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1. 3 Today 47172009 Setting time shift Enter a value in the time shift fields and press enter Advanced date options To access advanced date options go to the date menu Week Change Displays next weekday as your current date If you enter a number in the weeks box the date of the nth occurrence of the selected weekday will be displayed If for instance today is Wednesday the first of April and Monday is selected current date will be displayed as Monday the 6th of April If you enter 1 in the weeks box Monday the 13th of April will be displayed as current date O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 8 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual 2 9 Date menu Week change Format code Hwb Week names Month names PE Tuesday Wednesday C Thursday D Friday E Saturday F Sunday G lll Week Names With this option you can change the names of the Bn Simply fill out the boxes and click OK This setting is per object so other date objects E may have different names for weekdays Use format code W RN to do this pu YOU can also rename the months Use format code MN to do this Ke Month Names Week change Format code HMA Week names January JAN July February FEB August March MAR September April APRA October M ay M amp Y Movember June JUN December Text objects To create a text object please select the text button in the object bar PECH Text object Text Text line BCD
2. Reload database just before printing Always reset to first record when reloading e Prompt for user name and password Default username Default password IN YU T Search e Find partial matches Wisuia T Always display header in design mode Promp T Search prompt locks database to found record Drag and drop Enable drag drop from the entry list SOL server settings T Save local version of SOL database Barcodes OBJ Inkdraw configures EAN 128 application identifiers by default However you can create a configuration script A configuration file must be a standard text file with 4 fields per line Each field is separated by a and each line is terminated by a EANT 206 Application identifie C Use IME draw default C Use SOB ME draw iniEANTZ8 Ini Fields are Application identifier number 0 9999 Only numbers allowed C TRUE or FALSE Max length allowed 0 no limit 99999 Check Digit TRUE or FALSE BRON O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS OBJ Inkdraw User Manual Multiple messages One message can be opened once exception N o ame ink in several windows but only saved from one fe and saved from multiple windows IF printing iz started while another job iz already running change jobs automatically ask f dont change jobs Mas open windows a In this section you can configure the use of multiple messages You have the follo
3. Enter your text and press enter Select a character set from the drop down menu Normal Greek El a sed Random 0 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Please go to File Preferences Regional to select the default character set Main for a 0123456789 SBCOEFGHWELMANOPORS T VW ST Defaut 9 Main character sel 2 6 Counter objects To create a counter object please select the counter button in the object bar E In the special object properties panel you have two options 1 Change current counter value 2 Enter Counter setup Change value fi 2345 1234 Counter setup O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 20 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual Counter setup Counter setup H x Values MM aximum Current Minimurm Number of digits Counter step C Minimum f Curent Repeat number Repeat counter 1 Thousand seperator Format Decimal Decimal Printing stops when counter reaches minimum or masimim I Reset current repeat number when printing starts Ok Cancel From the counter parameter screen the following parameters can be changed Counter A Couer wil count yp Leadin Values nter current counter value E Minimum Enter minimum counter value nter number of digits digits ounter step How much counter increments after each sensor signal umber of times amount is repeated number pa print repeats The repeats will be printed even if counter ou leave print mode a
4. Sy CB INKdraw ver 1 10 pre release build 28 HSAutomatic ApS http www hsautomatic com Timezone 1 C Program Files 0BJ INKdraw filesvNoName 18 x S File Edit Layout Database View Functions Window Help 18 x CS al eale lello lealea Sel OY Jn ce tas too a e 9 8 fait Hd BUE Fitch Noma y FT er dal Br ew Al a mr Sa Hd Random 0 y C List 1 50 8 mm 123 Counter View Time Date y MN Barcode a RECO Texti Wm Time Datel OBJ Inkdraw User Manual Version 1 1 9 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 2 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual Table of Contents Part Introduction 3 T SING e n CB PPP PR PEO RO AN CC A FA Y CF FFAN I 2 I Ra RHI HIP 4 2 TOO bars cs iii N NON Db ENNYN FECHAN RHAGDDODIAD 5 3 BaSS COMM ANGS iu uu eu a DA a A a Y FY 7 Partll Objects 9 T Basic object commands su dan 9 Z General OBJEC Propere S roscoe a Hn UN Ri ico 11 x Special a eO 9 e la ca bd ee 14 4 Date TIme obJe CCS enni GIC rd ll Ra ADO 15 o Text ODIE OIS a ee iW Nu i a A dad aN a a aA ww 18 6 Counter ob e cis uri AAA a a 19 E Barcode ODJeclSao iia tildado arca 21 9 LOGO OD Oc A yw GN o nun Dd ON OR 26 9 Sr Ls ODIO ci os 27 10 Schedule ODIO Suda 28 11 CODY ODI OCIS indico OC SG 30 AZ System Ob ectS ui iA Od GOD da i GE a CD cad 31 Part lll Other Features 32 T lel INKS ana dia oa 32 Z Parameters r OG A RYG 32 3 INK TEC a AA YD id GOR AR a O RE ad saws 44 4 Database Su
5. Use first line as header Humber of colomnes Seperator f space 16509826 OecarwildeWicke Lane 456 1234 Lon 216464390 Neil2oung Abbey Walk 789 1346 Londo 3164178984 Mark Osbormne Bird s Hill PB 5446 784 124 4 1 amp 373518 T racy Lawrence Bragenham Lane 258 74 516325084 Kimberli5 chamber Brickhill Road 1 4 36 6 16202b4b anet Stevens Farm Lane 428 1273 Eimi 216237210 lan Foster East Close 456 1479 Birminghe 6 16191 774 Henn Ford West Close 742 1 244 Birmingl 9 161 46338 FelisSvensson South Close 327 1 7929 La 1016100902 nain Nielsen N arth Close 824 1473 Lar 4 K w Save settings 21646432 Walk ac 31641892 Hill PB 4163735 Lane 258 51632808 Hoad 14 6 162526 Lane 428 7162372 Close 456 21681397 Close 4z 9161463 Close 92 10 167008 ipse 927 11 16055 Lane db A446 784 1245 Lorn Choose one of the predefined separators or enter your own Ignore around text The sue of quotation marks is not compatible with semicolon separated data and data surrounded by quotation marks will be ignored Select this option to ignore quotation marks and display the data Strip from text fields Select his option to remove quotation marks from text fields First dataset at line Import of data will start at the selected line Previous lines will be ignored O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 48 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual Use first line as header Data in the first line will be used as column header The conte
6. amp go amp AA amp g Llbo Load settings O02THsCo go AAg ST7I OOGMEGCoAgo amp AGF9MwE Server a0yBcCoAgoAAAgTLw Data server comp Q O0g4pcCo go amp AB 4VSMD records OOR2e8CaAgoAAHdUvdU Connect OOrom8CaAgoAAB4VSPo O1 gwsCo amp goAAGOMGUI O11RVcCoAgoAAE57GYs AddressDB O17n MCa goAAE5BY4E O17ouMCo amp go AE58T7o unigids O3MJCMCoAgoAABDAROY O3KXFsCo go ADEBPJs Query O6Gc6cCoAgoAAGSXUMA select from unigids OEGrusCaAgo amp AF43Hfk OGIO v MCoAgoAAG KAY Save settings OBnGrBCo amp goAAGyzLfO O6nT28CoAgoAAGywKis OBrOfMCaAgoAAAvOCgE OByw7cCo ga AAruCBk OBywiBCoAgo amp AArvCYo O8FiasCaAgo AFKKHT1U 08g 4sCaAga4AGhLTic O8vyvvcCa ga AHDOG1c Cancel OK Ouick access to SOL data Load settings from an SOL Ouick Connect file Input Server namellP click Connect Database name Table name SQL Query string Save settings in an SQL Quick Connect file If you select save settings your settings will be saved to a txt file with the extension sgs This will allow quick access to your sql server Select Database gt SQL GuickConnect or Alt Q Select the txt file and click ok O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 50 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual Using databases Click the database icon Next a dialogue box showing the selected table or query will be displayed Drags headers to the object panel or to the canvas a XX Actual d
7. Carriage return or Force Carriage return Allow Carriage return When text lines are longer than the specified window width new object will be placed on the next line Force Carriage return New objects will always be placed on the next line Schedule Objects To create a schedule object select the schedule objects button in the object bar En The purpose of schedule objects is to vary the content of an object based on date time criteria O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS The current content of the Add edit schedule object Read Only content Add the object and click the Add content button Rule properties nande older BS Se HR mH Schedule menu 713 DIE x Object bo Schedule Add i Content AI 8 00 00 AM Moming Schedule TAI 1400 00 PM Afternoon Schedules All 12 00 00 PM Night Scheduled Sun 12 00 00 AM Test Schedule controls oe Ok Cancel Click add to add a new rule to your schedule Description Schedule3 Content ftemoon Day Time Al 120000 AM cancel Time Content Description 1 Select a description for your rule 2 Add object content 3 Select the day to which the rule is going to apply 4 Select the time of day when the rule goes into effect O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS OBJ Inkdraw User Manual 2 11 Copy Objects To create a copy object select the copy objects button in the object bar S The copy object will copy conte
8. Text TE X asfasdf to OBJ Inkdraw Receive control characters must be checked Lead in must be set to o and lead out must be set to If the external device is sending the command lt ESC gt OBJ Text1 TEX asfasdf lt EOT gt Receive control characters must be unchecked In response to the the serial command OBJ Inkdraw will send a reply to the external device If the external device will only understand lt ACK gt Reply lt EOT gt Send Control Characters must be checked If the external device will only understand Reply Send Control Characters must be unchecked O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 80 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual Network Connection Local IP address fi 932 168 167 133 Local PC name tekrik2 Port 2000 Automatically allow connections on startup T Allow connections T Auto connect to first message e Use password Seperatorz Command seperator E 9 ltem seperator E 9 T Send print data Local ip address displays the ip address for the computer on the network Enter the port number to be used when OBJ Inkdraw is operated remotely To allow OBJ Inkdraw to be operated remotely check the box Allow connections Specify a password if reguired This will allow remote connection until OBJ Inkdraw is closed To allow remote connections permanently check the box automatically allow connection on startup If the box Auto connect to first message has been checked when an ethernet connection
