Barcode Tagger® 600
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1. 1 Table top power supply with AC power cord 1 Barcode Tagger 600 User s Manual this manual INSTALLING THE CABLES 1 Remove the Barcode Tagger 600 computer power supply and AC power cord 2 Attach the printer cable to the 9 pin serial connector on the back of the computer marked Printer or Serial printer locking down with the two finger screws 3 The power supply consists of a black tabletop power supply with a 5 pin DIN style connector and a standard equipment AC power cable The switch on the power supply has the markings 0 off and 1 on Insert the power connector into the round socket on the back of the Barcode Tagger 600 computer 4 Turn the power supply off and plug the AC power cord into a grounded AC power socket Although the computer and the printer have their own power switches it is preferable to use a power strip with a separate power switch so that the printer can be turned on and off at the same time 5 If you are going to be printing tags directly from a host computer connect one end of the Serial Data Link cable to the serial port labeled Serial Data Link on the back of the Barcode Tagger 600 and connect the other end of the cable to the appropriate serial port on the host computer INSTALLING THE PRINTER Refer to the instructions that come with the printer for printer installation details Before attempting to use the Barcode Tagger 600 make sure the printer has tag stoc2. 1 for Mode Press 3 for ACT Only ACT Utilities Print ACT Tags Class First Class Barcode Format Ignore System Functions Update System Class is the class of mail you re doing The different options are First Class Priority and Express To change the class that is selected press 2 Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 22 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual Barcode Format Barcode Format is how to interpret the barcode It can be a choice of Ignore or dates where the format changed such as January 97 Ignore uses the class of mail that was entered from the keypad regardless of what the barcode says the class is If you picked one of the dates it uses the CIN in the barcode to determine class according to the CIN codes defined as of the date selected Print ACT Tags Once your settings are correct press 1 to print ACT tags You can either enter the 3 Digit ZIP Code or use a scanner to read a ZIP Code off a tag RAW DATA MODE Tags can be printed directly from data sent from another computer via Serial Data Link Tags are printed in real time from raw tag format and ZIP code information downloaded from a host computer in TDS Tagger Data Stream format Refer to Appendix B for more information about TDS format To download and print tags via Serial Data Link and Tagger Data Stream 1 Make sure the Serial Data Link cable is connected between the Ba
3. The name of the job as it was listed on the Job menu JOBNAME The total number of data entries in the job file 1 of 4 The sequential number of the next tag to be printed 1 of 4 How many of the currently displayed tag are to be printed Quantity 1 JOBNAME 1 of 4 P rev tag ENTER Print this tag N ext tag 1 Print rest Quantity 1 2 Enter manually The menu section also provides five functions P rev tag Press the P key to display the previous tag in the job file N ext tag Press the N key to display the next tag in the job file ENTER Press the ENTER key to print the currently displayed tag 1 Print rest Press the 1 key to print the rest of the job starting with the currently displayed tag and printing each subsequent tag until the last tag in the job file has been printed 2 Enter manually To manually enter and print tags that are not in the job file press 2 This brings up the Tag screen When you are finished manually entering tags press P to return to the Job Print screen Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 17 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual The tag section The tag section displays the next tag to be printed Initially this is the first tag in the job file PALATINE IL FCM LTRS 3D UPGR 01 WHITTIER CA 90605 Printing a job as is without making any changes 1 After the job is l
4. Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 25 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual The following parameters must be set in the second section of the TJF Format Tray Tray w Extra 39 Tray w Extra Text Sack Tray Fill In Sack Fill In hod No i GEESS No E eyo lt Standard gt for standard origin line Poe TI o HHHHH 5 digit for lt Standard gt TT TI Orin not astenga Ignored if Origin not lt Standard gt Category one alpha character class code two digit process category two digit sortation code See Appendix C The second section is terminated by one or more equal signs terminated with a CR LF The third section of the TJF file is the Tag section This is where the individual tags are requested This section is currently limited to 1000 entries Each line contains 3 to 5 fields delimited by a comma The format of each line is Subtype ZIP Quantity optional tray data type optional tray data text Spaces are ignored Three digit subtype code The first digit is the length of Z P 0 3 5 or 9 The number of digits of ZIP that will be looked at is based on the first digit of subtype When ZIP length is 0 no lookup is required ZIP length of 3 looks up a three digit ZIP 5 is a five digit ZIP and 9 is a five digit ZIP code plus a route type C for carrier route R for rural route etc and a three digit route number Route numbers may be padded with leading zeros
5. Mixed ADC or Mixed AADC tags press ENTER without entering a ZIP code first Individual carrier route tags entire sack or tray is the same carrier route 1 Enter a valid 5 Digit ZIP code that might be on a mailing piece in that tray or sack then press the hyphen key This brings up the route delivery type menu Carrier Route Rural Route Highway Contract Route Post Office Box Sections General Delivery Units 2 Select the route delivery type The Tag screen will re appear displaying the 5 Digit ZIP code and the route delivery type Tag 92621 C_ STD LTRS NON OCR WKG 01 WHITTIER CA 90605 3 Input the 1 2 or 3 Digit route number then press ENTER This brings up the Sortation Level menu Basic Carrier Route High Density Walk Sequence Saturation Walk Sequence Quantity 1 4 If you only need one tag select the route sequence type from the menu and the tag will be printed Note High Density and Saturation walk sequences are non automated only Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 20 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual 5 If you need more than one tag press the hyphen key then input the number of tags to print followed by ENTER You will be returned back to the route sequence type menu screen Now select the route sequence type from the menu and the tag will be printed Tag _ BREA CA STD LTRS ECRWSH C023 01 WHITTIER CA 90605 5 Digit tags 1 Enter a
