Printronix T5000 manuel d'utilisation

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    Smart Label De veloper ’ s Quick Setup Guide The Printr onix T5000 e series of Label Printers[...]

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    This Quick Setup Guide contains a CD-ROM with the follo wing materials: • RFID reference mate rial and industry primers • The User’s Manual • Programmer’s Reference Manuals • Useful utility progra ms The CD-ROM is located in a plastic pocket in the back cover. D on o td i s c a r dt h i sg u i d e .I fy o um o v e or pack the printer in[...]

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    177393-001A The Printronix T5000 e series of Thermal P rinters Smart Label Developer’s Quick Setup Guide[...]

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    Software License Ag reement CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING THIS PRINTER. USING THIS PRINTE R INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE S E TERMS AND C ONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS , P ROMPTLY RETURN THE PRINTER AND ALL ACCOM PANYI NG HARDW ARE AND W RITTEN M ATERI ALS TO THE PLAC E YOU O BTAINE[...]

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    2. IN NO E VENT W ILL PRI NTRO NIX, INC . BE LIAB LE FOR LOST P ROFI TS, LO ST DAT A, BUSI NESS INTERRUPTIONS, OR ANY OTHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDE NTAL OR CONS EQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT, EVEN IF PRINTRONIX, I NC. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POS S IBILITY OF S UCH DA MAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES C AUSE D BY [...]

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    This device complies with part 15 of the F CC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two c onditions: (1) this device may n ot cause harm ful interference, a nd (2) this device m ust accept any interference received, including interference that m ay cause undesire d operation. Any change or modification to this pr oduct voids the us er ’ s [...]

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    This product has been t ested and found t o comply with the limits for Class A Information Technology Equipment accord ing to European S tandard EN 5 5022. The limits for Class A equipment wer e derived for commercial and industrial environments to provide reasonable protection against i nt erference with licensed communication equipm ent. This is [...]

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    Printronix makes no representations or warranties of any kind regarding this m a terial, 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, inc[...]

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    11 1 Smart Label Develo per ’ s Application And R efer enc e Notes ........ .... ..... ..... ..... ... 13 Overview ......... ............. ............. ............. ............. ................. 13 What To Ex pect When Running Your RFID Appli cation .. ....14 Factors Affecting Smart La bel Performance ...... ........... 14 Overstruc k Smart L[...]

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    T able of Contents 12 Loading M edia And Ribbon ................ ............. ............. ....... 2 9 Loading Ro ll Me dia ......... ............. ................... ............. . 29 Loading Ri bbon .. ............. ............. ............. ............. ....... 34 Printing A djustme nts ....... ............. ............. ............. ..[...]

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    13 1 Smart Label Developer ’ s Application And Refer ence Notes Overvie w Congratul ations on yo ur purch ase of the in dustry ’ s firs t Smart Lab el Developer ’ s Kit . The int ent of th is ki t is to p rovi de a comp lete environ ment for th e printi ng and encoding of R FID s mart labe ls right out of the box. Printroni x has specif ical [...]

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    Chapter 1 What To Expect When Running Your RFID Application 14 • One 450 m thermal pr emium wax ribbon • Media sta rter kit (100 4 inch x 6 inch st andar d labels, 50 m thermal premium wax ribbon, and a printh ead cl eanin g pen) • Progra mming ma nuals • Smart La bel Devel oper ’ s Quick Se tup Guid e (this manual ) • Applic ation a nd[...]

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    Overstru ck Smart L abels 15 Overst ruck Smart Labels If an RFID ta g withi n a sm art labe l is deem ed unacc eptabl e after executio n of the define d numbe r of intern al re tries, th e followin g actions are performed : • If Error Ha ndlin g is set to Overst rike (the defa ult), the unaccept able smar t lab el will p rint w ith a g rid Over s[...]

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    Chapter 1 Trans itioning From UCC/GTIN Applications Using Printronix Soft- 16 T ransit ioning Fr om UCC/G TIN A pplications Using Printr onix Sof tware Migr ation T ools ( SMT) It is mor e than likely tha t your software i s alrea dy se t up to c reate barcode s. Yo u may have als o spent a lot of ti me crea tin g complia nce labe l templ ates &[...]

