Creating and Printing Messages
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Creating Messages
Introduction
The procedures in this section explain how to do the following:
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View the last message printed ...................turn to page 6-7
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Clear the existing message.........................turn to page 6-7
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Select a print matrix
(message format) .......................................turn to page 6-8
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Create a reversed, inverted,
or bold character......................................turn to page 6-12
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Change the message (orientation,
bold value, width, and height) .................turn to page 6-16
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Add an insert into the message................turn to page 6-24
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Remove an insert from the message ........turn to page 6-75
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Load a message into the printer...............turn to page 6-76
Create a New Message
When creating a new message, you must complete the following
steps in the order shown:
1.
Does an existing message appear in the display screen?
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If YES, clear the existing message. Refer to
Clearing an
Existing Message
on page 6-7 for further information.
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If NO, continue to the next step.
2.
Choose the message format (print matrix). Refer to
Selecting a
Message Format (Print Matrix)
on page 6-8 for further
information.
3.
Create the desired message. When creating a message, keep in
mind that you can include one or all of the following in the
message:
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alphabetic, numeric, and special characters (shown on the
alpha and numeric keypads)
•
inserts
4.
Load the message into the printer. Refer to
Loading the
Message into the Printer
on page 6-76 for further information.
The message is now ready to be printed. Refer to
Printing
Messages
on page 6-80 for further information on printing the
message.
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