9. an a n a n a n Password As an alternative you can use a date picker instead Check the box use datepicker and enter a prompt text When the prompt is shown the user can pick the new date from a drop down menu Important Before creating a date prompt please check Special Functions in the Preferences menu O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 57 Counters If you setup a counter prompt you can alter the current value of a counter Enter n s in the use input mask box representing the number of digits in your counter Add for instance 6 n s when offsetting a 6 digit counter The content of the visible input mask box will be displayed in the input box and replaced as the user types in the required numbers Add a prompt text and a supervisor password if required lw Use input mask nnnnnn Visibility Visible input mask soc T Default value Prompt text Entes Counter value T Supervisor lock Password Visibility As described in the previous paragraph a visibility prompt gives you the choice between displaying or hiding the object Barcodes Barcodes contain either a text date or counter object All the added objects will be visible in the edit prompts menu Creating a prompt for a barcode is no different than creating a prompt for a text time or counter object Highlight the object and follow the instructions in the paragraphs above E Edit prompts File Counter a Time Da
10. bar Ea When text objects counter objects or date time objects are added to a field object space will be kept between the objects at all times This options i useful when an object has been linked to a database field Turn word wrap on off Add content Allow object to print when empty b Break lines m Resize content T Frint if empty i to fit abject window 7 Automatic resizing SIS Align object In the special object properties panel you have the following options 1 Turn word wrap on off 2 Allow an empty object to be printed The message empty will be displayed when no object has been added 3 Automatic resizing Content will be resized to fit object window 4 Align object The text align function works on the entire field individual adjustment of content is not possible 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 28 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual 2 10 Add content To add content highlight an object and click ad Control buttons Add object type 7 Field Editor JO xj Field EU Seperator Add i le Object properties gt eperator Insert T est EA Move up down in stack Object panel To keep space between the objects add separators Highlight separator and click add seperator cin xi Number of spaces po 3 fv Allow Carriage Return Force Carriage Return E Lancel In the setup menu choose the number of spaces between the object Select either Allow
11. been selected data will be saved to the same RAM address thus overwriting previous data Thereofore the previous print will be printed Purge on first print If this option is selected the system will purge on first print Out 1 function Out 2 function The outputs on the CB boards can be set to transmit a signal to an O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 83 external device Print signal When print mode is active Print message signal When system is printing Low ink When ink level is low Use IN 1 for hardware purge This option allows you to connect a manual trigger to the IN 1 port on the controller board and purge remotely Anti chatter Compensates for chatter effect with a small time delay Disable I O when buffer empty If you are working in user managed buffer mode you are sending the print jobs to the buffer using a serial or ethernet connection A print job must be followed by a print go command If you do not send the print go command an error message will be displayed as soon as the start sensor is triggered If disable I O when buffer empty has been selected OBJ Inkdraw will ignore the start sensor signal and the paper will be left blank Directories This option allows you to add search directories This is an advantage when OBJ Inkdraw is remotely controlled since you do not have to enter the path Directories nk files FO Ed logos FO databases EM OE ad System If OBJ Inkdraw is used at a p
12. in the object panel Offsets and fields You can offset objects with database content An example Create 3 text objects name them name1 name2 name3 address1 address2 address3 and so forth Drag the name header to the name objects in the object panel the address header to the address objects Click the button Offsets and fields in the lower right corner In this menu you can offset the fields If you offset the field by 1 the next field will be displayed If you offset the field by 2 OBJ Inkdraw will skip the next entry and display the third w Database parameters Databaze field Item U Mame termi U Mames iteml Di O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 52 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual 3 9 Advanced Database management Basically this will allow you to select deselect records from being printed based on different criteria You can do the following General Add remove all from the list Search Add to or remove from list based on search criteria Sort the data that has been added to the list Delete all individual items Print Select which records from the list to print Remember to select x use list for print Doublets Check for doublets on the list Assign Here you can also assign fields to objects This works in the same way as with the normal database window Prompts Input mask An input mask determines which symbols can be entered and how many You can enter either lett
13. left mouse button and drag 2 Enter Xand Y coordinates of the selected snap point under general object properties O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 12 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual sna Init Ob ject PPS This object s snap point is located at X ls El Width 182 109 Y a ios 2 Esz Z Height The size of the object is 3 by 352 The arrows illustrate the x and y axis The gray area is the visible canvas Everything outside the gray area is where objects with negative coordinates are placed Visible area The line object is different Y Notice that the width and height icons are 5 263 S gone and replaced by a second set of vfa T mai coordinates indicating start and end points jas El IH m E The line itself will show one end in blue the other in yellow for easy reference Locking objects in place To lock an object in place select the object and click the lock symbol fal To unlock select the object and click the lock symbol again Stacked objects The objects are placed on the canvas like papers on a desk they lie on top of each other You can change the way the objects are stacked by using the Stack up Stack down icons EN Stack up moves the selected object selected objects upwards in the stack a Stack down moves the selected object selected objects downwards in the stack Object rotation All objects except line objects can be rotated so To rotate an object enter an angle and click the rota
14. menu using the alt key and the character after the ampersand When the translation has been completed save the language file to the subdirectory language in your OBJ Inkdraw directory If you made a translation and would like to donate it for OBJ Inkdraw we will be happy to include your file as well Update a language file As OBJ Inkdraw evolves new functions are added others are changed This of course affects the language file But there is no need for you to rewrite the language file from scratch Current language Dansk Lan English Lan Liu rl English Lan Espanol Lar New language Francais Lan E nalizh Lan Italiano Lan ae Japanese Lan Highlight a language file GN Nederlands Lan Portuguese Lan Click the update button Update English Lan In the language update menu please enter a mark description and click update OBJ Inkdraw will now update the language file Your mark description will be added to every updated line To locate the lines you need to update open the language file in a text editor and use the search function to locate the mark description O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS OBJ Inkdraw User Manual 3 11 Language update x Current language file English Lar Edit language runtime Enter mark description Empty for none Tesi es If you wish to use non western characters in the language file typically double byte characters like Chinese or Japanese you must enable Win
15. resizing from editor window 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 75 Startup message Startup message Y Open always last edited message Open always INEdraw default message Open always user defined message User defined message Display login screen lw Search for unsaved data at startup Use wizards for generating new labels Startup options f Normal Touchscreen Printing File database BWN Startup message Use this option to specify which file to load at startup e Last edited message e Default OBJ Inkdraw message e User defined message Display login screen This option allows you to turn the the login screen on and off If the login screen is disabled the user will not be prompted for a password Search for unsaved data at startup If this option has been selected OBJ Inkdraw will search for any unsaved data from a previous session Wizard for generating new labels If this option is selected a wizard will guide you through all steps of creating a print job each time every time a new file is created Start options This option allows you to select the startup mode Select either editing mode Touch screen mode or print mode File database A file database is a text document with a print job name and a file location The print job names will be shown on the file database screen This option is only available in Touch screen mode Please refer to the chapter Touch screen Passwords
16. setting on ink reduction but applied to the whole whole canvas 6 Print direction The print direction is the direction in which the print medium is movng 7 Head offset Engine offset Since the pens are displaced transversely to the direction of printing you must enter a delay distance measured in mm for pens and also heads if you have multiple print heads installed on your system The offset distance of a pen is the distance from the first nozzle row of the first pen to the first nozzle row of second pen The first pen to print has a 0 00mm offset However the first pen to print is not always pen 1 in the parameter menu O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 97 In this example pen 3 is the first pen and conseguently has an offset of 0 00 mm This Is your text But if you change the print direction the first pen to print will be pen 1 This Is your text The offset distance of a print head is measured from the first nozzle row of the first pen in the head to the first nozzle row of the first pen in the previous print head Example The following example will illustrate how to set up your system We assume an encoder is installed on your system The paper is moving from left to right Select the encoder option and enter the correct encoder value Select guadrature if reguired Set the arrow to point in the print direction Measure the sensor distance Go to the sensor menu and enter the value in the box sta