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    How It Works 17 • EPC: This tool al lows EPC da ta to be dir ectly enc oded into th e smart la bel ’ s RF ID tag. Simply hav e you r existin g softw are applicat ion write the desi red EPC number to a Code 3 of 9 barcode. The printe r will then write the EPC da ta to the RFID tag without print ing the bar code. The exi sting toolset will meet t[...]

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    Chapter 1 Printronix Professional Services 18 Printronix Professional S ervices What We Ca n Do Printroni x can partner with you on your RF ID pilot project to ma ke your ex isting s oftware a pplic ation s RFID/sm art labe l cap able. We specia lize in AutoID Consul ting, c omplianc e lab eling , third pa rty software integrat ion, an d label ge n[...]

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    Referenc e Mat erial 19 Useful Industry W eb Lin ks Refer ence Mater ial Auto -ID C e nte r www.autoidcente r.org Uniform Code Council www.uc-council.c om EPC Global www.uc-council.org /epcgloba l/ RFID Journal www.rfidjournal.com For a general overv iew of RFID technolo gy, please see the Alie n Technol ogy RFID Primer l ocated on the CD c ontaine[...]

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    Chapter 1 Useful Ind ustry We b Links 20[...]

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    21 2 Printer Setup Unp acking And Inst alling The Printer Unp acking Th e Printe r The printer is shipp ed in a carton and protec tive ba g. Keep all packing material i n case s hipping i s requi red. CAUTION Avoid touching the electrical connectors to prevent electrostat ic dischar ge dama ge while s etting up the printer. The discha rge of a ccum[...]

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    Chapter 2 Unpacking And Installing The Printer 22 Remo vi ng Th e Int e rna l Pac ki ng Mat e rial Remove th e tape s trips a nd foam pa ds from t he printe r as ind icate d below. (Th e to p lid of t he ship ping c arto n also di splay s the se instruc tions.) Tape Strips (2) Foam Pads (2) Foam P ad Foam A B C Unlock[...]

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    Installation 23 Installatio n 1. Place the pr inter on a f lat lev el surfa ce that all ows ea sy acce ss to all sides of the prin ter. CAUTION Never operate the printer on its side or upside down. 2. Make sure the printer power switc h is in t he Off (O) positio n. 3. Install the seria l interface ad apter onto the seri al interfac e connecto r (a[...]

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    Chapter 2 Controls A nd Indicators 24 WA R N I N G Failure to properly ground the printer may result in e lectric shock to the operator. In compliance with international safety standards, this printer has been equipped with a three-pr onged power cord. Do not use adapter plugs or remove t he grounding prong from the cable plug. If an extensi on cor[...]

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    Con trol Pan el 25 Contro l Pane l The cont rol panel is l ocated on the front of the printer and inclu des an LCD, indi cators , and c ontrol key s (butto ns). These are described in the f ollow ing tables. OFFLINE Liqui d Cr yst al Display (LCD) Online Statu s Indicator Job In Pr ocess Indicat or[...]

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    Chapter 2 Controls A nd Indicators 26 S tatus And Display Indicators Indicat or Description Function in Online M ode Functio n in Offli ne M ode Functio n in Menu Mode Online S t atus Indicates when the printer is online, offli ne, or when there is a fault condition. S tays lit when the printer is online, ready to print, and accept data from the ho[...]

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    Con trol Pan el 27 Control Panel Keys Button Description Funct ion in Onlin e M ode Function i n Offline M ode Functi on in Menu Mode P AUSE Key T oggles the printer between Online and Offline modes. Set s pr inter to Offli ne mode. Sets printer to Online mode. Sets printer to Offline mode. JOB SEL ECT Key None Displays the name a nd number of the [...]

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    Chapter 2 Controls A nd Indicators 28 Control P anel Keys (cont.) Button Description Functio n in Online Mode Function in Offline Mo de Function in Menu Mode CANCEL Key When the CANCEL key is enabled, pressing it w ill clear all data in t h e printer buff er and prevent printing of that data. Note: The default = D isable. However , when the Coax/ T[...]

