Creating and Saving Labels

Create a new label

On the File menu, click “New” or on the toolbar to create a new label.

Save changes to a label

1. To save the new file, click the “File” menu, click “Save As”, and then type in a new file name.

2. To save the new file with the text type, click built-out
then type in a new File name. The program will highlight and require downloading unknown graphics,
window’s fonts, or other objects that were not created by printers.

z You can also save an existing label with a new file name by “Save As” and then typing a new name in File

name.

, click “Save” button in the Command Edit Area, and

Opening a label

1. On the File menu, click “Open”.

2. In the open dialog, go to “Look in”, select the file you would like to open.

3. Click the label name, and then click “Open”.

4. Alternatively, double-click the folder that contains the label you want to open.

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Setup printer

1. On the File menu, click “Printer Setup”.

2. Select the model of barcode printer.

3. Change settings in the Printer Setup dialog box.

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Label setup

1. On the File menu, click “Label Setup”.

2. Change settings in paper type, paper dimensions and label layout.

3. Click “OK” to complete label settings.

z Label paper: Check on paper with gap and set Gap Length.
z Plain paper: Check on Plain paper and set Feed paper length.
z Black mark paper: Check on Black mark label, and enter new values.
z Black mark width and Black line to top of form position.
z Horizontal: sets the number of columns of labels on a page.
z Vertical: sets the number of rows of labels on page.
z Horizontal gap: between the columns of labels.
z Vertical gap: between the rows of labels.
z Order: this method can collocate with serial number.

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Setting the Advance

These are default setting for 9600 baud rate, parity none, data length 18 bit, stop bit 1. The advance setting is for
the use of RS232 com port connection.

1. Click “Printer Setup” from the File menu.

2. Click the “Advance” table.

3. Click new setting.

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