ScanNprint Silver for the Paxar Pathfinder Ultra 6039 User Manual
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1. further label In Trigger repeat mode the application waits for a further Trigger press in order to print another label This functionality is in addition to any printing commands provided in the Format and batch file On demand printing or multiple quantities The Clear button cancels trigger repeat and returns the screen above ready for another code entry Clicking Exit will close the application Additional functionality can be reached by pressing the F10 key Function then zero at the Scan Barcode prompt This screen shows the logged data which has been collected if enabled and also provides easy access to the printer Feed and Calibrate functions This is in addition to any label count specified in the print batch file ScanNprint Silver User Manual ScanNprint 5001996 Hot Chilli Powder 13900 See the Paxar Ultra 6039 manual for details of the Feed and Calibrate printer functions 6 of 15 In House Computing Configuring the Application ScanNprint Silver User Manual The ScanNprint application uses the following four input files They must be loaded into the device s My Documents folder via ActiveSync see later The Application Configuration file The Printer Format file The Printer Batch file The Lookup file ScanNprint cfg txt This file contains two sets of information Firstly the enabled and disabled functional aspects of the application and secondly the de2. the In House Computing ScanNprint Silver application for the Paxar Ultra 6039 barcode scanner and printer In this document you will find details of how to configure the ScanNprint application to meet the needs of your barcode scanning and label printing application The ScanNprint application is a user configurable application which means that you need to set up the application to use your own data and to print the labels that you need The Paxar Ultra uses Paxar s MCPLII label format language and the ScanNprint application gives you full control of the device via the MPCL language This document does not attempt to describe PCPL refer to Paxar s Packet Reference Manual You will find descriptions of the ScanNprint application configuration and details of the required Lookup file format and output Log file format here Configuration of the application means that it is suitable for a wide variety of Scanning and Labelling requirements The user configurable aspects of the application are Barcode symbologies PLU fields and size Printer Supply sizes Printed Label Formats Functionality By providing a user controlled configuration mechanism the application allows for a wide variety of input Code files or PLU files to be handled The configuration options allow for three independent fields from the input file to be used in Printed formats and the specification usage and printing of this information is fully cont
3. the code are then substituted into the ScanNprint bat txt batch file which is then passed to the printer for printing The layout and usage of the code and field in the printed label is entirely under user control For example This simple example ScanNprint configuration file specifies that EAN13 barcodes may be scanned only and that character positions 1 to 13 inclusive represent the code with the user s PLU file Furthermore it defines a 22 character field that starts in character position 14 The MPCL Format Configuration file defines 101 mm by 50 mm label with a single EAN13 barcode field and a 22 character text field The modified MPCL Batch Configuration file links the code and field extracted from the PLU to the MPLC fields define in the format file ScanNprint_cfg txt EAN13 ON PLUCode 1 13 PLUFieldl 14 22 ScanNprint_fmt txt F 1 A F M 1010 500 Fmt1 B 1 13 F 900 100 7 4 200 1 L 3 T 2 22 V 500 100 0 50 50 45 B L 0 3 0 ScanNprint_bat txt B 1 N 1 E 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 CODE 10 of 15 In House Computing ScanNprint Silver User Manual 2 FIELD1 This trivial PLU file contains the two fields defined Plu txt above 4006381109086Fineliner pens 4006381333627Stabilo Marker Note for the purposes of this document the 4006381134910Swing Cool Highlighter character denotes spaces in the plu file 11 of 15 In House Computing ScanNprint Silver Use
4. 0 17 02 07 Original document created v1 01 12 03 07 Added Registration Appendix v1 02 12 04 07 Added Padding configuration option 15 of 15
5. ScanNprint Silver for the Paxar Pathfinder Ultra 6039 User Manual v1 02 In House Computing April 2007 In House Computing ScanNprint Silver User Manual Contents oiii n 2 MET THEE 3 UNCON ALY 4 enfe eee ted t dfe I itecto de cinta 3 Applications and 3 Future VETSIOMS E 4 Demonstration rr ERES ehe He ESSE 4 Using the ScanNprint Application eene eene nnne eene nenne etes e enne nes eere enn nen neis 5 Configuring the Application 7 Th Application Configuration File nire roto Rete 8 Application ee o I EE ERAN exe eer PR ee i tete nte ete ete oet en 8 Scanning Symbologies n ect de tede ee e PRO ee RETRO A ae aS 9 JgB UN DL MEE 9 Example Senest eneen 10 Appendix L Data Transter 12 Appendix 2 Installation and Registration 13 Installatiotiz z nete ee coven etes eee eee x 13 Compact Framework eei deett ee lent deer dg dae E PLE es cose e ERR EE CER Beg deca Ch a E epe Eee eet 13 Product Resista OMen e a ea o Eaa ete EEE RE Ra exe eiu Te e Po REN eere ye o po Eben ERU dS 14 Document Histofy 15 2 of 15 In House Computing ScanNprint Silver User Manual Introduction This is the User guide for