17. C gt a co ewes o o sses lt K t ee lt p gt 235 lt E lt a gt s gt gt ais Ta A a AAN An t we ELN i JO I U E lt juud pue djeg opey Jopun ypg suopeJedo end The screen 1 1 O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Introduction 5 1 2 Toolbars Tool bar New Save Save all Cloze all Redo Copy Delete Parameters Print SIG a repele Open Save as Close LU ndo Cut Paste Preferences Preview Stop print Object bar Default Circle Line Text Logo Shift Copy Ink reduct Links Cursor Square Date Counter Barcode Field System Prompt Database Font panel Bold Underline Stretch Pitch Fitch Stretch Soul Font type Font size Italic Transparency Capitalization 2009 HSA SYSTEMS OBJ Inkdraw User Manual Special object panel Hor position Hor size Rotation Snap points lack Show value in print mode a S al E 3 Object name a all a jmr a a Vert position Vert size Object stacking Objectname Ink reduction Invert Menus and panels can be enabled disabled using the following shortcuts Template panel Print Head panel 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 1 3 Introduction Bassic commands Create new file You can create a new file in 3 ways Select New from the file menu press Ctrl N or click the new file icon O When you create a new file the following dialog box will be
18. Green Ink M506 ollins Red Ink M784 ollins Orange Ink M785 ollins Yellow Ink M787 ollins Magenta Ink M788 ollins Brown Ink M789 ollins Purple Ink M790 ollins Green Ink M791 ollins Red Ink M631 ollins Invisible UV Ink WB1374 ollins reliable blue dye ink Heads up WB 1388 ollins Max2 blue pigment ink WR1370 ollins Reliable Red Ink Heads Up WR1397 ollins Max2 red pigmentink 1284 ollins IR Invisible blue dye ink ww1406 ollins invisible MAx UV ink ww1929 ollins Invisible Uv Fluores cent red ink 1372 ollins reliable yellow ink heads up WY1443 ollins MAX2 Yellow Pigment Ink T K T K T K T A ojo l d do I N N IN NIN ININ INNIN N N N N N DDD NO IN IDO M IS RO IN DO N N IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN o1 01 01 O O 01 O1 O1 O1 OT OT O1 O01 O17 OT O1 01 O1 ON O71 ON O 2 29 2 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual Click the resolution tab Here the resolution can be set Please note that for each resolution setting there is a speed limit x Print modes Resolution Settings Resolution 00600 DFI Mas speed 38 mimin f 300300 DPI high speed Max speed 152 m min 300300 DPI one row Mas speed TE m min 300150 DPI high speed Max speed 306 m min e r r Head positions Purge Test IL Firmware b0 s200 DFI high speed Mas speed 114 m min 600x300 DFI high spe
19. Inkdraw calculates a theoretical drop size which may differ from actual drop size Change the language OBJ Inkdraw is easy to configure for different languages This chapter will explain how to change the language and how to create your own language files The language files are normal text files They are stored in a subdirectory called Language with the extension lan The language file will translate every part of OBJ Inkdraw visible to the user such as menus dialog boxes buttons and messages Select a new language OBJ Inkdraw comes with different languages To load a new language please select language in the O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 69 preference menu You will be presented with a dialog box showing the available language files Select one and press OK Create a new language file If your language is not included with OBJ Inkdraw you can make a language file of your own Make a copy of the file english lan and rename it for instance narnian lan Open the file in a text editor The language file consists of a number of sections The header of each section is identified by Please do not change the header Every line in a section is made up by two parts separated by an equal sign Translate the content on the right hand side The content on the left side is in English In the English language file the two parts are identical in most cases Translation of menus contain an ampersand amp You can access the
20. OL 55 Do TO 12 TA Tb TO E l l 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 0 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual Deleting objects To delete an object select the object and press the Delete key Copy Paste You can copy an object in 3 ways 1 Select the object Click the copy icon Click the paste icon E 2 Select the object Choose copy from the edit menu Choose paste from the edit menu 3 Select the object Press Ctrl C Press Ctrl v Right click menu For each object there is a right click menu when the object is selected From here you have different options e Set as default This will set the selected object as default New objects of the same type will have the same default values Click default in the object bar to activate e Copy object to template Will add a copy of this object to the template panel e Copy cut paste delete same as above O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Objects 11 Set as default Copy object to template Copy e ne Cut Gee ea a ete ire ae ae En Paste 2 Delete 22 General Object Properties Snap point Any object created has 9 snap points to resize There are are 4 corner points 4 middle points 1 center point not visible Snap Points Select a snap point in the object snap panel The snap point will remain fixed when you resize an object Position the objects You can position the objects on the canvas in 2 ways 1 Place the cursor on the object press the
21. Operator Ee In the object properties menu you have the following options To hide the button uncheck the visible box Position the button on the screen by adjusting the x and y values Adjust height and width of the button Change the text Change the color Object properties E Of xj e Visible x as Width 286 E Y 444 Height fas E Text Prev record Color Cancel O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 62 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual To use a different logo please right click on the logo and left click on properties fF ss Properties eee See The Touch screen control allows you to set a number of variables Administrator password Choose screen le Display login screen has Sans Serif 8 pt admin Login Scleen gt Operator password P P File name JC Prograrn Files O1B ca Ie Keyboard Llnzelected colour Iv Print confirm screen Selected colour lw Use file database Cay Screen colour keyboard colour e Display login screen Check this box to display the login screen at system startup If you leave the box uncheck the main menu will be displayed e Keyboard Check this box if you want the keyboard to be displayed on the screen e Print confirm screen Check this box if you want a confirmation screen to be displayed before you enter print mode e Use file database Check this box to activate the file database option e Unselected color This option allows you to change the color of wind
22. Preference password The user will be prompted for a password when entering the preference menu Parameter password The user will be prompted for a password when entering the parameter menu CU password Here you can set a password for transfer of files to a CU through a LAN connection O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS OBJ Inkdraw User Manual f None No Ing Minimum Medium Standard C Debug level Maximum log all Error message Disable errorlog only f Message box standard Network Serial if able not all messages Enable print log This option allows you to log program events All information will be saved to logfile txt located in installation directory There are 5 log levels from None No log to Maximum log all Log level change will not take effect before the program is restarted Error messages Since OBJ Inkdraw can both be operated remotely and from a locale workstation there are 4 ways to display error messages Disabled Errors appear only in log files A message will be displayed on the screen Error messages are transmitted with a TCP IP connection Error messages are transmitted with a serial connection Database Keep references when reloading If this option has been selected the currently open database will connect to objects with the same name when a file is opened This is great for using templates because you can use the same data with different layouts Reload database just be
23. Save options Normal You will be prompted to save changes Never You will never be prompted to save any changes Always When you exit the program you will always be prompted to save the file Automatic The file will be saved automatically when you exit print mode 2009 HSA SYSTEMS OBJ Inkdraw User Manual x Save est and update Save option Normal Layout Never ask Startup message B a Ask always Logfile Databaze Automatic save after print Barcodes Multiple messages Serial Update INK file N ebwnrk special functions Update database file Printing Directories T7 Reset database on update Running update System External devices Print monito Show cost while printing Machine parameters Ok Default Cancel Running update Even if printing is already in progress you cant update both the layout and the database Create a new file and save it to the update folder in the OBJ Inkdraw directory OBJ Inkdraw will load the new file instead and continue printing Print monitor In print mode the costs will be shown at the bottom of the window Please refer to the chapter on cost calculation for further details If the box machine parameters is checked the machine parameters will be used Regional Font This option allows you to change the font The selected font will be used to display text in menus Main character set Use this option if you want to install a langu
24. age with a different character set You may have to change the language settings in Windows Main Tan Ey mi 23456759 ABCOEFGHIJELMMOPORS TAL Default Main character set 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 73 Language Select language This options allows you to translate menus dialog boxes buttons and messages Update language If new features have been added to the program this option will change the language file accordingly Please refer to the chapter Change the language Current language Dansk Lan Deutch Lan English Lan Epa Sb Lar Espa ol Lan Francais Lan Italiano Lan Japanese Larn korean Lan Nederlands Lar Portuqueze Lan Update English Lan Layout Layout The option allow you to display either the classical or the modern menus Use advanced design bars When this options has been selected the special object panel will be displayed in CU mode Unit This option allows you to change the units used in OBJ Inkdraw You can choose either pixels centimeters inches and points Cursor Cross hair A big cross will be used as cursor Hand A small hand with a pointing finger will be used as cursor Cross A small cross will be used as cursor Grid NY interval This option allows you to adjust the distance between the grid points NY offset Offset the grid points any distance from 0 0 Visual Display or hide grid points Snap to grid If this option has been selected an o
25. arameters e Voltage between 5 and 11 8 V DC e Fire pulse width measured in us e Warming pulse width measured in ns O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS a OBJ Inkdraw User Manual These settings can greatly influence the quality of the print and the lifetime of the cartridge Parameter menu x Print modes Sensor Resolution Settings Print FNAN ee eee Printhead voltage 112v 9 Fire pulse width 225usee Y Warming pulse width 750 nsec Y Head Son cel The list below shows data for the inks most commonly used If your ink is not on the list please contact your ink manufacturer for advice Y HP black uw C6199 HP Fast Dry Black ine 2 1 19 HP color ris Cotesa HP SpotReain UU UR omiso Collins Black Hi Speed hk ho pn CM150H_____ Collins Black Hi Speed Ink Heads Up 102 25 CM290FD Collins BlackFastDry 0 yY 235 O CM557_____ Collins BlackCoatedStock NO o 2235 CM902H__ Collins Black Ink Heads Up 100 Pp 5 CM903_ Collins Black Ik ft a 750 oie BEAR Black Dye Ink ct O flammable TSK1948 Collins SHARK Black Dye Ink ct 102 25 TWK1268 Collins ONYX Black dye ink flammable 25 TWK1369 Collins MAX Black pigment ink 2 25 flammable TWK1386 Collins MAX2 Black pigment ink 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 41 width O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS i CM457 Collins Blue Ink CM488 Collins Blue Ink 10 0 M500 ollins Red Ink M501 ollins Cyan Ink M502 ollins Blue Ink M503 ollins