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    Loading Roll Media 29 L o a d i n gM e d i aA n dR i b b o n IMPORT ANT Printronix recommends using the supplied starter roll of 100 labels to setup and verify printer operation. This will avoid expending t he mor e expensiv e smart labels for this task. CAUTION DO NOT TOUCH the printhead or the electronic components under the printhead assembly. C[...]

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    Chapter 2 Loading Media And Ribbon 30 3. Slide th e medi a width guide clos e to the outside end o f the media damper . 4. Slide th e medi a roll o nto and towards th e back of the me dia hanger. 5. Place th e media ha nger guide unde r the med ia hang er and again st the lowe r part o f the label cor e at a 45 degree a ngle (as shown). Th is posi [...]

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    Loading Roll Media 31 6. Raise the media damp er. 7. Route the medi a as illus trated on th e media and r ibbon loa ding instructi ons (or refer to the arrows on the print er frame). NOTE: The medi a damp er must b e rai sed up and the me dia mu st rest on to p of the RFID UHF enc oder. Media and Ribbo n Loading Instr ucti ons Media D ampe r RFID U[...]

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    Chapter 2 Loading Media And Ribbon 32 8. Lower the media dam per. 9. Ver ify that th e left edg e of the med ia is again st the fix ed guide on the bottom of the media dam per. 10. Pu sh the media wid th guid e in un til it is flush with t he o uter edge of t he media . 11. Che ck the ho rizo ntal posi tion o f the me dia s ensor, an d refe r to ?[...]

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    Loading Roll Media 33 12. Al ign the left (insi de) edge of the medi a with t he left straight edge of the platen (rub ber drive roller ). 13. Close t he printhe ad by pressing do wn on the pivotin g deck and rotating t he dec k lock le ver full y counte rclock wise . 14. Pow er on the printer (pla ce the power switc h in the | position). Platen (l[...]

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    Chapter 2 Loading Media And Ribbon 34 Loading Ribbon 1. Ins tall the empty sup ply cor e on th e take -up spi ndle. 2. Sl ide the r ibbon rol l onto the ri bbon su pply spin dle until it sto ps again st the spi ndle f lange. 3. O pen the pivot ing deck by rotating the dec k lock lever fully clock wise u ntil the de ck swin gs up ward. 4. T hread th[...]

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    Loading Ribbon 35 5. Route t he ribbon using the med ia and ribbon load ing instruc tions on the media cover (or refer to t he a rrows on th e printer fr ame). IMPORT ANT Do not attach the rib bon to the take-up spindle without a core installed. 6. Atta ch the ribbon t o the fi berboar d core o n the ribb on tak e-up spind le using the adhes ive on[...]

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    Chapter 2 Pr inting Adjustments 36 Printing Adjustment s Printhead Pre ssure Adjustme nt Adjust t he pri nthead pressure to the set ting of 4. Printh ead Pressure Bloc k Adjustment s Lef t Pressure Block Manually a dju st the left block s o its handle is alig ned with the bo ld mark on the p ressure b lock adjust ment scal e. Right Pressure Block U[...]

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    Positioning The Media Sensors 37 Positioning The Media Se nsors Y our prin ter is equi pped with upper and lo wer media sensor s that detect the to p-of-f orm pos ition on m edia with la bel leng th indic ators (gaps, notch es, ho les, o r bla ck mar ks). Th e med ia sen sors a lso detect Pap er Out c ondit ions. Use the handles on t he lowe r medi[...]

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    Chapter 2 Saving The Configuration 38 3. If necess ary, pres s ↓ and ↵ at the same tim e to unlock the ↵ key. 4. Pr ess ↑ or ↓ until Gap /Mark Sensor / Di sable* displ ays. 5. Pr ess + or – unt il Gap d ispl ays. 6. Pr ess ↵ . A n ast erisk (*) displa ys nex t to Gap. 7. Pr ess ↓ un til Auto C alibr ate/Run Calibrate d isplays . 8. [...]

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    Positioning The Media Sensors 39 Run A Barcode Demo T est IMPORT ANT Printronix recommends using the supplied starter roll of 100 labels to setup and verify printer operation. This will avoid expending t he mor e expensiv e smart labels for this task. Before y ou send a n actua l print job, run a barcode de mo tes t: 1. Pr ess the PA USE key unt il[...]

