Paxar TC6032DBFFUM User Manual

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TC6032DBFFUM Rev. AC 12/07 ©2006 Paxar Americas, Inc. a subsidiary of Avery Dennison Corp.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................. 1-1

Installing the Download Utility......................................................................... 1-2

Creating a Lookup Table................................................................................. 1- 3

Preparing the Ultra Silver for downloading ....................................................... 1-4

Downloading a Lookup Table .......................................................................... 1-4

Checking Communication Settings................................................................... 1-6

Entering Data ................................................................................................ 1-7

Using the Keypad ....................................................................................... 1-7

Using Function Keys ................................................................................... 1-8

Data Entry Modes ....................................................................................... 1-9

Entering Upper-Case Letters ..................................................................... 1-10

Correcting Data Entry Errors ..................................................................... 1-10

About Check Digits....................................................................................... 1-10

GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................ 2-1

Overview ....................................................................................................... 2-1

Using Special Functions ................................................................................. 2 -2

Selecting a Print Method ............................................................................. 2-2

Print 1 Label 2-3
Label Strips 2-3
Trigger Mode 2-3

Changing Dates.......................................................................................... 2 -3

Turning the Backlight On or Off.................................................................... 2-3

Table of Contents i

USING THE FORMATS ........................................................................................ 3-1

Format 1: UPCA Price Format ......................................................................... 3-1

Format 2: UPCA + Price CD Format................................................................. 3-2

Format 3: 2 Line/Price Format......................................................................... 3-3

Format 4: UPCA Only Format.......................................................................... 3 -4

Format 5: 3 Line/Price Format......................................................................... 3-5

Format 6: UPCA Price Format with Description................................................. 3-6

Format 7: UPCA + Price CD (w/Description) Format.......................................... 3-7

Format 8: EAN8 Price Format ......................................................................... 3 -8

Format 9: UPCE Price Format ......................................................................... 3- 9

Format 10: UPCA Sale Price Format.............................................................. 3-10

ii Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

The Monarch® DB01 Download Utility enables you to transfer an
application’s lookup tables and data collection files between a PC and a

Pathfinder® Ultra® Silver 6032™ printer. The lookup tables are used in

three formats, 1, 6, and 10. The download utility uses the UPCA barcode
field as the key field to search the lookup tables that you create. Your
printer is loaded with 10 fixed formats.

This manual contains instructions for

♦ Installing the Download Utility
♦ Preparing the Ultra Silver for downloading
♦ Creating a lookup table
♦ Downloading lookup tables
♦ Checking Communication Settings

This manual describes formats and the data that will print on your
label/tag.

Note: The fixed formats appear the same no matter what size supplies

you use. However, the positioning of the fields may be different.
It is recommended to use 1.2” (1211) labels for this application.

1

There are ten fixed formats:

♦ UPCA Price Format
♦ UPCA + Price CD Format
♦ 2 Line/Price Format
♦ UPCA Only Format
♦ 3 Line/Price Format
♦ UPCA Price Format with Description
♦ UPCA + Price CD (w/Description) Format
♦ EAN8 Price Format

Introduction 1-1

♦ UPCE Price Format
♦ UPCA Sale Price Format

Chapter 3, “Using the Formats,” describes each format in detail.
Refer to the Equipment Manual for information on

♦ Using Batteries
♦ Load Supplies
♦ Basic Operations
♦ Care and Maintenance
♦ Troubleshooting

Installing the Download Utility

You install the utility like other standard Windows applications. Insert the
CD into the PC, and follow the instructions. The installation program runs
automatically.

Note: The installation program does not create desktop icons for either

module. It places the executable files in
C:\PROGRAMFILES\Ultra Silver DB01 Download Utility

Use the download utility to:

♦ Download a lookup table.
♦ Sort the records for fast lookups.
♦ Validate your data and compile a report if errors are found.

1-2 Introduction

Creating a Lookup Table

The printer requires a comma-delimited ASCII sequential or flat file to use
the database option. Create the sequential file using four comma­delimited fields.

Note: Although formats may not require all of the fields, separate each

field with a comma even if the field is blank.

The four fields include the following:

♦ UPC-A bar code - numeric or alphanumeric (12 digits)
♦ department - numeric only (0-4 digits)
♦ description - alphanumeric (general information field, 0-14 digits)
♦ price - numeric only (Dollar sign and decimal automatically inserted

Note: Each record must have four columns even if one or more are

empty.

A full record might look like this example:
028028111119,7512,SHIRT,1499

Note: You must save this file to lu(1,2,3,).txt or you cannot download

successfully.