6. Quantity Number of labels to be printed up to 999 optional tray literal text to be printed data text Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 26 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual TJF Sample one WMP Tagger Job File Format July97 Lightblue Smuff no comments may appear before this point the top three lines of the file identify it as a job file and the name of the job Format Tray Tag Printer Yes Format Tray Tray Fill In Sack Sack Fill In Printer Yes No Act Printer Yes designates this as an ACT job optional Origin Line Whittier Mailing Service text or lt Standard gt required Point of Entry 906 DAT if Origin line is lt Standard gt otherwise required Mailer Code text optional ignored if Origin Line is not lt Standard gt Category A0101 must be a valid category consisting of a single letter class code a two digit process category code and a two digit sortation code required lt subtype gt lt ZIP gt lt quantity gt lt subtype gt consists of a single digit number describing the length of lt ZIP gt followed by a two digit tray type code optionally followed by one more digit to indicate the specific choice of address where there are choices such as APO or APO FPO the number of digits of lt ZIP gt that will be looked at is ba
7. TJF files may contain comments preceded with a pound sign Improperly formatted commands are ignored Improper or impossible tag request will cause the printing of an error message tag not usable as a USPS tag stating the error detected Examples of TJF files are included in this section Tip If you have trouble de bugging your TJF files create a new job using the Barcode Tagger 600 keypad as a sample Save it export it to diskette and then load it into your DOS text editor to examine TJF file sections The TJF file is broken into three sections Each section is terminated by a line containing one or more equal signs The first section identifies the file as a job file and the name of the job The first line must read WMP Tagger Job File Format July97 terminated by a CR LF The second line contains the name of the job file The name may be as long as 40 characters and is terminated by a CR LF The third line consists of one or more equal signs terminated by a CR LF and ends the first section The second section pre programs the Barcode Tagger 600 for the type of job to be printed Seven parameters must be set in this section Each parameter must be set on a separate line terminated by a CR LF The exact order of the parameters is not important Each parameters is set by a command line formatted as follows parameter setting CR LF The number of spaces between the parameter equal sign and setting are not important
8. choice you will see what you currently have selected The driver is the type of device and is the what appears in the middle column of the previous screen Media type is the type of paper and only appears if you are changing the settings for a printer Port is the port on the back of the Barcode Tagger 600 that the device is connected to and also appears on the right column of the previous screen To change any of the settings press the number corresponding to the choice you want to change On the next screen you will see the list of possible choices and also one which says Current indicating the one you currently have selected Once you have made your selection you will be returned to the previous screen You can make more changes or press ENTER to save the changes and return to the Device Settings menu If you have problems when printing and the Barcode Tagger 600 tells you that it can t find your printer you probably have the wrong port selected This is where you would change it to the correct port setting or not Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 9 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual Update System An essential ingredient for the production of accurate tray and sack routing labels is the ability to keep abreast of the latest labeling changes published by the U S Postal Service Whittier Mailing Products offers data update subscriptions to ensure the accuracy of labels produced by
9. parameter of the command is separated by commas Format of the TDS command string Use Print Tag format if you want the Barcode Tagger 600 to figure out the information to print on the tag Print Tool Uy97 lt Orign Tex gt lt Orign ZIP gt lt Catagory string gt lt Subtype_string gt lt Tag_ZIP gt lt Tag_dty gt lt Optional_data_text gt Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 29 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual TDS command strings Origin_Text Exact text of origin line upper case Origin_ZIP three digit point of origin Catagory_string single letter category code two digit process code two digit sortation code see Appendix C Subtype_string three digit subtype code see Appendix C Tag_ZIP The number of digits of ZIP that will be looked at is based on the first digit of subtype When ZIP length is 0 no lookup is required ZIP length of 3 looks up a three digit ZIP 5 is a five digit ZIP and 9 is a five digit ZIP code plus a route type C for carrier route R for rural route etc and a three digit route number Route numbers may be padded with leading zeros Tag_qty Number of tags to be printed Optional_data_text Actual text to be printed in Optional data area on tray tag eight characters will be padded with trailing spaces if needed If you want to send specific information to the Barcode Tagger 600 of what is to be printed on the tag or to specify certa
10. valid 5 Digit ZIP code that might be on a mailing piece in that tray or sack then press ENTER This brings up the 5 Digit sortation type menu 5 Digit 5 Digit scheme 5 Digit carrier routes Quantity 1 2 If you only need one tag select the 5 Digit sortation type from the menu and the tag will be printed 3 If you need more than one tag press the hyphen key then input the number of tags to print followed by ENTER You will be returned back to the 5 Digit sortation type menu screen Now select the sortation type from the menu and the specified number of tags will be printed 3 Digit tags 1 Enter the first three digits of a valid ZIP code that might be on a mailing piece in that tray or sack then press ENTER This will bring up the 3 Digit sortation type menu 3 Digit 3 Digit Scheme AADC 3 Digit Carrier Routes Quantity 1 2 If you only need one tag select the 3 Digit sortation type from the menu and the tag will be printed 3 If you need more than one tag press the hyphen key then input the number of tags to print followed by ENTER You will be returned back to the 3 Digit sortation type menu screen Now select the sortation type from the menu and the specified number of tags will be printed Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 21 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual Mixed ADC tags Mixed AADC tags 1 Without entering a ZIP code simply press ENTER to acce