6. ated support files will be found in a sub folder of the Program Files folder assuming the default options were selected when the application was installed On the Tools Options Sync Option menu of the Main ActiveSync window there is an option to enable the automatic synchronisation of the Ultra s clock and the PC clock Also ensure that the Ultra s time zone is set correctly Start button Settings Control Panel Date amp Time Time zone 12 of 15 In House Computing ScanNprint Silver User Manual Appendix 2 Installation and Registration Installation The application is supplied as a single installable Win CE Cab file for use on the Paxar Ultra 6039 Connect the Paxar Ultra to your host PC using ActiveSync Use ActiveSync 4 1 or higher Copy the Cab file to the device The device desktop would be a convenient location On the device double click the copied cab file and when asked accept the default answers to the installation prompts The cab file will automatically be removed For ease of use navigate to the My Device Program files ScanNprintSilver folder select the ScanNprint application then use the File menu Send To Desktop as Shortcut command to place a shortcut on the device desktop The Shortcut may be renamed on the desktop to improve readability if desired Should you wish to remove the application from the devoice use the Control panel remove program option Compact Framework For ol
7. der devices that do not have Microsoft s NET Compact Framework v2 0 installed you will also need to repeat the installation process with the CE NET CF 20 Cab file NETCFv2 wce5 armvdi CAB this file may be freely downloaded from Microsoft s Download Centre Refer to your Paxar Ultra documentation to achieve this 13 of 15 In House Computing ScanNprint Silver User Manual Product Registration After installation on first use the ScanNprintSilver application will show a product registration screen as shown below When shown this screen will have a seven character Product ID in the Product ID text box This will vary for each installation Product ID Follow the on screen instructions and email the displayed fs product ID in it entirety to Register InHouseComputing co uk To obtain the Registration code and once purchase details have been confirmed a Registration seduce ies ae Code will be returned by email This code should be entered into the Registration code text box and the Register button clicked Assuming that the Registration code is valid the fs application will continue and this screen will not be displayed again Clicking the Exit button will cause the application to terminate without attempting to register then product Registration Registration code 14 of 15 In House Computing Document History ScanNprint Silver User Manual Version Date Comments v1 0
8. file is removed from the device it will be recreated by the application if necessary ErrorStyle Determines if Error dialogues are used and if they require manual acknowledgement or will close after 5 second SOUND No dialogue is displayed but a sound is issued MESSAGE The Error Message is displayed and the Dialogue closes after 5 seconds ACK The Error Message is displayed and the user must press Enter or click the OK button to close the dialogue TriggerReprint If Enabled after each label Print the user 1s invited to reprint a further label by pulling the Ultra s trigger If this option is used the Clear button bust be used to remove the current code prior to entry of a new code Padding Causes ScanNprint Silver to automatically pad short scanned or keyed codes to the PLUCode Length See PLU Definition below Padding may be either LEFT ZERO 0 Zeroes are inserted before the code 8 of 15 In House Computing ScanNprint Silver User Manual LEFT SPACE Spaces are added before the code RIGHT ZERO Zeroes are added after the code RIGHT SPACE Spaces are added after the code For the purposes of searching the PLU file ScanNprint Silver considers spaces to be of a lower value than numerals i e the code 12345 right space padded to 8 characters should be placed before the code 12345678 in the PLU file Normally the LEFT ZERO option would be used for numeric codes and
9. finition of the Lookup file fields that will be used on the printed labels ScanNprint fmt txt The MPCL format file that defines the printed label that will be output by the application ScanNprint bat txt The modified MPCL format batch file that will provide the print field data for the print engine plu txt The Lookup file containing your data Although referred to as a PLU Price Look Up file there is no requirement for the file to contain price information The only constraints on this file are a maximum record length of 128 characters fixed record length and sorted on the code field 7 of 15 In House Computing ScanNprint Silver User Manual The Application Configuration File The ScanNprint accepts the following configuration parameters which are entered in the Application Configuration file ScanNprint cfg txt Although they may be entered in any order they are conceptually defined in three groups namely Application Control Scanning Symbologies and PLU definition The Parameters are not case sensitive The Parameter values are generally ON to enable and OFF to disable Application Control Title Provides a text string that is used as the title for the Main Scan Barcode screen e g TITLE My Company Logging If set to ON the application will record all the valid entered codes in the file ScanNprint_log txt in the device s My Documents folder Each record in the file is time stamped and if the