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    Chapter 2 QUICK SETUP M enu 40 QUICK SETUP Menu QUICK SETUP Valida tor Func t. 6 Print Intensity 6i p s * 2-10 ips 1 Print Speed Print M ode Paper Fee d Shift Label Widt h Labe l Len gth Orientati on Transfer* Dir ect 4.1, 6.6, or 8.5 inches * 2, 4 Portrait* L andscape Inv. Port rait Inv. Landscape -3* - 1 5t o1 5 00.1 to 8.5 inches 4 0.00 inches* [...]

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    QUICK SETUP Submenus 41 QUICK SETUP Submenus Pri nt In t ensi t y Specifi es the le vel of t hermal en ergy f rom the pr inthead to be used for the ty pe of me dia and r ibbon ins tall ed. Large number s imply more heat (th ermal energy ) to be applied for each dot. T his has a signifi cant e ffect on pr int qu ality. T he prin t intensity a nd spe[...]

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    Chapter 2 QUICK SETUP M enu 42 Print Sp eed Specifi es the speed in in ches per sec ond (ips) at whi ch the media passes thr ough t he printe r while p rinting. The ra nge is 2 t hroug h 10 ip s (in i ncremen ts of 1 ips). The defa ult is 6 ips. NOTE: The maximum pr int speed va ries base d on maximum printer wi dth and dot per inch (dpi) r esolu t[...]

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    QUICK SETUP Submenus 43 after a specifie d number of label s have been print ed using a software c ut co mmand. It c uts conti nuous roll paper, l abels , or tag stock. NOTE: This featur e is cu rrently no t suppo rted usi ng the RFID UHF encoder. • Continuous . Printer prints on the media and se nds it out the front. The defau lt is T ear-Off S [...]

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    Chapter 2 QUICK SETUP M enu 44 Labe l Width The allow able rang e in inches is 00.1 to t he maxim um print wid th of the prin ter. The allowabl e range i n mil limete rs is 2.5 t o the maximum width of th e pri nter. Ve r I m a g e S h i f t Specifi es the amo unt to shift an im age up (-) or do wn (+) fo r precise positio ning on the label . The a[...]

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    QUICK SETUP Submenus 45 • Inv. Portrait . I nver se Por trait refers t o verti cal pag e ori entation, where the h eight o f a pag e is greater than its w idth. T he top edge of the image is parallel t o the trai ling e dge of t he medi a. The followi ng exampl e is viewed from the front of the pr inter. • Landscape . Lands cape refers to h ori[...]

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    Chapter 2 QUICK SETUP M enu 46 • Inv. Landscape . Inver se Lands cape r efers to h orizont al orientat ion, whe re the wi dth of a page is greater than its heigh t. The top e dge of t he ima ge is par allel to the righ t edge o f the media. T he fol lowing example is v iewed fr om th e front of t he printer . Gap/M ar k Sen sor S pecifi es the se[...]

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    QUICK SETUP Submenus 47 • Advanced G ap . Sele ct when using m edia th at has liner gaps between die cut labe ls with black back ground. The top -of-for m position i s the leadi ng edge of t he die cut l abel (tr ailing edg e of the gap, notch, or hole). • Advanced No tch . Sele ct when using me dia with n otches or holes tha t interr upt a bl [...]

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    Chapter 2 QUICK SETUP M enu 48 • Disabled .T he prin ter wi ll not co mmand the valid ator to be gin scanni ng and n o error s will be reported . The cou nters will not be increme nted while the vali dator is dis abled. NOTE: If yo u sav e a configura tion with th e validato r enabled, power dow n and po wer up , and th e valida tor is n ot conne[...]

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    QUICK SETUP Submenus 49 SMT : Sel ect T oo l This menu appe ars only if th e RFID UHF enco der is instal led. See “ Software Mi gration Tools (SMT) ” on page 63. • EPC , GTIN , UPCA , EAN 8 , E AN13 ,a n d UCC1 28 .S M T s display ed if To olset [1] is selecte d under SMT: Sel Toolset. • zEPC , zGTIN , zUPCA , zEAN8 , zEAN13 , and zU CC128 [...]

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    Chapter 2 For M ore Information 50[...]