11. Route 18 Presorted 962 Basic Carrier Route 20 Priority Drop Shipment 963 High Density Walk Sequence 21 anual 964 Saturation Walk Sequence 22 Express Drop Shipment 23 erged 24 Barcoded NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when th quipment is operated ina commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can if not installed and used in nual may cause harmful interference n of this equipment in a residential radiate radio frequency energy and accordance with the instruction ma to radio communications Operatio area is likely to will be required cause harmful in to correct the in erference i rferenc a n which case the user t his own expense Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved
12. always there are System Functions and Update System Job Utilities Execute job Create Modify job Import job from diskette Export job to diskette System Functions Update System Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 6 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual System Functions System Functions is choice 9 under the Utilities menu From this menu you can change modes print amp edit the ACT list select your printers and paper change the print buffering default and backup amp restore your configuration System Functions 1 Mode Job 2 ACT Settings 3 Device Settings 4 Print Buffering NO Mode The mode you are in will determine how the Barcode Tagger 600 functions By pressing 1 you can see the possible modes There are four modes Job On Demand Act Only and Serial Data Job mode is used when you want to print tags using jobs you have created On Demand is used to print tags without making a job first ACT Only is if you are only printing ACT tags Serial Data is for reading information from another computer to print tags If you change modes you will notice that your options change to fit with the selected mode ACT Settings Act Settings allows you to print the ACT list edit the ACT list import and export the ACT list Press 2 to enter ACT Settings f you want to print the ACT list press 1 It will print to your ACT printer Pressing 2 allow
13. ame for it The Job to MODIFY CREATE screen will appear and your job name should be there You can now modify or create another job or press P to enter the Utilities menu Importing amp Exporting Jobs You can import jobs you have made on another machine or from your PC You can also export jobs you have made on the 600 to a disk to use on another machine To do either one of these go to the Utilities menu To import a job make sure the diskette is in the floppy drive and press 3 You will be asked which job you would like to import and then which location on your list of jobs you want this job to be placed 1 9 To export a job make sure the diskette is in the floppy drive and press 4 You will be asked which job on your list of jobs you want to export Printing Jobs Select the job you want to use from the Job to execute menu One of two screens will appear depending on if you have used the job before New Job Tag MXD LONG BEACH CA 907 FCM LTRS BC WKG 01 WHITTIER CA 90605 This is where you enter the ZIP Code of the destination If you are doing a mixed tag leave this field blank and press ENTER To print Carrier Route tags enter you 5 Digit ZIP Code and then press the hyphen key A screen will appear with different options such as Carrier Route and Rural Route When you make your selection you will return to the tag screen where you will need to enter the route number After you have the ZIP Code yo
14. d Custom Origin Line This launches the Custom Originator Line editor Enter 99 and press ENTER 3 Press the hyphen key to use the displayed Point of Entry or enter a new 3 Digit Point of Entry and press ENTER Clearing deleting a previously saved Custom Origin Line 1 Select the Custom Origin Line you want to delete by pressing key 2 8 This brings up the Custom Originator Line editor 2 Press 88 and ENTER Routing Tags Routing tags allows you to choose between Tray Sack Tray Fill In Sack Fill In or None Tray labels are printed on 1 15 16 x 3 inch paper and are formatted as required for mailing trays Sack Labels are printed on 15 16 x 3 5 16 inch paper and are formatted as required for mail sacks Fill In tags only prints out the Content and Origin lines This type of tag is not acceptable for automated mail If you do not want to print one of these type of tags because you are only doing ACT tags choose lt lt None gt gt Act Tags ACT air contract transportation tag is a printed tag that bears barcoded information for routing mail containers to be transported by contract air carriers By pressing 5 you can toggle between YES or NO for printing ACT tags Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 15 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual Saving a job Choose Save and exit to save the job The job will not save if you have not entered a n
15. e currently installed version won t start 11 JOB MODE 12 Create Modify EE 13 The Job Name editor 13 Category 14 Origin 14 Standard Origin Line 14 Custom Origin Line 14 Routing Tags 15 Act Tags 15 Saving a job 16 Importing amp Exporting Jobs iscenesat ee esen Ee E eE e E IIE EEE E e s 16 er 16 New Job 16 Non new Job 17 The menu section 17 The tag section 18 Printing a job as is without making any changes 18 Adding and deleting tags 18 ON DEMAND MODE 19 TI RIEKA UE ved ccibevecascbeet deed div udaesbcebiaccbeotdovideabseddincddendieandae dDesiadsneendesdaeavsnevedddoo iaedbedoont 20 Individual carrier route tags entire sack or tray is the same Coirtier roife 20 D DUQUE TAGS eege Seed Segel eut eege eNe ES 21 BS Digit TAGS vidas covets ta genee E GEN EEEE eaa Ze le ob endian Eed EELER doen ee AEN 21 Mixed ADC tags Mixed AADC ege 22 BIGHRAGGS EE 22 REPCGEPLCVIOUST AS sid sec EE RO Ha a aes RS Ase ae 22 ACT ONLY MODE 22 Barcode F rmate innii KEEN bak a ose Eed deeg deed dee deeg 23 Print ACT TOS iiss iiss satise cick tide eege EES ciseasceiacsstep EISi REES SEPADE E eaS SEE OREN AEA EED ERSTE EEAS ERSTES 23 RAW DATA MODE 23 FILE FORMAT CONVERSION 24 Appendix E 25 Tagger Job File Programming Format 25 TIES OVE LVICW Es ee e ere nc dae Sats E Ae E Sees EES 25 Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual Command Format And Autor 25 TIE OT 25 Appe