Introduction 1-3

Preparing the Ultra Silver for downloading

To prepare the Ultra Silver for downloading

a) Open the utility file named SilverDownloadDB01.exe.
b) Connect the communication cable from the PC to your printer.

1. Power the printer OFF, then power the printer ON.

2. When you see the battery strength display, press the Tab key

3. You will see this menu, use the right arrow key ( ) to select Online,

press Enter.

Start Appl.

Online

The printer displays Online, and is ready for downloading.

Online

Downloading a Lookup Table

This section describes information for downloading lookup tables.

a) Open a lookup file from your directory.

There are two methods to open a lookup file

♦ Click on File, then Download File or

1-4 Introduction

♦ Click the Download Lookup button.

Download
Lookup button

4. Select your lookup file by clicking on the name of the file and click

Open, or double click on the file name. Several screens flash on the
printer’s display, then the online screen appears.

Online

5. Power the printer OFF, then power the printer ON.

6. Enter the date and press Enter.

Enter Date
02/17/05*******

7. You will see the menu entry for format 1. For example:

MAIN MENU

FMT 1 UPCA LU

8. Use the right arrow key ( ) to scroll between formats 1-10. Press

Enter.

Introduction 1-5

Checking Communication Settings

To set up the printer to communicate

♦ the communication parameters must be set.
♦ a communications cable must be connected from your PC to your

printer.

♦ the printer must be in Receive mode.

The following are the correct settings - an asterisk indicates factory-set
defaults.

Parameter Default

Baud Rate: 9600*
Parity: Odd*
Data Bits: 8*
Stop Bits: 1*
Flow Control: Xon/Xoff*

1-6 Introduction

Entering Data

This section describes information you need to know for entering data for
the formats. It describes

♦ the keypad
♦ function keys
♦ data entry modes
♦ upper-case letter entry
♦ data entry error correction.

Using the Keypad

The printer keypad appears below.

Key(s) Description

Enter Accepts data or a menu selection.
Ctrl For future use.
Alt Displays a special character when pressed with a 3-digit

number. Your System Administrator will tell you what number
to use.

Introduction 1-7

Key(s) Description

Tab For future use.
Load Begins the supply-loading procedure.
Fct Performs a specially-defined function when pressed with a

single-digit number. See “Using Function Keys” for more
information.

Bksp Moves the cursor one space to the left. Pressing Shift and

Bksp together deletes all data on the current line.

Shift

Esc Moves to the previous menu, or exits the current module or

Arrows Moves between items in a menu or characters in a line.

On/Off Turns the printer on and off.
Space Enters a space character.
Numeric/

Alphabetic
. (Decimal

point/period)

♦ Displays a letter shown on the face of a numeric key. See

“Entering Upper-Case Letters” for more information.

♦ Deletes all data on the current line when pressed with Bksp.

program.

Depending on the situation, the right arrow can act as a down
arrow. The left and up arrows can also be the same.

Displays a numeric digit or upper-case letter.

Displays a decimal point or period character.

Using Function Keys

Press Function and then the number.

Key(s) Description

Fct 1

Fct 2

1-8 Introduction

Set Print Method
Select Print Method to use

Print 1 Label
Label Strips
Trigger Mode

Get Date

Enter Date
__/__/__

Key(s) Description (continued)

Fct 3

Fct 4

Fct 5 Contrast (Use arrow keys to scroll, Enter to set)

Fct 6

Set Backlight
Press Enter to turn light Off/On (Esc will abort)

Set Input Mode

Set Input Mode:
Manual (enter all data)
Rescan (use the lookup file for all but the key field)

ENERGY<STD> or ENERGY<HIGH>
ESC:BCK ENT:FWD

CONTRST:<+0>
ESC:BCK ENT:TST

TEST? 1=YES (Pressing 1 will print a test label)
ESC:BCK ENT:OK

Recall Data (Must be in data Entry Mode)
Loads data from previous batch into the prompt entries.

Data Entry Modes

There are three data entry modes:
♦ Normal mode – Default. Also called Numeric mode. Press the key to

access what appears on the face of the key (except letters on the
numeric keys— see Shift mode).

♦ Shift mode – Also called Alpha mode. Press Shift to enter letters with

number keys or with Bksp to delete the current line. S appears on the
status line.

♦ Special Key mode – Press the Alt or Fct key (with a number) to

display a special character or perform a specially-defined function. A
or F appears on the status line.

Introduction 1-9

Entering Upper-Case Letters

To enter upper-case letters, press one of the numeric keys in Shift mode
(S appears on the status line). For example, the letters “ABC” appear on
the face of the 7 key.