26. asked 15 Masked 100 Random 0 Random 254 Randor Ep Random 1DD5 2 Click the ink reduction icon 0 to access the ink reduction panel Method select Object panel y nkRedForm Mo reduction ee ue amp Masked Level select 25 Random es 0 to 100 Object invisible 100 Object groups Reduction for all objects in group Sa Tevi 9 Ink reduction 50 gt Selected object 1 8 Counters i i i MM Reduction for single Object preview EM Barcodes obect in croup EM Barcode Eu MI Ink reduction ANY El UK In the window on the right select ink reduction for individual objects or object groups On the left choose method and adjust ink reduction level There are two different methods of ink reduction available Masked and random e Masked arranges the remaining dots in rows and columns and the messages will be created like pictures in a newspaper e Random removes dots at random creating a spray paint like picture For each of the methods there are 5 different levels of reduction to choose from From 0 no reduction to 10090 O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 46 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual When ink reduction has been selected a small icon will be displayed in the upper left corner of the object s The icon will not be printed It is only visible on your monitor Ink reduction is active for this object Caution Ink reduction takes up a lot of system resources and will re
27. ata 2 Database management Humber of entries Record number s Starting at entry fi Search Looping at entry Startf Loop record E 4544940333 Drag to delete When looping start from fe stop print entry 1 Step repeat Step value fi values Repeat 1 UK Offsets and Fields management Print database using offsets Advanced database Starting at entry Select the start entry Looping at entry Select the entry where OBJ Inkdraw will either stop or loop When looping start from Select either stop print or restart at the selected entry Step value Select the number of entries that OBJ Inkdraw will skip To print every second or third row set this number to 2 or 3 Repeat Select the number of times an entry will be repeated To display database content on your canvas highlight a header hold down the left mouse button and drag the header onto the canvas 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 51 You also connect the database to an object already on your canvas Highlight a header and drag it onto an object in the object panel Ifthe cursor changes into a square the objects accepts field input Database management alog box LU MR aa a in q au ion a UE j Headers Lompar ame Contact ame ContactT itle akiste sentative L Fax Drag to delete To remove database connection to an object drag the header Drag to delete onto the object
28. ate user accounts To activate user accounts and select Display login screen under startup message Preferences Saveesit and update Regional Language Layout Open always INKdraw default messag i Startup message IE nen always last edited message Startup message T Open always user defined message Passwords T User defined message Loghle Database Barcodes j j Multiple messages Display login screen y Network saene Z Saved data at startup Special functions Printing Use wizards for generating new labels Directories Startup options System C Normal Touchscreen Printing Cost calculation Ink usage Designing HP job E Program Piles DB IME draw files M aM ame Ink for CB Head 1 12 7 mm Drops 1835 Coverage 0 26 Ink supple mL a2 1 Ink supply cost f 5 al 2 Prints per ink supply 817438 Cost 1000 prints oo 3 Cost nf 100000 prints LES Expand O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 67 To measure costs load a file and select Functions Cost calculations If your print job is with only 1 pen in the head the menu below will be shown lt l x w Use same values on all heads Humber of prints f 00000 Total cost 1 54 1 Type in the ink supply size This is typically 42 mm for a HP cartridge 2 Type in the ink supply cost that is the price for a cartridge in this case a price of 15 has been used 3 The software calculates p
29. bject cannot be placed between grid points Drag points Here you can drag point size and proximity The drag points are the small boxes shown on a selected object Proximity determines the minimum distance between the cursor and the drag points before you can snap the drag points Global settings If global settings are applied you cannot change the grid setup O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS OBJ Inkdraw User Manual Keep objects inside message If this option has been selected objects cannot be placed outside the canvas Allows canvas resizing from the message window This options allows you to change the length of the canvas manually from the editor window Place the cursor on the canvas edge left click and drag Automatic pop up of object menus When you add content to an object such as adding a counter to a barcode this option will open the properties menu automatically when content is added If this option is not selected only the object will be added Later you can add content manually Layou Classic design f Modern design Global settings Gri A interval fioo mm T Interval in ono mm misera foo mm miset foo mimi he Grid visual P Snap te grid k Use advanced design bars CU Units C ig f mm C Inc C point Cursors L Crosshair Hand pant C ross Drag points Visual size 3 E piselz Frosimity 3 El Keep objects inside message e Automatic popup of object menus Allow canvas
30. ct Code Database To load and print a message you can also use a file database A file database is a text document with print job names and file locations separated by commas Please select your file database at the following location File Preferences Startup message At startup a list of print job names will be shown Simply select the print job you wish to print However this feature will not work unless a product code database has been loaded for each print job on the list OBJ Inkdraw will search the first column of the Product code database Printing will not commence unless the print job name from the File database has been found If the print job name is in column one you can enter additional information to display in your print out in column 2 and 3 such as price product id etc Link a text object to a database entry as described in the chapter databases O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 61 Edit the touch screen To access the touchscreen editor go to functions gt Special Touchscreen Setup Functions Window Help Cost calculation Ctrl M P Parameters ES d ta Run message Fid O Print preview Shift4F1D _ El Create bmp file Ctri F10 2 Stop print Esc Special Functions Z Access rights an z ER Print log Touchscreen Fi User input In editor mode you can edit object properties of the buttons Right click on the button and left click on properties to enter object properties
31. d affects all date objects TCU zero suppression Select this option to disable counter leadin in TCU print jobs Printing Print buffer mode You have the following options Unlimited 1 print 10 prints No Buffer User managed buffer remote connections only Bi directional printing Unlimited In this buffer mode OBJ Inkdraw one print for each start sensor signal will be saved to the buffer without erasing data not yet printed if there is room for 10 prints in the buffer print 11 will be saved to the buffer as soon as print 1 has been printed O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 82 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual 1 print mode 10 print mode There will always be either 1 or 10 prints in the buffer Print 11 or print 2 will be saved to the buffer as soon as print 1 starts printing No buffer In no buffer mode a print will be saved to the buffer each time the start sensor is triggered Like in user managed buffer there is no fixed number of prints in the buffer User managed buffer For each print command a print will be saved to the buffer There will be no fixed number of prints in the buffer If OBJ Inkdraw receives a print command when the buffer is empty the error message Printbuffer overrun will be shown Bi directional printing Select this option if your print head is mounted on a slide moving across the canvas Llut 1 function Print signal Print butter mode Unlimited k Tiwo sided print f Print message sig
32. displayed C Program Files 0BJ INKdraw files NoName Ink Print heads D 127 mm 12 7 mm mye mo Timezone Zone 1 0 CB s 9 T Allow extra heads Head type Head engine type Width Units HP 516454 3 9 127 mm 4 99 95 e P B mm 9 Ink type Versatile Black Fi Y Insert Delete Ok Cancel 1 Select time zone 2 Check the appropriate box to create TCU or CU messages 3 Select print head type 4 Select print head size 9 Select canvas size 6 Select units T Select ink type only with HP print heads 9 Add additional print heads if reguired Click ok If more than one head has been selected the stitch line will be marked on the canvas with a blue dotted line If there is more than one pen in your head the stitch line will be marked on the canvas with a red dotted line The dotted lines will not be visible on your print 1 25 4 mm 2 254 mm 1 25 4 mm 2 25 4 mm 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 10 11 12 13 it 15 16 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 1 mu dm DR ee ee O m ee ee a AO ACA a eee ee OR 60 CO mya A A Wy Om O E Vm CIA A A wy nm UA O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 8 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual Click a tab to select one of the available print heads Print area for the selected print head will be marked in grey Open a file To open an existing file select open from the file menu press Ctrl O or click the open file icon gt Next the open file dialog box will be displayed Sog
33. dows support for text files in this language You may have to restart Windows Simple User Input This feature allows the user to 1 Change object content while printing is in progress 2 Go to a specific database record A barcode scanner is typically used to enter content but many types of scanning devices can be used Important A keyboard wedge must be installed in order to translate barcode data to keyboard data To setup simple user input please select user input from the functions menu i Cost calculation Ctrl M P Parameters PA do Run message Fi Print preview Shift4F10 Create bmp file Ctrl F10 Stop print Esc Special Functions d re Access rights Print log User input You have 3 options Send to object Add new content to an object Enter object name in the box Database SearchSearch for the entered value in the first column of the database Database Goto Go to a specific record number The box read user input during print must be checked O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 71 User input during print a iol xj lw Read user input during print Input procedure f Send to object Object name Test Database lookup C Database goto Cancel Important If you want the changes to take effect immediately buffer mode most be set to off 3 12 Preferences To enter the preferences menu go to File gt Preferences Save exit and update