16. e job you have selected If this is anew job it will be zero Otherwise it will be the number of tags that are printed from the job Category Category shows the type of mail sortation for the job The default settings are First Class Letters Automated To change any of these settings press 2 The first menu is a list of possible classes of mail The second menu gives a list of types based on the class of mail you chose If at any time you wish to back up to the previous menu press P After you make your selection for the type of mail a list of possible sortations appear based on the class and type of mail you are doing Origin In order to generate the correct destination information the Barcode Tagger 600 needs to know the Post Office of Origin What ZIP code the job is being mailed from This information is also used to generate a correct Origin Line third line on each tag Standard Origin Line The quickest and simplest way to input the Origin information is to choose Standard Origin Line from the Origin Line menu You will then be asked to input the ZIP Code of Entry Post Office Enter the 5 Digit ZIP code of the post office you are mailing from then press ENTER If an origin ZIP code was entered previously you can use it by pressing the hyphen key instead of entering a new ZIP code Next you will be asked to enter your Mailer Code The Mailer Code is a two digit ID number that local post offices assign to cer
17. go into System Functions from the Utilities menu Select 1 for Mode then select 2 for On demand You will be sent to the On Demand screen which looks similar to the Create Modify job screen with a few less options 1 Print Tags 2 Category First Class Letters Automated 3 Origin 01 WHITTIER CA 90605 4 Routing Tags Tray 5 Act Tags NO 6 Print buffering Use Default Current default NO PREV Utilities Menu For more information on what these settings mean and how to change them refer to Job Mode earlier in this manual To begin printing On Demand tags press 1 from this menu This will take you to the tag screen Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 19 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual Tag screen At the Tag prompt ZIP code data is inputted to the Barcode Tagger 600 in one of four slightly different ways depending on what kind of tag is needed 1 Carrier route tag entire tray or sack is one carrier route 2 5 Digit tag 3 3 Digit tag 4 Mixed ADC Mixed AADC repeat last tag print blank tag An essential point to bear in mind is that the Barcode Tagger 600 figures out the correct destination ZIP codes and label information for you Do not enter what you think the ZIP code on the tag should be Instead enter the 3 or 5 Digit ZIP code of a mailing piece that would go in the 3 Digit 5 Digit or carrier route tray or sack For
18. he job If at any time you want to leave a menu without the changes being saved press NEW The Job Name editor The Job Name editor may appear somewhat confusing at first but it is really just four simple tables sharing one screen Three of these tables contain all of the available alphanumeric characters and the fourth consists of some simple editing commands In the alphanumeric tables each character is represented by a unique two digit code number derived from the row s and column s of the tables The code number for each character is row column 0123456789 0123456789 0123456789 O ABCDEFGHI 1 JKLMNOP RS TUVWXYZ 3 0123456789 d I ba d Al A 6 lt gt 77 del 88 clear 99 done Job Name Enter Code Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 13 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual 1 Begin entering the job name by entering the two digit code number of the first character then press ENTER The first character will appear in the lower left corner of the screen Enter the code for the next character followed by ENTER 3 Continue in this manner until the full job name is entered If you make a mistake press 77 lt ENTER gt to delete the last character or press 88 ENTER to clear the entire line 4 When you are finished press 99 ENTER to save the job name and exit from the Job Name editor Tags in job tells you how many tags are in th
19. his standard breaks down into two specific standards the hardware connection and the data structure necessary for communicating with the Barcode Tagger 600 Hardware Standard The Barcode Tagger 600 communicates with a host PC through a 9 pin PC AT serial port with a null modem cable Null modem cables are commonly available as LapLink cables that have both 9 and 25 pin RS 232 connectors on each end of the cable The communication settings for the host RS 232 port are ASCII 9600 BPS 8 bits no parity 1 stop bit xon xoff flow control Software Standard TDS consists of a command group of characters transmitted to the Tagger 600 and a response acknowledgment transmitted from the Tagger 600 to the host Each command begins with an open bracket and ends with a closed bracket T Characters transmitted outside brackets are ignored After a command is sent to the Tagger 600 a response is transmitted back to the host The response is a verbose string describing the state of the command Command Valid transmitted from the Tagger 600 to the host indicates that the command was correctly formatted and will be executed immediately Other responses i e Command Invalid Printer failure etc indicate that no tag will be printed Subsequent to any response the Tagger 600 is ready for the next command Command Structure Unlike some portions of the TUF Standard the order of parameters within a TDS command is critical Each
20. i WHITTIER MAILING PRODUCTS WHITTIER MAILING PRODUCTS WHIT THE TRAY AND SACK LABEL RESOURCE THE TRAY AND SACK LABEL RESOURCE THE 1 asss NM zeer M e 1484 30 E FAR Ki 464 300 Wei D 3000 FAK Ki es Ee mpta Barcode Tagger 600 Barcoded Tray and Sack Label Computer User s Guide Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual User S ET 1 Introduction nc ccccssesseesscsiscccacasavendenibecccssievsnaendasteecocescesscsidecsootecsebaciesenseasedaedossdoussacseacecaeissdasenseasebaecseesoes 4 Features 4 Installing the Barcode Tagger 600 Computer e eesesorsesesecoesesoesesesesoeeosorsesesecossosoeseseeoeoesosoesesecoeeesoreeseeeeoe 5 UNPACKING AND INSPECTION 5 Inspect the contents of the box If any items are missing or damaged notify Whittier Mailing Products at once 562 464 3000 FAX 562 464 3007 5 List Barcode Tagger 600 Packing ccsccesccesseeseesseesseeceesecescenscecusecsaecaeecseesaeeseeesseesaecuaecnaecsaecnaesaeenas J INSTALLING THE CABLES 5 INSTALLING THE PRINTER 5 LOTSA EA A ES EA T EAEE E A 6 THE UTILITIES MENU 6 KEE 7 Mode 7 ACT Settings 7 Edit ACT list 8 Device Settings 9 Update System e cesses isora eposa arapa SEE bea Eora r SI E OIAR dus ESEE ER EASE SERES OIEA ORES toastisnsaestavests 10 Routine data updates by diskette 10 Making an update diskette 10 Updating by diskette when th