10. r Manual Appendix 1 Data Transfer The Four Data files used by the application The PLU file the Application Configuration file and the Printer Format and Batch files are transferred between a Host PC and the Paxar Ultra using Microsoft s ActiveSync v4 1 or later should be used The Datafiles should be copied into the My Documents folder of the Ultra Additionally the Log file created by ScanNprint may be copied from the My Documents folder If the Log file is completely removed it will re created if necessary by the application Provided ActiveSync has been installed correctly connecting the Pathfinder Ultra to a host PC will cause Active Sync to activate ra Microsoft ActiveSync File View Tools Help copa Sync Details Explore Options Connected Synchronized Clicking the Explore button will open a windows showing the contents of Mobile Device Analogous to My Computer Mobile Device File Edit Favorites Tools Help Q P 27 pe Search 727 Folders E Other Places Application Documents Network OnBoard Flash profiles X My Computer pete E My Documents e et c go Cj Shared Documents ie My Network Places Program Files Recycled Temp Windows Control Panel isqlw opt Microsoft CF 2 0 4 Mobile Device System Folder The screen shot above shows the My Documents folder where the data files will be stored The application and it s associ
11. rolled by the user Functionality e Single print or reprint on trigger e Use of PLU price and Description fields if configured e Optional logging of scanned codes Applications and Uses e Labelling e Shelf Edge Labelling e Price Mark down 3 of 15 In House Computing ScanNprint Silver User Manual The application is supplied as a single installable Win CE CAB file Future versions The ScanNprint Silver application is the simplest member of a family of products design to fulfil a ranged of scanning and printing requirements Future versions will include e Printing of more than a single label format under user control Price check functionality permits comparison against user entered prices with enhanced logging e Handling of wider PLU files with enhanced product details and or more details printed labels e Support for RF transfer of PLU and Log files Demonstration version The demonstration version of the ScanNprint Silver application is internally configured to only accept the EANS format barcode symbology The specification of other symbologies on the application configuration file are ignored The EAN8 symbology must be explicitly declared in the Configuration file The demonstration version is clearly marked on the Startup screen and the About screen 4 of 15 In House Computing ScanNprint Silver User Manual Using the ScanNprint Application Assuming that the ScanNprint application has been ins
12. talled on your Paxar 6039 double click the icon on the Device s desktop This is the ScanNprint Icon WG Your will see the Application Startup screen displayed as shown below While that application initialises the Please Wait message will be shown and the initialisation details will be displayed as the status message ScanNprint When initialisation is compete the button will display Continue Click the Continue button and the main application screen Scan Barcode will be displayed Please Wait At the main Scan Barcode screen where the user scans or ScanNprint optionally keys the barcode The application will search the loaded PLU files for the entered code and will print a label based on the loaded format and batch definitions Codes not found on file are reported as invalid and if enabled all scans are recorded in the Log text file The Clear key is used to easily erase an which has been entry keyed in error When a scanned code is found on file the details for the found record as described by the application s configuration file see later are shown on screen below the entered code The application will then print the defined label See the Installing the Application section in the manual if necessary 5 of 15 In House Computing If the Trigger Repeat mode is enabled after the Label has been printed the application gives the option to print a
13. the RIGHT SPACE option would be used for alphanumeric codes Scanning Symbologies The following barcode Symbologies are recognised by the ScanNprint Silver application AII Symbologies are enabled with ON and disabled with OFF 8 EAN13 UPCA CODE128 CODE39 EAN128 The default for all symbologies of OFF PLU Definition The PLU definition parameters define the precise location of the entered Code and optional fields within the PLU file All field offset begin at character 1 within the PLU file The field may conceptually overlap but must not exceed the maximum record length of 128 characters PLUCode Offset Length Character Offset and length of the code field searched for within the PLU fie Note the PLU file must be sorted on ascending order of the code field PLUFieldl Offset Length Character Offset and length of Field 1 extracted from the 9 of 15 In House Computing PLU fie ScanNprint Silver User Manual Not used if length is zero PLUField2 Character Offset and length of Field 2 extracted from the PLU fie Offset Length Not used if length is zero PLUField3 Character Offset and length of Field 3 extracted from the PLU fie Offset Length Not used if length is zero Example use When the ScanNprint Silver application find the entered Code in the PLU file it extracts the defined fields from the current record in the PLU file The extracted fields together with
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