34. duce the maximum number of prints printed 3 4 Databases Connect to Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel databases e Choose load database in the database menu x Select a database You can load Access and Excel files al e E El Sm I Hza _ parts w 2001 02 1 4_parts mndb 8 2001 02 1 4b_parts mdb x hsa_ 20001024 mdb Filnavn Orysmp97 mdb Abn Filtype Microsoft Acces files mdb M Annuler Z 2009 HSA SYSTEMS e Select a table or guery w lmpoart from database Customers Maa E PORTAE Altteds Futterkiste Ana Trujillo Emparedados y helac Antonia Moreno Taqueria Around the Horn Berglunds snabbkop lauer See Delikatesser del p re et fils lido Comidas preparadas tom Dollar Markets Table or query preview Text file databases Other Features 47 Select the table or query in the window on the right A preview of the data will be shown in the window on the left Select table Categories Customers Employees Freighth ange Order Details Orders Products nionA esult Count Parameter WOistinctProductlo Table and query list Import from textile Chose seperato comma i period semicolon calon first dataset at line po al T Tanore around text IZ Strip from test fields Inde Customer number ame Sumnamezaddress Add tablator Fixed length other multi line Force ANSI conversion _ ff le
35. eatures 33 Print modes XJ Select either the velocity Enenda eleet option or the encoder i option Velocity Sengo Pririt Stitching Highspeed Head positions Purge Test IQ Firmware Encoder Encoder functio Encoder mm Pulz Quadrature Fosition mode Modular Modular Pulzes Fire Encoder calculatio Calculate Pulses round Wheel diameter mm Velocity Eneoder A elncit Type in the speed of the feeder Velocity ir Encoder gt Encoder functio Velocity MMetre Min 15 00000 Quadrature W O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS OBJ Inkdraw User Manual Encoder Encoder elncit Enter the encoder value Velocity To calculate the encoder value enter pulses round enter diameter and click calculate Encoder Encoder function Encoder mm Puls Quadrature Position mode Modular Modular Pulses Fire Calculate Pulses rourd Wheel diameter ram oo There are two encoder modes Position mode A pulse will be transmitted every time the wheel has traveled a certain distance Modular mode The calculation of the drop placement is based on the number of signals from the encoder Quadrature Select quadrature if your encoder transmits 2 pulses spaced 90 degrees apart Sensor The settings for the sensor are shown in the second part of the setup parameters Start mm The sensor delay is the distance from the sensor to the start of the print head Senzor
36. ect the system object button in the object bar MNE With system objects you can display one of the following 1 Line name 2 Operator name 3 Lifetime counter Make your selection from the drop down menu fal Sl el rerne El Random 0 lt Line name ec The line name displayed here must be entered at the following location File Preferences System Operator name is the user currently logged in Lifetime counter counts all prints The counter does not reset when a new print job is loaded To reset the lifetime counter please go to the counter setup menu Lifetime counter O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 32 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual 3 Other Features 3 1 Object links KL od To create object links enter the link menu Object links will copy content from one object to another In the window on the right drag one object onto another Sisi x to create a link Active link s Object panel Link menu Delete Active links are displayed in Tn S ESOS DRAS EAE SAA EE the window on the left Time Datez lt Time Datel Time Date Drag object To delete a link highlight it Time Date2 create links and click delete Destination lt Source gt gt Counter E Counterz El Barcode Op en Counters Ta container i Timer Dated object Lancel 3 2 Parameters To open the parameters menu select Functions Parameters press F9 or click the tools icon A 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other F
37. ed Mas speed 6 m min 300x600 DFI one row Mas speed 38 m min Distance between nozzle rows relative 100 rea Head Positions Each pen installed on your system is managed by a controller board in the computer A controller board can manage up to 4 pens In this menu you select which head is managed by which controller board Example You install 2 print heads with 2 pens in each They can both be managed by controller board 1 Head 1 CE 1 heads 1 2 Head 2 CE 1 heads 3 4 CB 1 heads 3 4 LE 2 heads 1 2 LE 2 heads 2 3 LE 2 heads 3 4 LE 2 heads 1 2 LE Y heads 2 3 LE 3 heads 3 4 LE 4 head 1 2 High speed This is only relevant for Xaar users Any HP pen has two nozzle rows so the distance between the 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 43 nozzle rows is fixed However this is not the case with Xaar Some print heads have only one nozzle row but others have two Piezo Therefore if you have a Xaar print head installed with two nozzle rows the distance between the nozzle rows must be entered manually Purge From the purge menu you can fire all channels to clear the nozzles Select either a specific pen 1 or all pens in the same time zone 2 Spitrate Spitrate sec Burst Test I O From the Test I O screen you can monitor input signals from Sensor encoder and the two input channels input1 and input 2 This is used mostly for setting up the system When a signal is detected
38. ers numbers or a combination thereof Enter an n for each number the user is required to enter Please enter an a for each letter the user is reguired to enter Examples Lets say for instance you want the user to enter a date with 8 ciphers please enter 8 n s in the input mask box Lets say you ant the user to enter a batch number with 6 ciphers 2 letters 2 numbers and 2 letters then enter aannaa in the input mask box Visible input mask Visible input mask is content displayed in the input box to show the user what to type If for instance the user is required to enter a date the visible input mask could be mmddyy The letters will be replaced by numbers when the user is entering the date Prompt text Visible input mask E Enter date of delivery Input box Default value You can choose to set a default value This value will be entered if the user doesn t enter anything Prompt text A prompt text is a short instruction to the user shown next to the input box O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 53 Supervisor lock This requires entry of a password for the prompt to be accepted How to create a prompt Click on the prompt icon in the objects menu 2 Text When you create a prompt for a text object you can choose simple input or drop down for prompts database Input metho f Simple input C Dropdown from prompts database Simple input First enter the input mask In the example shown below t
39. fore printing If you have an application that modifies the database on line this feature ensures that you have the most up to date data before you enter print mode Always reset to first record when reloading Normally if you reload a database OBJ Inkdraw will start printing from record 1 Touch screen mode is different If you reload a database after printing 100 records OBJ Inkdraw will print the new database from record 101 Always reset to first record when reloading OBJ Inkdraw will always go to the first record when the database is reloaded Prompt for username and password When a database is opened you are prompted for username and password O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 77 Visual Always display header in design mode If this option has been selected objects on the canvas will not display the value of the current record but will display the field name Prompt Lock database to found record If activated the record found see section on Prompts will be printed all the time Otherwise the printing will continue from the record found Drag and drop Enable drag drop from entry list This option allows you to drag and drop content from the entry list to the object panel If this option is not selected you can only drag and drop field names SQL server settings Save local version When connected to an SQL server the retrieved database will be saved to your pc Database Keep database references when re loading
40. he user is required to enter measurements of an object We assume that 2 ciphers will be needed for each measurement therefore we enter eight n s in the input mask box In the visible input mask box we will enter content to show the user in which order the measurements shall be entered in this case length height width Enter a prompt text to instruct the user Edit prompts Ioj x File E T ext Input metho f Simple input C Dropdown from prompts database le Use input mask fnnnnmn Visible input mask flh Default value Prompt text Enter measurements l Supervisor lack a a n ee Password Cancel Delete e ee Enter a supervisor password if required 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 54 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual When entering printing mode your prompt will be displayed like this A Enter measurements hay To continue printing the supervisor password must be entered in the box on the left Drop down from prompts database This option will allow you to enter content from a database field Click file in the upper left corner and choose load prompt database File lime U ate an Barcode Counter Highlight the object and select Dropdown from prompts database Please choose a database field from the drop down menu on the right Input metho C Simple input f Dropdown from prompts database Data from T Lock dropdown Default value Prompt text T S
41. i Fies a MoNamexs Ink Filnavn NoN ame lnk Abn Annuller Filtype Z Save a file To sawe a file click the save icon p select File Save or press Ctrl s Close a file To close a file click the close icon in the file operations menu xl Exit the program To exit OBJ Inkdraw select exit from the file menu or press Alt x Print your message Enter print mode by clicking the print icon or pressing F10 on your keyboard You can preview your message by pressing the preview icon 6 O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Introduction 9 Select Auto run to display the prints continuously at Preview print Interval milliseconds al pl gt pil hoo aj the rate entered in the box interval Wr T Select Single step to display the prints one at the Start over Exit lime Auto run Single step Stop auto Select Stop auto to exit auto run mode Select Start over to reset Select Exit to exit preview mode 2 Objects 21 Basic object commands Creating new objects To create a new object follow this procedure e Click the icon for the object you want to create e Place the mouse cursor in desired starting position e Hold down the left mouse button and drag Changing object properties To change the properties select the object This will display the Special Object properties panel for the object in question va dl E dd mm yu F o JE Eo a Pda do do G 50 52 SL 55 55 560 62