9. Press Shift to enter Shift mode.

10. To enter the letter A, press 7 once; to enter B, press 7 twice; to enter

C, press 7 three times. If you press 7 four times, it loops around and
displays A again.

Note: Press the keys fairly quickly. If you pause too long between key

presses, the printer assumes you have completed, and the
current letter is the one you want. Then, the cursor moves one
space to the right.

Correcting Data Entry Errors

If you make a mistake as you enter data, you can do two things.
♦ If you have already pressed Enter at the prompt you want to correct,

press Esc, and the Format menu will reappear.

♦ If you are still at the prompt (have not pressed Enter), press Shift-

Bksp to clear the entire line and return the cursor to the left-most
position.

About Check Digits

A check digit is a character that verifies the accuracy of the bar code.
With a few exceptions described later, the digit appears in the right-most
position of the example bar codes in Chapter 3. It is not part of the data.

1-10 Introduction

GETTING STARTED

This chapter provides an overview of how to print labels/tags and
explains the special functions provided with the Fct key.

2

Overview

To start printing formats:

a) Turn on the printer.

11. Enter the date and press Enter.

Enter Date
02/17/05*******

12. A screen similar to the one below appears briefly.

Standard - 1211
P:124224 V:1.0

13. You will see the menu entry for the format last printed. For example:

MAIN MENU

FMT 1 UPCA LU

14. Choose a print method. See “Selecting a Print Method” for more
information.

15. Choose a format by using the

♦ arrow keys to scroll up ( ) or down ( ) in the Format menu

until you find the format you want. Press Enter.

♦ number key corresponding to a format. For example, enter 5 to

choose the fifth format. Use 0 for the tenth format.

Getting Started 2-1

16. A series of prompts appears, asking you to enter data for the format.
For example:

DESC ?
**************

Chapter 3, “Using the Formats,” describes the prompts you will see
for each format.

17. When you finish entering data, the format prints according to the print
method you selected.

Using Special Functions

At any point other than a data entry prompt, you can use function keys to

♦ select a print method.
♦ change the date.
♦ turn the backlight on or off.

Selecting a Print Method

You must choose a print method so the printer can print the labels in the
manner you want. The choices are

♦ Print 1 Label
♦ Label Strips
♦ Trigger Mode.

When you press Fct-1 (anywhere other than a data entry prompt), you will
see the menu entry for the current method. For example:

Print Method 1
Print 1 Label

Use the arrow keys to move up ( ) or down ( ) in the menu until you
find the method you want. Press Enter. The printer returns to the Format
menu.

2-2 Getting Started

Print 1 Label

With Print 1 Label, after you enter all the data, the label prints
automatically and the first data entry prompt reappears on the display.
Press Esc to return to the Format menu.

Label Strips

With Label Strips, after you enter all the data, you are prompted for the
number of labels to print.

Strip Size?
****

The printer automatically prints the number of labels you specified. The
first data entry prompt reappears on the display. Press Esc to return to
the Format menu.

Trigger Mode

With Trigger Mode, after you enter all the data, Ready appears on the
display, and one label prints when you press the trigger. Repeat this for
as many labels as you need. Press Esc once to return to the first data
entry prompt or twice to return to the Format menu.

Changing Dates

You enter the date when you first turn the printer on. However, you can
change the date at any time while using the printer. Press Fct-2, and the
date entry prompt will appear.

Turning the Backlight On or Off

The backlight enables you to see the display a little better if your lighting
conditions are poor. Press Fct-3 to change it from its current setting.

Getting Started 2-3

2-4 Getting Started

USING THE FORMATS

This chapter describes the data entry procedures for each format.

Format 1: UPCA Price Format

UPCA Bar Code

3

Date

Price

Prompt What You Do

UPC-A?

DEPT ?
PRICE ? Enter up to 5 numeric digits. Do Not enter a decimal point or

Note: The printer lists the system date (04/18/02) that you entered

when you first turned the printer on.

Scan a bar code or enter 11 numeric digits (leaving one
asterisk on the display unused).

Enter up to 4 characters.

dollar sign. Those characters are automatically printed.

Department

Using the Formats 3-1

Format 2: UPCA + Price CD Format

UPCA+Price

Check Digit

(CD) Bar Code

Date

Price

Prompt What You Do

Department

DEPT ?
PRICE ? Enter up to 4 numeric digits. Do Not enter a decimal point or

Enter up to 5 numeric digits.

dollar sign. Those characters are automatically printed.

Note:

♦ The printer lists the system date (04/18/02) that you entered when you

first turned the printer on.

