Getting Started 1-3
Designing a Format
Before you design your format, answer these questions. How large is your supply, which fonts do
you want to use, do you want to include a bar code, and do you want to include graphics? There
are several steps to designing a custom format:
Determine your label size. Labels are available from us in a wide variety of sizes. Your
application and the amount of data you need to print determines the supply size. Contact your
Account Manager or Technical Support for more information.
1. Draw a rough sketch of your label. You may want to draw several variations to see what
works best. Note any areas that are preprinted on the label, such as a logo.
2. Identify the field types that appear on your label. See “About Field Types” for more
information.
3. Decide which fonts you want to use. See “Considering Fonts” for more information.
4. Fill out your Format Worksheet. See “Using the Format Worksheet” for more information.
At this point, you are ready to send your design to the printer. To do this:
5. Create a format packet, based on how you filled out your worksheet. See Chapter 3,
“Defining Fields,” for more information.
6. Download your format packet to the printer. See Chapter 6, “Printing,” for more information.
Keep backup copies of your format, batch data, check digit, and graphic packets.
RFID Format Design Tips
This section provides some tips about designing formats on large-gap RFID supplies.
Printing over the RFID tag (or inlay) may cause printing irregularity.
1. Determine your label length. Measure the supply according to the supply type:
♦ Die cut supplies:
Measure from the leading edge of one label to the leading edge
of the next label. You must account for the die cut gap in the
format header.
♦ Black mark supplies:
Measure from the top of one black mark to the top of the next
black mark.
♦ Aperture supplies:
Measure from the top of one aperture hole to the top of the next
aperture.
Note: The leading edge is the edge of the label that exits the printer first; regardless of how the
format is designed on the label.
Use the Monarch® RFID Printer Setup Utility to configure your printer (read and write
power, position settings, etc.) for your RFID supplies. Find this Web-based utility at
http://www.servisource1.com/prnutil/rfidsetup/
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