42. iled is blank For instance if one costumer has a costumer number but the next costumer on the list hasn t got one To avoid this enter a value in the database field and enter the same value in the No print text field When that value is read nothing will be displayed on your printout Logo objects To place a logo on your canvas please select the logo button in the object bar m Load logo Rever to original size Set white color transparent z Original Size Transparent HS4Logo0 bmp Filename Read only The HS Automatic logo is the default logo Options 1 To load a different logo select load logo 2 To resize the picture select Original size 3 To make logo transparent please check the box transparent 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 2 9 When loading a new logo you can prevew the file both as thumbnail and in full size 21xi 508 41 Fe My Recent 16HvelMegi Documents dl 15HvelMeg2 gp dJ 16HvelMeg3 Es r Preview button Desktop d 16Hvelleg5 e HighSpeedTest gt Sl HSALogo talSelect no n ES CETTE mm My Documents i Ial wAAR ENCHEGI A EN AGAR ZENCNE3Z le T SLJ xAARZENCNEG3 bi A i SOR AERC MEG My Computer N el SAR ZENC NEG Th T m b n a K Mu Network File name HSALogo Open Places Files of type Bitmaps bmn Cancel Ph Close the full size preview to continue Field objects To create a field object select the field objects button in the object
43. ill be transmitted to the pc serial port Enter the value to transmit in the box No read string Barcode data will be saved to a logfile The file can be reset after each print Cameras Validation f Ho signal Signal on ERROR Signal on NO READ Signal on ERROR and NO READ e Reset log data after each print Ho read string NDREAD Logfile C Program FilesADBJ TMEdrawsLodfilES EL log O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 86 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual 4 Support For product support please contact HSA SYSTEMS Customer Service department HSA SYSTEMS CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT Phone 45 66103401 Email techsupport hsasystems com A UNIQUE IMDRINI SYSTEMS O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS
44. is being established OBJ Inkdraw will connect to the first open file See the Screen section If the box Send auto connect information is checked a confirmation message will be send to the connecting client Finally select which symbol to separate the different command lines and which symbol to separate the different items in a command line This is also used for RS232 O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 81 Special functions Use date file T Use daw month uear offsets TCU zero suppression Lock month offsets ignores day offsets Date forma Example DD PMMY YYY 18 08 2008 Date encryption Enable date encryption Use date file Specify here a date file that contains exactly 366 lines each with a date format for that specific day of the year When you want to display the information in a date time object use the date format F See the chapter on Date time objects Use day month year offset When you create an time offset prompt only the day can be changed if this option is off If this option has been selected you can also shift the reference month or reference year Date format This option allows you to select date formats for prompts However this is only for files created with older version of OBJ Inkdraw This option is only kept here for backward compatibility Date encryption Encrypt a date by replacing individual digits with a different symbol Notice that this setting is global an
45. is dE 46 9 snl HF FO HN AN HF HRN cacaaaceonsenceuoanensenuscasonst 52 6 TOUCH SCre EN Acw tn 58 1 PHHEIOg ce ua ai E a Ru GOD Can OY GG Yni YD ses OR O RR DR 64 9 USE ACCOUNT aa 65 9 Cost calcula ON tica ER FAR YAR A HYR HN NE 67 40 Change Ihe languad amp cien erai ua GR DD OR TR OODD OU OAN NADD CU RAA ES TA RODO ROC UAN EU 68 14 Simple User MAU eset iat bee O O ANN RO o a Y OO oe AU Ge ne 70 42 P16GT6GTenceS ricino cicaiici dan 71 Part IV Support 86 Introduction 1 Introduction Welcome to OBJ Inkdraw Welcome to OBJ Inkdraw the advanced drawing program for printers from HSA Systems OBJ Inkdraw is free software You can download the software from our website even before you decide to purchase our equipment This manual will help you understand and use the many different features available in the software Important features in OBJ Inkdraw All objects are freely movable Unlimited number of any object types You can use windows fonts Supports linear and 2D barcodes Import data from Access Excel and SQL servers Touch screen mode Remote control Multi language interface O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS OBJ Inkdraw User Manual aa gt x e sn P TS dh Fn es ees o a si jeu eale y a as W anan mo s Ss ee T gt as ee ded ao gt z iS se ore NN x wv a gt ie La oe lt gt c
46. k space Composite code Composite Characters w Readable character Group characters IZ Modul count Ok Cancel 1 Select side lines and top bottom lines Adjust line width 2 Compensates for ink saturation Distance between lines will be increased 3 Readable characters Turns readable characters on off Select alignment font type and font size Group characters High numbers will place the numbers closer together Small numbers will place them further apart 4 This option allows creation of a linear barcode and a special 2D symbol printed on top 5 If module count is checked barcodes can only be resized to a whole number of barcode modules If module count is unchecked the barcode is freely scalable Click checksum 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 26 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual 2 8 WW Barcode menu gt IM x lw Checksum Show checksum Mo print text Ok Cancel This is only an option with barcodes where checksums are optional Otherwise the check boxes will be grayed out Let us assume that according to the checksum rule the sum of the numbers in the barcode must be 8 If you enter the numbers 2 2 2 2 the input will be accepted whereas if you enter 2 2 2 3 it will not If you select Show checksum 22228 will be displayed as your output value No print text If you want values from a database in your printout a value will be repeated if the following database f
47. l display the special object properties menu for the selected objects For instruction on changing the settings for each content type please refer to either the chapter on Text objects Counter objects or Date time objects Date time menu hursday Apii lo E hhinn fis Js 2 4 yni UN To continue click ok The object will now be visible in the box on the right O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 24 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual Application identifiers If EAN 128 has been selected as your barcode symbology Ean 128 app will be on the list To create an identifier select Ean 129 app and click add This will display the following menu EAN1 28 Application identifier l X Applicaton Fised Max Check Only identifier length length digit numbers Pr F FP Brackets Lancel 1 Enter a value in the box application identifier 2 Select brackets from the drop down menu 3 Click ok to continue An application identifier must be placed before a text object a counter or a date time object Use the Object stacking buttons to change the order HU Barcode menu Visual Checksum pe Counter Add i Time date Insert i EAN 284002 Text Object bo Delete fect stacking buttons Ok Cancel Click visual in the box on the far left 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Objects 25 x HW Barcode menu Barcode frame Checksum fo Line width T Side lines Top Bottom lines n
48. n your print log is displayed Leadin Text at the beginning of every line Pe symbol to separate data Separator is separated by quotation marks Marks Lead Out Text at the end of every line Example Example of the finished result Finally choose a location for your print log file and remember to check the box activate User accounts Changing access rights To change the user access rights select functions gt access rights Functions Window Help f Cost calculation Ctrl M PF Parameters FS E Run Message Fig Print preview Shift4F10 Create bmp file Ctri F10 Stop print Esc 8 U rS ES Special Functions E a e K Print log User input O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 66 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual A menu will display the available user accounts To edit the access rights highlight a user account and click edit e User administration operator Add admin In this menu you can change the password and choose a user level in the drop down menu T Edit user AES Mame Operator EES o Password Changing access rights To create a new user account simply click the add button in the user administration menu Add user IPL x Name Mew user Access rights Designer y Password fT us Type in an a name for the user account Choose access rights and type in a password Click ok to continue O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 3 9 Activ
49. nal Default velocity a Default position setting 0 04 Lock no buffer Lock CB RAM Ont function Low ink Print signal T Use lN 1 for hardware purge Antichatte f 10 msec default B mec 1 mec disable Purge on first print Disable 170 when buffer empty 2 sided print This feature only works when multiple stalls are installed on you system If 2 sided print has been selected a second stall will print the same information as the first one Default velocity Default velocity for printing in velocity mode Value can be changed in the parameter menu Default position setting Default encoder value Value can be changed in the parameter menu Lock no buffer If this option has been selected a print will be stored to the buffer only if the buffer is empty or contains one print being printed If OBJ Inkdraw receives a false sensor signal an extra print with the same time stamp will be saved to the buffer and printed on the next product the time stamp that should have been printed on the second product will be printed on the third and so forth If lock no buffer is selected only the time stamp on the next product will be wrong Lock CB ram If OBJ Inkdraw receives a print command before the print has been saved to the buffer the error message print buffer overrun will be displayed This may happen if the distance between the start sensor and the print head is to short If lock CB ram has
50. nd continue later separator Format Decimal Amount displayed as decimals Binary Amount displayed as binary digits O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Objects 21 peated exadecimal Amount displayed as hexadecimal digits Octal Amount displayed as octal digits Printing stops when counter This options allows you to stop the counter when reaches min or max maximum value is reached If not selected counter will reset EE m mode 2 7 Barcode objects To create a barcode please select the barcode button in the object bar a Simple barcodes Original blii ins Expanded barcodes cope 12 y tc MEdraw arg 1234567890 imi f Expanded Content Advanced setup A simple barcode can be setup in 3 easy steps 1 Enter content 2 Select a barcode module There are 2 barcode modules each with its own set of symbologies 3 Select a barcode symbology from the drop down menu Symbology s in OBJ Inkdraw org module O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 22 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual Symbology s in the expanded module UPCAP5 O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Objects Advanced barcodes For advanved barcode setup go to the advanced setup menu FANT inne i TT Barcode modu f MEdraw org Expanded ct name xi Object stacking Object list Ok Cancel From this menu you can add either a text object a counter or a date time object to your barcode Highlight an object and click add This wil