21. in settings use the following commands Format Tag lt format gt Format Act lt format gt format in one of format is one of Tray None Tray Fill In Standard Sack Sack Fill In None Clear Buffer Set lt field gt lt value gt field is one of ActAirport ActBarcode ActClass Barcode CityState Contents Extra Extra39 Origin Zebra logical 1 or 0 Zipcode 3 or 5 digits Ziptag Right adjusted portion of the content line 3 letter airport code 8 character 1 character 8 or 10 digit Print Buffer lt quantity gt Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 30 Users Manual Barcode Tagger 600 Appendix C Class Type Sortation Subtype codes CLASS A First Class SUBTYPE B Periodicals 000 Fill In C Standard 002 Mixed AADC D Package Services 004 Mixed ADC F News 010 Mixed BMC 012 Mixed AADC at BMC TYPE 014 Mixed ADC at BMC 01 Letters 320 S DiGie 03 Flats 321 3 Digit 3 Digit Scheme 04 achinable 330 SCF 05 Irregular 333 ADC 07 Commingled Irregular 334 AADC 08 Parcels 338 Destination ASF 13 Drop Shipment 339 Destination BMC 366 3 Digit Carrier Routes SORTATION 550 5 Digit 01 Nonautomated 555 5 Digit Mach and Irreg 02 Automated 556 5 Digit Scheme 03 Regular 561 5 Digit Carrier Routes 14 DBMC Rate 567 5 Digit Scheme Carrier Routes 15 Bound Printed Matter 568 Merged 5 Digit 16 edia Mail 569 Merged 5 Digit Scheme 17 achinable 960 Carrier
22. ions for job mode press P to go to Utilities Execute job returns you back to the Job to execute screen Create Modify job allows you to create a new job or modify a job you have already created Import job from diskette allows you to import a job from a diskette you made on a PC or one that you have stored on another 600 or on a 2000 Export job to diskette allows you to export a job to a diskette you have created on the 600 to use on another 600 or 2000 Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 12 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual Create Modify job By pressing 2 from the Utilities menu you will enter the Job to MODIFY CREATE menu This menu looks similar to the Job to execute menu If you want to modify a job you have press the number corresponding to the job you want to modify If you want to create a new job press a number which corresponds with lt lt not currently assigned gt gt 1 Name Tags in job 0 2 Category First Class Letters Automated 3 Origin 01 WHITTIER CA 90605 4 Routing Tags NONE 5 Act Tags NO 6 Print buffering Use Default Current default NO 9 Exit WITHOUT saving 0 Save and exit This is the next screen under Create Modify job f you are modifying a job the job s name will appear in the parenthesis on the same line as Name If this is a new job press 1 to enter the name of t
23. k properly loaded into it the power is on the printer data cable is properly connected between the Barcode Tagger 600 and the printer and that the printer is on line Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 5 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual Operation THE UTILITIES MENU When all cables are properly installed turn on the power switch on the Barcode Tagger 600 power supply After a few seconds the Whittier Mailing Products copyright screen will come up and after approximately 15 seconds the Job to execute screen appears Job to execute 0 lt lt not currently assigned gt gt 1 lt lt not currently assigned gt gt lt lt not currently assigned gt gt lt lt not currently assigned gt gt lt lt not currently assigned gt gt lt lt not currently assigned gt gt lt lt not currently assigned gt gt lt lt not currently assigned gt gt lt lt not currently assigned gt gt 9 lt lt not currently assigned gt gt PREV Utilities Menu 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The Job to execute menu allows you to execute jobs you have created We will get back to this later First we need to become familiar with the Utilities menu Press P to enter this menu The Utilities menu will look like the picture below This is not how it always looks though If we change modes this menu changes to support the mode you are in The only two options that are
24. ndix ME 29 Tagger Data Stream Programming Format 29 TDS OV CT VICW oaeen n N et actes wade hte Oh ie gente ee Gg Rita ehh hehe age le Ge Aes hgh ASAT cuvane RNS 29 H rdw re Standard ssri ege dee ERT teilen iere aa de Be ose geet bw RED een E eer 29 SoftWare Standardo EE 29 TDS command strings 30 Appendit E 31 Class Type Sortation Subtype codes 31 Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 3 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual Introduction The Barcode Tagger 600 tray and sack label computer barcoder is the next evolutionary step beyond the popular Barcode Tagger 500 The 600 combines the features of the BagTagger II with the most often asked for enhancements along with brand new and powerful capabilities Like all Tagger computers the Barcode Tagger 600 is built around the Tagger Engine Using a 3 Digit or 5 Digit ZIP code for input the Tagger Engine references the U S Postal Service s most recently published labeling lists to look up the correct destination line and Content Identifier Number CIN for any class and category of domestic mail for any valid ZIP code in the United States This data along with a bar code and other information is formatted for the correct text size graphic image position etc as specified by the U S P S Domestic Mail Manual and output to a printer for printing on special WMP tag stock that is produced to exact DMM specifications Features Prints accu
25. oaded and the Job Print screen comes up press 1 to print out the job 2 After all tags have printed press NEW This brings up the Save Changes menu 3 Select Discard changes You will be returned to the Job to execute menu Adding and deleting tags Adding tags to the end of a job 1 After the job is loaded at the Job Print screen press 1 to print out the job 2 After all tags have printed press 2 to manually enter and print additional tags Press P to return to the Job Print screen Press NEW If you don t want the manually printed tags to be a permanent part of the job file select Discard changes from the Save changes menu You will be returned to the Job menu and the original version of the job will remain unchanged 6 To make the additions to the job permanent select Save job from the Save changes menu You will be returned to the Job menu and the modified version of the job will replace the original job in the Barcode Tagger 600 s memory The new version of the job will consist of the original tags plus the additional tags added on at the end 7 If you decide to add more tags to the job before quitting select Continue current job from the Save changes menu You will be returned to the Job Print screen Press 2 to manually enter and print additional tags Go back to step 2 OAU Adding tags in the middle of a job 1 With the job loaded at the Job P