♦ The bar code consists of data from two other fields. Note that in the

example above, bar code characters 2-5 (numbered right to left) is the
price (5604) and characters 7-11 is the department (75120). If you
enter less than the maximum number of digits in either field, the
printer zero-pads the data from the left in the bar code.

♦ Character 6 is also a check digit (in addition to character 1).
♦ Character 12 is fixed. It indicates that the bar code is defined to

contain specially-defined data.

♦ If you receive error 571, you have entered too few digits in the

department or price fields.

3-2 Using the Formats

Format 3: 2 Line/Price Format

Description Line 1
Description Line 2

Price

Prompt What You Do

LINE 1 ?
LINE 2 ?
PRICE ? Enter up to 5 numeric digits. Do Not enter a decimal point or

Enter up to 10 characters.
Enter up to 10 characters.

dollar sign. Those characters automatically print.

Using the Formats 3-3

Format 4: UPCA Only Format

Prompt What You Do

UPCA Bar Code

UPC-A ?

Scan a bar code or enter 11 numeric digits (leaving one
asterisk on the display unused).

3-4 Using the Formats

Format 5: 3 Line/Price Format

Description Line 1
Description Line 2

Description Line 3

Price

Prompt What You Do

LINE 1 ?
LINE 2 ?
LINE 3 ?

Enter up to 14 characters.
Enter up to 14 characters.
Enter up to 14 characters.

PRICE ? Enter up to 5 numeric digits. Do Not enter a decimal point or

dollar sign. Those characters are automatically printed.

Using the Formats 3-5

Format 6: UPCA Price Format with Description

Description

UPCA Bar Code

Date

Price

Prompt What You Do

Department

DESC?
UPC-A?

Enter up to 14 characters.
Scan a bar code or enter 11 numeric digits (leaving one

asterisk on the display unused).

DEPT ?

Enter up to 4 characters.

PRICE ? Enter up to 5 numeric digits. Do Not enter a decimal point or

dollar sign. Those characters are automatically printed.

Note: The printer lists the system date (04/18/02) that you entered

when you first turned the printer on.

3-6 Using the Formats

Format 7: UPCA + Price CD (w/Description) Format

Check Digit (CD)

Description

Date

Price

UPCA+Price
Bar Code

Department

Prompt What You Do

DESC ?
DEPT ?
PRICE ? Enter up to 4 numeric digits. Do Not enter a decimal point or

Enter up to 14 characters.
Enter up to 5 numeric digits.

dollar sign. Those characters are automatically printed.

Note:

♦ The printer lists the system date (04/18/02) that you entered when you

first turned the printer on.

♦ The bar code consists of data from two other fields. Note that in the

example above, bar code characters 2-5 (numbered right to left) is the
price (2495) and characters 7-11 is the department (75120). If you
enter less than the maximum number of digits in either field, the
printer zero-pads the data from the left in the bar code.

♦ Character 6 is also a check digit (in addition to character 1).
♦ Character 12 is fixed. It indicates that the bar code is defined to

contain specially-defined data.

♦ If you receive error 571, you have entered too few digits in the

department or price fields.

Using the Formats 3-7

Format 8: EAN8 Price Format

Date

Price

Prompt What You Do

EAN-8 Bar Code

Department

EAN-8 ?

DEPT ?
PRICE ? Enter up to 5 numeric digits. Do Not enter a decimal point or

Scan a bar code or enter 7 numeric digits (leaving one
asterisk on the display unused).

Enter up to 4 characters.

dollar sign. Those characters are automatically printed.

Note:

♦ The printer lists the system date (04/18/02) that you entered when you

first turned the printer on.

♦ The bar code’s right-most character is the check digit.

3-8 Using the Formats

Format 9: UPCE Price Format

Date

Price

Prompt What You Do

UPCE Bar Code

Department

UPC-E ?

DEPT ?
PRICE ? Enter up to 5 numeric digits. Do Not enter a decimal point or

Scan a bar code or enter 6 numeric digits (leaving one
asterisk on the display unused).

Enter up to 4 characters.

dollar sign. Those characters are automatically printed.

Note:

♦ The printer lists the system date (04/18/02) that you entered when you

first turned the printer on.

♦ The bar code’s check digit does not appear.

Using the Formats 3-9

Format 10: UPCA Sale Price Format

Fixed Field

UPCA Bar Code

Price

Prompt What You Do

UPC-A ?

PRICE ? Enter up to 5 numeric digits. Do Not enter a decimal point or

Scan a bar code or enter 11 numeric digits (leaving one
asterisk on the display unused).

dollar sign. Those characters are automatically printed.

Note: The word SALE is fixed, appearing on all labels/tags with this

format.

3-10 Using the Formats

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