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    51 3 Smart Label Development Overvie w This ch apter des cribes how t o use th e T500 0e thermal printer RFID UHF encoder. The RFID UHF encode r is designe d to be transparen t to the printer ope ration. It prov ides the ca pability of programmi ng smart labels (with e mbedde d RFID UHF tags) while printing the label format. The smart l abels ar e [...]

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    Chapter 3 RFID CONTROL M enu 52 RFID CONTROL Menu RFID CONTROL Reader Cla ss 1* None Tag Typ e Error Handling Tag Wri te Cnt 1 Clear Tag Stat Faile d Tag Cnt 1 Overstrike* Stop Enable* Disable Label Ret ry Notes: * = Default. Ital iciz ed items are av ailable only when you enable Admin User in the PRINTE R CONTROL m enu. 1 Display item only. 5* 0t [...]

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    RFID CONTROL Submenus 53 RFID CONTROL Subme nus Reader This me nu item allows the u ser to enable o r disab le the RFID UHF encoder. The defa ult is Enabl e. Ta g Ty p e This me nu item allows the u ser to specify the tag typ e in us e. The default is Class 1. Other cl asses m ay be added in the f uture. Error H andl i ng This me nu item allows the[...]

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    Chapter 3 RFID CONTROL M enu 54 Ta g W r i t e C n t This menu ite m displays th e number of tags wr itten since the la st Clear Tag Stat op eration h as been i nitiat ed. (See “ Clear Tag S tat ” below.) Fai le d T ag Cnt This me nu item disp lays the num ber of failed ta g write att empts since t he last Cl ear Tag Stat oper ation has been in[...]

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    Writ e Tag 55 RFID PGL Commands Wr i t e T a g Purpose T o pr ogram non- incrementa l data into an RFID tag (embedde d in the smart labe l). MODE CREATE For mat RFWRITE;[HEX ;][EPC m ;][RF n ;L;][LOC K;]AT p ;[(D) datafiel d (D)] RFWRITE; The RFID Write Tag comm and. HEX; Optional parameter to indicate t hat the text in datafiel d is in h exadec im[...]

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    Chapter 3 RFID PGL Commands 56 datafield is ignore d, and dyn amic data must be entered v ia the R F co mmand i n the EXECUT E mode. The length of the dynamic data mus t be equ al to L . LOCK; Opti onal p arameter to write-prot ect the data. Curren tly n ot suppor ted. AT p ; p spe cifies t he d ecim al sta rt pos ition where data will be written t[...]

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    Writ e Tag 57 Examp le 2 Anothe r versio n of Exam ple 1 u sing t he HEX parameter. ~CR EATE;HELL O RFWRITE;HE X;AT1;* 48454C4 C4F54 4147* END ~EXECUTE;HELLO ~NORM AL Examp le 3 Progra m a tag u sing the EPC pa rameter 1. This r esults i n the ta g having th e first t wo bits = 01, next 56 bits with hexadec imal values “ 01234567 890123 ” , and[...]

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    Chapter 3 RFID PGL Commands 58 Read T ag Read Tag is not a com mand, b ut an elem ent of th e ALPH A and BARCODE comm ands. See “ Al phanum eric s ” and “ Bar Codes ” in the IGP/PGL P rogram mer ’ s Re feren ce Man ual for more informa tion . Purp os e Embed RFID d ata into an ALPHA or BAR COD E data fi eld. Format <RDI> position ,l[...]

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    Read Tag 59 BARCODE // The following BARCO DE element is defined be low: C3/9;RFREAD@;BF1; 10;5;5 // Code 3 of 9 bar code; th e RFID Data Indicator // character is “ @ ” . PDF // Dynamic ba r code field n umber is 1; dis play th e // readabl e part. STOP // Terminat e the B ARCODE elem ent defi nition. END // Te rminate t he READTAG fo rm creat[...]

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    Chapter 3 RFID P PI1 Commands 60 RFID PPI1 Commands Get T ag Uniq ue ID Purp os e Read th e unique i dentific ation n umber of t he RFI D tag (embedd ed in th e smart label). Format ^RI x ^RI Get Tag Uni que ID com mand. x The field numb er to which the data will be assi gned. The default i s 0, an d other accepta ble valu es range from 1 to 999 9.[...]