26. orts will change to the table that ZIP Code is in If the Airport field has XXX it means that there is no Airport code for that ZIP Code To change one of the airports press the hyphen key When the option next to the hyphen says to change pressing it allows you to change and airport When the option next to the hyphen says to view pressing it only allows you to view airports and not change them You can also tell if you are on view or change by what the entry line says If it says ZIP to View you can only view If it says ZIP to CHANGE you are in the change mode Now that your entry line says ZIP to CHANGE press N to edit the airport You can see the current name selected under Airport By typing 88 and ENTER the 3 Letter airport will be cleared Now you can enter in the new 3 Letter airport by using the table First you enter the number of the row and then the column and press ENTER When you are finished type 99 and ENTER You will return back to the previous screen If you want more explanation on how to use this table refer to the Job Name Editor In the airport field you should see the 3 Letter airport you made Type in the 3 Digit ZIP Code you would like to change to that airport and ENTER You will see the table change with the airport code you entered at the location of the ZIP Code you specified If you would like to change more ZIP Codes to that airport enter those in also If you simply
27. rate correct tray and sack tags instantly for every class and category of Domestic mail for every ZIP code in the United States Fast data lookup Creates prints and saves groups of tags as batch jobs Stores up to nine jobs internally available any time for instant recall Unlimited job storage on 3 1 2 floppy disks Entire jobs can be created on another computer and transferred to the Tagger 600 by floppy disk or serial data link Automated batch printing of jobs from floppy disk e Manual mode for On Demand tag printing using keypad input Data updates via floppy disk Internet or US Mail Makes backup copies of data updates Bright easy to read backlit display No diskette needed for normal operation program and update data is stored in permanent flash memory Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 4 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual Installing the Barcode Tagger 600 Computer UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Carefully remove all items from the shipping carton Save the rigid packing foams and outside shipping carton f your Barcode Tagger 600 ever requires service you may be asked to ship the unit to Whittier Mailing Products m the original carton Inspect the contents of the box If any items are missing or damaged notify Whittier Mailing Products at once 562 464 3000 FAX 562 464 3007 List Barcode Tagger 600 Packing 1 Barcode Tagger 600 computer
28. rcode Tagger 600 and the host computer 2 Go into System Functions from the Utilities menu 3 Select Mode by pressing 1 then Raw Data by pressing 4 This brings up the Raw Data Utilities menu Raw Data Utilities Enter Serial Data Mode Print WMP Raw Tagfile Routing Tag Format Act Tags System Functions 0 Update System 4 Select the Routing Tag Format amp If you want to print Act Tags This information can also be sent through the serial data stream 5 From the host computer initiate data transfer The Barcode Tagger 600 will begin processing the data and generating the correct tags During this time the message Processing serial input Press NEW to exit will be displayed Once data transfer is initiated no file control or modification is possible from the Barcode Tagger 600 except to exit 6 After all tags have been printed or to interrupt tag printing press NEW to display the Confirm exit men Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 23 Users Manual Barcode Tagger 600 sers Manua FILE FORMAT CONVERSION Tag files can be translated from other software to be printed through the Barcode Tagger 600 Tags are translated to WMP Raw tag format in a host computer and then printed from the Raw Data Utilities on the Barcode Tagger 600 To download and print tags for Group1 software 1 Generate a BAR file from GROUP1 software 2 From a DOS promp
29. rint screen press ENTER to print the first tag 2 Continue to press ENTER until all the tags have been printed up to the point where you want to insert additional tags 3 Press 2 to manually enter and print additional tags 4 Press P to return to the Job Print screen 5 Press 1 to print the remainder of the job 6 After all tags have been printed press NEW 7 From the Save changes menu select Save Job to keep the changes Discard changes if you don t want the original job file changed or Continue current job to escape back to the Job Print menu Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 18 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual Deleting tags from the middle of a job 1 With the job loaded at the Job Print screen press ENTER to print the first tag 2 Continue to press ENTER until all the tags have been printed up to the point where you want to delete tags 3 Press N repeatedly until you come to the next tag you want to keep 4 Press 1 to print the remainder of the job 5 After all tags have been printed press NEW 6 From the Save changes menu select Save Job to keep the changes Discard changes if you don t want the original job file changed or Continue current job to escape back to the Job Print menu ON DEMAND MODE On Demand mode allows you to print tags on demand without creating a job To change to on demand
30. s of your updates 1 Turn the computer off Wait a few seconds then turn it back on After a short wait the Copyright screen will appear and the message Press NEW to enter Setup will show at the bottom of the screen for about one second 2 Press the NEW key before the message disappears lf the diskette installation screen doesn t come up re start the computer and try again Tagger 600 release 9804 002 1 Complete reinstall losing current settings jobs etc Update software from diskette Insert an update diskette into the disk drive 4 To keep the internally stored jobs and settings select Update software from diskette This is the same as updating from the Update system menu 5 Choose Complete reinstall to load the update and delete all previous jobs and settings The rest of the installation is identical to routine diskette updating from the Update system menu Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 11 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual JOB MODE Job Mode allows you to print tags using jobs that you create To enter job mode go into System Functions from the Utilities menu Choose 1 for Mode and then 1 for Job Mode After entering job mode the Job to execute screen will appear It will show a list of your jobs If you have a job created that you would like to use press the number that corresponds to that job To see you other opt