51. nged and the text is stretched horizontally and vertically to fill the box Text case To change text case go to the Text Case selector located in the font panel Norma bd Normal Capitalize Uppercase Lowercase You have the following options The red fox Capitalize The Red Fox lower case the red fox uppercase THE RED FOX 2 4 Date Time objects To create a date time object select the date time button in the object bar 701 The date time object is able to show date and time in almost any format The options are set in the special object panel The date objects are synchronized to your PC hardware clock Date Date shift Ga 2 O cs alo o o Format Time shift 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 16 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual Select the formats Select the format from the drop down menu os RS Mien T e Je Es E ormat d mm y day of year d mmmm yyy mm last digit of year mmmm yyy o ai SE 3314 lt 334 S S d m vYY d mm yyy d m yyy 4 dd mm yyyy 01 04 2009 pri C T i N FAM did Wa S O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Setting date shift The date shift is the difference between the current system date and the displayed date The value can be set in two different ways 1 Enter a number in the Date shift fields and press enter 2 Select a new date from a drop down menu Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu a z 5 E 7 8 4 12 13 14 15 16 19 240 21 22 23 2E f 20 29 30
52. nguage file to one of the button you have activated in the paragraph Language buttons The language file will be assigned to the button number on the left of the equal sign You can display a flag on any active button The flag must be saved as a bitmap file to the same directory In the paragraph Flags please write the button number on the left of the equal sign and the name of your flag file on the right Print log To access the print log please select print log from the functions menu Functions Window Help 7 gt Cost calculation Ctrl M Pp Parameters FS S S Run message FLU s Print preview Shift F1O Create bmp file Ctrl F10 Stop print Esc Special Functions E of Access rights User input From the left window please select the information you would like to store in the print log Click add and the information will appear in the window on the right 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 65 3 8 You can add fixed values such as date and user and the content of the objects in your print job ZS Print data log Date stamp i Ti ADD gt Lime stamp Free kext ju Current user INSERT Job name ESB Object data lt DELETE Lead in Mowe up Move down Data seperator Quotation marks O 4 Activate E Lead nut Filename Es Example 05 04 07 22 58 DE Cancel You can adjust a number of options to determine how the information i
53. nt of each data line is shown in the window on the left A preview of the finished result based on your selections is shown in the window on the right Select force ansi conversion to convert database content to ansi character encoding Connect to ODBC databases Select ODBC from the database menu Database View Functions vine ES Load database Es Import From textfile Fi J A Connect Lo SOL server E Ky SOL Quickconmect S E Clear database MM EI ES Es Select one of the available ODBC aliases These are set up under Windows Control Panel Select ODBC alias E MS Access Database mr Tr HF HS THY HY dBASE Files hsaweb cl DE Owik Site Sample DEL wil Stez Sample Or Cancel Please enter user name and password Username and password settings can be changed in the preferences panel O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 49 When username and password have been accepted you can access the data from the database panel SQL servers To connect to an SQL server select Database gt Connect to SQL server or Alt L OBJ Inkdraw supports MySQL 3 1 and MS SQL 2000 Next please complete the following steps 1 Select server type 2 Type in server name 3 Click connect 4 Select database name 5 Select table 6 Modify query if needed Current data selection appears here Type of SOL server Imnort data from SAI server OO x mySQL gt O UpSMCo amp go amp ABlpMbo E 001TyMCo amp
54. nt of one frame to one or more frames When you create a copy object a source window and a destination window will be shown on your canvas You can resize the source window by using the handles You cannot adjust the dimensions of the destination window If you resize the source window the destination window will be resized accordingly 1 Make sure the copy object is placed first in the object panel Use the stack up and stack down buttons 2 Place the source window over the source object 3 The object will now be copied to the Destination window To display the content of the destination window on your screen please select full copy from the Special object properties panel To add extra Destination windows change number of copies Number of copies Show objects as i S In the special object properties panel you have the following options Show objects as Don t show The windows will be completely invisible In this mode the windows can not be rearranged You can only access the windows from the objects panel Clear The windows will be shown as thin red frame In this mode the windows can not be rearranged In this mode the windows will be displayed as grey boxes In this mode the windows will be named either source or destination Full copy In this mode the content of windows will be shown on the canvas O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Objects 3 2 12 System Objects To add a system object please sel
55. ows or labels when the content has not been selected e Selected color This option allows you to change the color of windows or labels when the content has been selected e Screen color This option allows you ton change the screen color e Keyboard color This option allows you to change the color of the keyboard e In this section you can set the passwords for administrators and operators e Choose screen This option allows you to switch between the 7 available screens e File name Location of the file where the file settings are stored 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 63 Setting up the keyboard Key no 1 E mi me is E is is ir is io 1o im TAB a w e rf t y uf i of ef tf 1 1 laas si Al Y O A E El Y E E ENTER languages ser z xj e vj 6 0 m 1L ser EE 47 The keyboard contains 48 standard keys and special keys like enter space and back space The keys are numbered form top left to bottom right 3 symbols can be assigned to each standard key standard shift and alt Two keys are not visible by default the alt key and key 48 located next to the a key To set up the keyboard go to the directory where OBJ Inkdraw has been installed Go to the subdirectory Touch screen Open the language file english ini In the paragraph Extra keys you will find the alt key and key 48 To activate the keys please change the value after the equal sign to 1 F english Notepad File Edit Forma
56. rints per ink supply cost 1000 prints and cost 100000 prints 68 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual 3 10 If your have created a print job with multiple heads cost for each is shown Total cost is shown on the far right 2 Ink usage j m af x Designing HP job C Program Filess BJ MEdraw flesS NoN ame Ink fer CB Head 1 12 7 mm Head 2 127 mm Head 3 12 mm Drops 13919 14030 13045 Coverage ites Fes 198 1 64 h w Use same values Ink supply a2 les 12 E a2 les on all heads Ink supply cost 15 l 15 15 l al Number of prints Prints per ink supply 107766 106913 114986 f oO000 Cost 1000 prints 0 14 0 14 0 13 Cost of Total cost 100000 prints 13 32 14 03 13 05 40 99 Expand Expand Expand If you click the expand button cost will be shown for each pen in the print head lol x x Ink usage Designing HP job C Program Files OB ME draw files MoM ame lnk for CB Head 1 Engine 1 Back Drops 139149 Coverage kir C IZ Use same values Ink supply ToL E ET on all heads Ink supply cost fi 5 d l Number of prints Prints per ink supply 107766 i OO000 nes printz 0 14 tacos 13 92 40 99 100000 prints Close Although the calculations are often close to the actual costs they will be limited by the following facts e Even the slightest change in font size can greatly influence the consumption of ink e lt is rarely possible to empty an ink cartridge 100 e OBJ
57. roduction line enter the line name here If you create a system object and select line name the value you enter here will be displayed Please refer to the chapter on system objects Line name External devices External devices is for settings up cameras for database lookup and barcode recognition To use this feature cameras must be properly connected and the software HSA Camera must be installed O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS n OBJ Inkdraw User Manual You can setup up to 4 cameras For each camera please select an item Item is the number of the selected zone frame in HSA Camera Cameras Validation Camera impu Input Camera ltem Function Target akaw a Next select a function Werilication Database search will scan the barcode search the database and print the value found Fast database search will scan the barcode search first column in the database and print the value found O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 85 Verification will perform a database lookup and verify content Please enter the target object to verify in the object box Cameras Walia Camera npu Input Camera them Function Target if sh aaea lt l T ooo 2 f2 Afe fo 3 a fs for 4 la Al 1 fo Select the validation tab OBJ Inkdraw can be set up to transmit a signal to an external device in case of NOREAD ERROR or both NOREAD is when the barcode is not readable ERROR is when content is not verified A value w
58. rt mm Set the correct sensor edge Measure the offset distance between the engines go to the print menu and enter the values Measure the offset distance between the print heads and enter the values Select the option Upside down NOOR WD 2009 HSA SYSTEMS OBJ Inkdraw User Manual mr Reu i ed i Aed R an 0 che I am sapadsiod MOS o aM LA uoy MED ejdepeeu xe O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 39 8 Speed adjust If the speed limit for the selected resolution has been reached not only will your resolution go down but your printout will also be stretched With speed adjust you are able to adjust the size of your printout If you enter a higher value placement of the drops will be based on a higher speed and thus your printout will be sgueezed e 600x600 dpi Max speed 38 m min e 300x300 dpi Max speed 152 m min e 300x300 dpi one row Max speed 76 m min e 300x150 dpi high speed Max speed 306 m min e 600x300 dpi high speed Max speed 76 m min e 300x600 dpi one row Max speed 38 m min Stitching If some of the engines are overlapping you can compensate by turning off nozzles Enter a number between O and 50 if too many nozzles have been turned off white lines will appear in your printout Parameter menu x Print modes Sensor Print HP values Head positions Purge Test lU Firmware Cancel HP Values When using HP print heads you can modify the following p