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    Read Tag 61 Read T ag Purpose T h is comm and allow s data from the RFID tag (embedde d in the smart labe l) to mer ge int o any previou sly defined dynam ic da ta field. It i s equ ivalent t o the Field Num ber comm and (^FN) exc ept that th e data come f rom the R FID tag. For mat ^RT x , startbl ock , lengt h , hexfo rmat , retries count , nomot[...]

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    Chapter 3 RFID P PI1 Commands 62 nomotionf lag Set this flag to 1 to read data from the ta g withou t moving th e labe l. Th e PPI1 does not move the label regar dless of the value. Th e user needs to pri nt someth ing on the lab el to e ject the l abel. rese rvedfl ag This is a res erve d flag . Th e PPI1 a bsor bs this number . Comments This co m[...]

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    Tools List 63 meaning t he data a re not protected. T he other accepta ble valu e is 1, meaning the data are p rotected . The PP I1 abs orbs this numb er and does not protect t he data. rese rve df lag Thi s is a reser ved flag. The PP I1 absor bs this numb er. Sof tware Mig ration T ools (SMT) There a re SMT s for six separate end-use ap plic atio[...]

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    Chapter 3 Software Migration Tools (SMT) 64 • UCC128: Copie s data from a UCC-128 bar code with an applica tion i dentifi er (AI) i n the ran ge of 90 -99 to an RFID tag . These AI ’ s are reserv ed for inter nal applic ations. Th e AI is not written to the RFID tag. Data written to the RFID tag is right justifi ed and zero padded. Che cksum da[...]

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    Selecting T he Tools 65 Se lecting Th e T ools 1. Pr ess unt il QU ICK SET UP displ ays. 2. If ne ce ssary , press ↓ an d ↵ at the same time to unl ock the ↵ key. 3. Pr ess ↓ un til SMT : Sel To olse t display s. 4. Pr ess ↓ un til Tool set [1] ( PGL emul ation ) or Tool set [2] (PPI1 emulation ) displ ays. 5. Pr ess ↵ to select it. 6. [...]

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    Chapter 3 Er ror Mes sages 66 Error M essages The RFID UHF encoder c an detec t a numb er of erro rs. When one of these e rrors oc curs, the R FID UHF e ncoder a lerts th e printer to perform the c urrent ly se lecte d error act ion (s ee “ Er ror Ha ndlin g ” on page 53) and show the appr opriate er ror message on the printe r display . RFID U[...]

  • Page 67

    Selecting T he Tools 67 T roublesh ooting If you are having t rouble w ith t he RFID UHF encoder , con sult Table 2 f or a lis t of s ymptom s and pos sibl e soluti ons. T able 2. T roubleshooting the RFID UHF Encoder Symptom Solution No com municatio n between t he printer and the reade r 1. Ma ke su re the serial interfac e adapter an d the seria[...]

  • Page 68

    Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 68[...]

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    69 A Au to Calibr ate option, 47 running, 37 B Barcode demo test , 39 C Con figurati on, saving , 38 Control panel , 25 E Error Han dling, 53 Error mes sages, 66 RFID MAX RET RY / Chec k System, 6 6 RFID Reader / Comm Error, 6 6 RFID TAG FA ILED / Chec k Media, 66 F For more infor mation, 49 G Gap/Mark S ensor o ption, 46 Get Tag Unique ID PPI1 com[...]

  • Page 70

    Index 70 P Paper Feed Shift option, 43 PGL com mands , 55 Positio ning th e medi a sensor , 37 Po wer swi tch, 24 Power-Up Config. op tion, 48 PPI1 com mands , 60 Print Int ensity option, 41 Print Mo de opti on, 42 Print S peed op tion, 42 Printer installa tion , 23 unpacki ng, 21 Printhea d pre ssure b lock adjustm ents, 3 6 Printin g adjus tments[...]

  • Page 71

    Index 71 U Unpackin g the pr inter, 21 V Vali dator Fun ct. option , 47 Ver Image Shift opti on, 44 W Web lin ks, 19 Write T ag PGL c omma nd cod e, 55 Write T ag PPI1 c omman d code , 62[...]

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    Index 72[...]

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