31. s you to edit the ACT list which is explained in further detail below Option 4 allows you to import an ACT list from a diskette and option 5 allows you to export an ACT list to a diskette This is useful if you have another 600 or a 2000 so that you only have to edit the table once Then using a diskette you can copy the ACT list to the other computer Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 7 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual Edit ACT list You can edit the ACT list by pressing 2 from the ACT Settings menu 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 000 XXX XXX XXX XXX LGA LGA SJU SJU SJU SJU 010 BDL BDL BDL BDL BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS 020 BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS 030 BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS 040 BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS 050 BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS BOS 060 BDL BDL BDL BDL BDL BDL BDL BDL LGA LGA 070 EWR EWR EWR EWR EWR EWR EWR EWR EWR EWR 080 PHL PHL PHL PHL PHL PHL PHL PHL EWR EWR 090 JFK JFK JFK JFK JFK JFK JFK JFK JFK XXX Airport XXX N Edit airport ZIP to View to change On the left hand column you will see 3 Digit ZIP Codes and along the top is the third digit of the 3 Digit ZIP Code For example if you look at row 020 and column 6 you will see the airport for ZIP Code 026 To view another ZIP Code enter the 3 Digits in and press ENTER In the Airport field you will see the 3 letter abbreviation for that airport Also the table of airp
32. sed on lt subtype gt extra digits on the end MUST be zeros and will be ignored For example 90600 and 4350000 are valid 3 Digit ZIP codes this list currently limited to 1000 entries 004 0 1 333 342 1 550 90632 1 333 982 2 333 966 1 Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 27 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual TJF Sample two WMP Tagger Job File Format July97 STDA LTRS ECR Tag Printer Yes Act Printer No Origin Line lt Standard gt Point of Entry 90605 Mailer Code 90502B023 1 90605 1 TJF Sample three WMP Tagger Job File Format July97 Tag Printer Yes Act Printer Yes Origin Line lt Standard gt Point of Entry 90605 Mailer Code Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 28 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual Appendix B Tagger Data Stream Programming Format TDS Overview TDS sets a standard for transferring data via RS 232 serial data link directly to the Barcode Tagger 600 similar to sending data to a printer TDS simplifies and formats the data into a command set that tells the Barcode Tagger 600 how the host sorted the data and grouped it into sack or trays The Barcode Tagger 600 then looks up all the necessary data formats the data according to USPS standards and prints the tag s in real time The TDS standard defines a data stream feed to the Tagger 600 T
33. ss the ENTER menu 2 If you only need one tag select the appropriate tag from the menu and the tag will be printed 3 If you need more than one tag press the hyphen key then input the number of tags to print followed by ENTER You will be returned back to the ENTER menu screen Now select the appropriate tag from the menu and the specified number of tags will be printed Blank tags 1 Without entering a ZIP code press ENTER to bring up the ENTER menu 2 If you only need one tag select Blank from the menu and a blank tag will be ejected 3 If you need more than one blank tag press the hyphen key then input the number of blank tags you want followed by ENTER You will be returned back to the ENTER menu screen Now select Blank from the menu and the specified number of blank tags will be ejected Repeat previous tag 1 Without entering a ZIP code press ENTER to bring up the ENTER menu 2 To make one tag that is identical to the tag just printed select Repeat from the ENTER menu 3 To make several tags that are identical to the tag just printed press the hyphen key then input the number of tags you want up to 1 000 followed by ENTER You will be returned back to the ENTER menu screen Now select Repeat from the menu and the specified number of tags will be printed ACT ONLY MODE Act Only mode is used if you only want to print ACT tags To enter ACT Only mode select System Functions from the Utilities menu Press
34. t translate BAR file to Raw tag format For example if the file created from GROUP1 is named job1 BAR then the command line would be tagcnvt job1 job1 tag fi group1 Transfer tag file to a 31 2 inch floppy and put disk into the Barcode Tagger 600 Go into System Functions from the Utilities menu Select Mode by pressing 1 then Raw Data by pressing 4 This brings up the Raw Data Utilities menu 6 Select Print WMP Raw Tagfile from Raw Data Utilities ae Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 24 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual Appendix A Tagger Job File Programming Format The Tagger Job File TJF and Tagger Data Stream TDS are the standard protocols for transferring data between a host computer system to a Tagger 600 control unit TJF Overview TJF files are created either by a host computer or by the Barcode Tagger 600 and stored on IBM formatted 3 1 2 floppy diskettes The files can be loaded into the Tagger 600 at a later date for tag printing either as a batch or one at a time as needed When the tags are printed as needed the operator can add or delete tags as needed while a job is being processed Command Format and Syntax TJF files are ASCII text files They may be created by any means from a simple text editor to custom programming The Barcode Tagger 600 interprets each line of the file terminated with a CR LF as a command