59. starts a Start lmm Positive Negative edge Select if the output level Positive edge of your sensor goes high or low on activation Negative edge Repeat number Select how many times the print sensor function is repeated for each activation of the sensor Repeat number Distance between repeat From end on one print to the next Distance between repeats Endless Endless Print continues as long as the sensor is activated O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 35 Print Prin 1 112 mm 2127 mm 3 338 mim Head offset 10 00 mm Engine 1 0 00 mm Engine 2 25 61 Engine 3 51 22 mmm mmm Speed ajust IN orm 100 fion 1 Print heads All available print heads are shown at the top of the screen Settings must be adjusted for each individual print head Click on a print head button to view the print head settings 2 Inverted text Everything will be printed in white on a black background 3 Orientation The default position of your print head is shown below This Is your text O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 36 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual e f you want to turn the head 180 select Upside down AD II tE a x ib L L E Ji This Is your text e Select other side if for instance you are printing on a box from the opposite side of the conveyor 4 Double ink The double amount of ink will be used Xaar only 5 Ink reduction Like the per object
60. t wiew Help Extra keys 48 0 alt 0 unshifted Hou H H G w Onn E AJ KA ll I mw YAA LA Poo G Ln E LM A A c Md KA KA GH H H HH H h The files has 3 other paragraphs unshifted shifted and alternated Here you will find the number of all available keys To assign a symbol to a key please type in the symbol after the equal sign The symbol you assign to the keys in the unshifted paragraph will be assigned to the Keys as standard values The symbols in the paragraph shifted will be activated when the shift button is pressed The symbols in the paragraph alternated will be activated when the alt key is pressed If you would like to create a different language file make a copy of the English language file rename it and change the settings as described above O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS n OBJ Inkdraw User Manual 3 7 Next open the file Keyboard ini located in the same directory In this file you will find 3 paragraphs languages language buttons and flags F keyboard Notepad File Edit Format wiew Help Languages Z english ini l danish ini Language buttons 1 2 1 3 lt U 4 0 3 0 Flags uk bmp 1 dk bmp You can install 5 different languages on your keyboard The buttons are numbered 1 to 5 starting from the top To activate a language button please go to the paragraph language buttons and change the value after the equal sign to 1 In the paragraph languages please assign a la
61. te a prompt text When entering print mode the user can choose the date from a drop down menu off Enter date 3 10 2009 EW March 2009 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Maa S g 9 fbi 12 16 16 12 le 13 Ze 25 24 25 2 23 3D 31 3 Today 3 10 2009 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 56 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual Offset day month or year Instead of entering another date than the current one you can offset day month or year When entering print mode the user is reguired to enter a number This number will be added to either day month or year If instance the user enters the number 2 day offset will display the 23rd as the 25th or year offset will display 2009 as 2011 To setup and offset prompt choose day offset month offset or year offset In the use input mask box please type in a number of n s representing the ciphers the user is required to enter If for instance you want to offset the day by 10 days 2 n s must be entered The content of the Visual input box will be shown in the input box and replaced as the number is being entered In the example shown below 2 x s have been entered which shows the user that 2 ciphers are required Finally enter a prompt text to instruct the user and a supervisor password if required Date time Use datepicker Month offset ear offset Ie Use input mask nn Visibility Visible input mask ss Default value Prompt text Offset number of days l Supervisor lock
62. te icon Lu Z O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Objects 13 Monitoring the content of the object during print To monitor an object in print mode select the object and click the print monitor icon When you enter print mode the value will be displayed in the print window MEE E Tai Wu Object name s Value on next print Print in reverse All objects that are not geometric objects can be reversed Keegan Me ii i TAE os tie NL AA To activate reverse print click the Y button to the right of the magnification glass O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS NOS OBJ Inkdraw User Manual 2 3 Special Object Properties Geometric objects i For rectangles and ellipses the following options are Line available thickness Mi Select line thickness Select line color Select fill Select transparency An object cannot both be solid and transparent Transparency overrides the solid command For lines only line thickness can be set Fonts Choose font size and font stile from the font panel All fonts available in windows may be used Font Size ji K TU ls ing Arial 2 BUE mnn TZ ng talc Transparency Pitch Stretch To create a transparent background select the object and click the transparency button on the right Pitch Select pitch to display the text string with a fixed distance between the letters 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Objects 15 Stretch The size of the text object remains constant when the text is cha
63. tel 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 58 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual 3 6 Databases First column search Full search Record number Default value Prompt text Find a databaze record Supervisor lock Password You can also setup a prompt to search for a database record and continue printing from there The following options are available First column search Search for a value in the first column only Full search Search for a value in the entire database Record number Locate a database record by entering the database number Touch screen The touchscreen interface allows you to hide the standard screen and display a touch screen interface The Touch screen interface can be activated on start up File Preferences Startup message 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 59 Log on screen The log on screen can be turned on off at File Preferences Startup message 4 Shut dowr 3 Close Operator A 2 Administrator 1 Log on as operator 2 Log on as administrator 3 Close OBJ Inkdraw 4 Shut down computer O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS 60 OBJ Inkdraw User Manual Main Menu F igre Record number l l l o NaN ame Ink v Load a new print job Enter print mode Load database This window shows content of current database record Browse database Search database Go to database record Log out Close OBJ Inkdraw O Shut down computer SIR T IA File Database and Produ
64. the text in the boxes will change from high to low or low to high depending on the hardware Select CE Fone 1 CB 1 Senso Encode HIGH Ja HIGH B HIGH Input 1 Input HIGH HIGH Statu 0K Encoder pulse coun 1 Reset 2009 HSA SYSTEMS a OBJ Inkdraw User Manual This can be done with all controller boards installed on your system Please select a controller board from the drop down menu Select CB Zone 1 CB 1 Firmware This menu is for updating FPGA and Micro processor firmware on the controller board Select CB Zone 1 CB 1 Info FPGA Current version 1 09 04 CB HF Upload Hew version Browse dl Choose new FPGA firmware e Microprocessa Current version IE N Upload New version Browse di Ehoose new Microprocessor Hm E gt This can be done with all controller boards installed on your system Please select a controller board from the drop down menu Select CB Zone 1 CE 1 3 3 Ink reduction This feature will reduce ink use by removing a percentage of the drops in the message Use this feature to save costs or to compensate for ink flowing out when applied to non porous materials OBJ Inkdraw allows you to set ink reduction for all objects groups of objects or single objects 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 15 1 Select the object s and go to the drop down menu below the lock icon El al gt d Random AU Masked 50 a M
65. upervisor lock Password Enter a prompt text and a supervisor lock if required Visibility This option allows you to display or hide an object when entering printing mode All you have to do is write a prompt text and click save When entering printing mode your prompt will look like this y Check box to display object w O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 55 Dates You can alter date content in a number of ways You can enter a different date or you can offset day month or year To enter a new date highlights the date object and choose the Date time option In the input format box type in the date format The date format determines in which order day month and year are displayed and how many ciphers are used In this case the user is required to type in 6 ciphers Therefore type in 6 n s in the input mask box Visible input mask is content you display in the input box to show the user what to type This will be displayed in the input box and replaced when the numbers are being entered Enter a supervisor lock if needed Danoise Input format MMDDYYYY Month offset ear offset Use datenicker Ie Use input mask fnnnnnnnn Visible input mask mmddyy Default value Prompt text Enter date l Supervisor lock a n o n a n a n Password Save Cancel Delete Instead of following the steps shown above you can use a datepicker In this case you will only have to fill out the date format and wri
66. wing options e A message can only be opened in one window e A message can be opened in several windows e A message can be opened and saved from multiple windows At the bottom of the screen the maximum number of open windows can be set If you start a print job when another print job is in progress the following options are available e The print job will be changed automatically e A prompt will be displayed e The print job will not be changed Serial Set the speed of your serial connection Select one of the following options Disabled Terminal 3 9600 bps 19200 bps 39400 bps O 2009 HSA SYSTEMS Other Features 79 A serial command consists of Lead in preamble text string post amble and lead out as in the example shown below lt esc gt cmd J 1234 lt eot gt P 7 7 lead in Preamble Textstring Postamble Lead out In OBJ Inkdraw you can select standards settings for lead in lead out preamble and post amble This way you will only have to transmit the text string Seral setup Disabled Terminal 3 9600 bps f 19200 bps 38400 bps lw Send control characters Receive control characters sen elleadin ESC Seriel lead out EOT Pre ample Post ample Send receive control characters OBJ Inkdraw can be setup to send or receive control characters from an external device such as a measuring weight Examples If the external device is sending the command OBJ

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