35. ta by disk you can make a backup copy on floppy disk directly from the Barcode Tagger 600 A backup copy of an update disk can also be made ona standard PC but it may not copy or load reliably due to differences between the disk drives The first backup you make should be of the version that came already installed 1 Prepare a blank IBM or MS DOS formatted high density 1 44M diskette Make sure the write protect notch is closed 2 Select Utilities from the main menu 3 From the Utilities menu select Update System 4 From the Update System menu select Create update diskette This brings up the Update diskette screen Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 10 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual 5 Insert the disk into the disk drive and press ENTER The message Creating nnnn nnn update diskette will be displayed while the update disk is being made You will then be returned to the Update System menu 6 Press P to return to the Utilities menu Press P again to get back to the Main menu Updating by diskette when the currently installed version won t start If the currently installed update won t start or doesn t work correctly if the update disk was damaged in the mail for example you can still load in a new update without accessing the Update system menu as long as you have a working diskette copy of a recent update This is why you make backup copie
36. tain large volume mailers such as utility companies If you don t have a Mailer Code or don t know if you have one just press ENTER If a Mailer Code has already been entered from a previous job you can use this number by pressing the hyphen key instead of entering a new number With this information an origin line will be printed on each tag containing the Mailer Code if used and the City State and ZIP code of the Post Office of Mailing Custom Origin Line Many mailers prefer to use a Custom Origin Line instead The text of a Custom Origin Line can be anything you want such as your Company Name Selecting the Custom Origin Line option brings up the Custom Origin Line menu Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 14 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual Custom Origin lt lt NoChange gt gt ACME ROCKET SKATE CO BURBANK CA 91501 ACME TORNADO SEED CO BURBANK CA 91501 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Re loading the most recently selected Custom Origin Line 1 Select lt lt no change gt gt If you wish to use the same Custom Origin Line that was used in the previous job Note that the display will now show the previously selected 3 Digit Point of Entry 2 Press the hyphen key to use the previous Point of Entry or enter a new 3 Digit Point of Entry and press ENTER Using a previously saved Custom Origin Line as is 1 Press key 2 8 to select a previously save
37. the Barcode Tagger 600 Subscribers can update either by diskette The latest updates are available 24 hours a day for direct download from WMP s Internet site for downloading onto diskette Subscribers who do not have on line access will receive update diskettes by U S Mail Diskettes are mailed a minimum of four times per year and as often as important changes warrant Our Internet address is http www traytag com Update procedures All updates begin by selecting Update system from the Utilities menu and making a selection from the Update system menu 1 Update from diskette 2 Create update diskette Routine data updates by diskette 1 From the Update system menu select Update from diskette The screen will display the message Locating update on diskette done When the update program is identified and begins loading the display shows the message Loading nnnn nnn the version When the new update is loaded after approx one minute or so the screen displays done then Validating update done The screen shows the message Restarting system and about one second later there is a short beep About 10 seconds later the copyright screen will appear and the system will restart as usual with all the previous settings transferred to the new update Making an update diskette Making a backup copy of each new data update is strongly recommended After updating the da
38. u want entered in press ENTER A screen of possible tags to print will appear based on the ZIP Code you entered If you want to print more than one of this type of tag press the hyphen key to change the quantity Make your selection of the type of tag you want The tags should be printed and you will be returned to the tag screen The format of the tag you just printed will also appear on this screen Do this for all of the tags you want in this job When you are done press NEW and you will be asked if you want to save the job discard changes or continue current job To save the job press 1 and the next time you use it you will see the screen for a non new job appear For more information on printing different types of tags refer to the On Demand section of this manual Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 16 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual Non new Job lt JOBNAME gt 1 of 4 P rev tag ENTER Print this tag N ext tag 1 Print rest Quantity 1 2 Enter manually PALATINE IL 600 FCM LTRS 3D UPGR 01 WHITTIER CA 90605 Once you have loaded in a job file you can print it out from the Job Print screen The Job Print screen may look a bit confusing but it becomes easy to understand if you think of it as two separate screens combined into one The Job Print screen consists of the tag section and the menu section The menu section The menu section displays four items of information
39. want to view other ZIP Codes make sure you press the hyphen key to change back to view or the ZIP Code you enter will be changed When you are finished press P and you will be asked if you want to save the changes Copyright 1998 Whittier Mailing Products Whittier Ca All rights reserved 8 Barcode Tagger 600 Users Manual Device Settings Device Settings is where you set up all the devices that connect to your 600 such as your printers scanner and computer Enter Device Settings by pressing 3 from the System Function menu Device Settings 1 Tray Printer Eltron 2122 LT 198 COM2 2 Sack Printer Eltron 2122 LT 095 COM2 3 Pink Tray Printer Eltron 2122 LT 198 COM2 4 Pink Sack Printer Eltron 2122 LT 095 COM2 5 ACT Printer Eltron 2642 LT5 LT5 COM1 7 Scanner Symbol LS COM2 8 Computer Serial Data COM1 ENTER Accept Configuration On the left side of the screen is all of the possible devices that can be connected to your Barcode Tagger 600 In the middle left column is the kind of device selected for each possibility In the middle right column only on choices 1 5 is the media type paper type you are using in the printer On the right side is the port that device connects to To change any of these settings press the number which corresponds to the device you want to change The following screen will show two or three choices Driver Port and Media Type If you selected a printer Also next to each
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