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1. 5 7 3 5 3 Group New Creates a new group marking Edit Editing active group mark Search Searches for groups in the active project Printout To print from this button is not possible when using MK9 USB See Print group mark Delete Removes the active group mark in the project Delete multiple Select the groups to be removed Ctrl mouse button can be used to select several individuals in the series or individually A warning appears before groups are removed Preview Previewing marks in the group mark The dialog shown below If the user does not want the message to be displayed every time just check the box and press OK Information Don t use print out button in preview mode Dont show this message again Control number of characters The marks that include more number of characters than the length of the label allows marked with a red arrow gt Reduce the number of characters or the size of characters options to increase the length of the mark Change order Here you can change the order of created groups Select a group and use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to place the teams in the project 2011 02 25 OC PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Convert to MK9 NG USB project Conversion to MK9 NG USB Project System MKI NG a Machine Information Product group i MESANG US Heat Shrink B Settings Product PHZ 032 M Marker le
2. Click on OK to close the window 2011 02 25 353 PARTEX U MARKING SYSTEMS WinSign NG user manual 3 5 11 Print markings To print previously created markings click on the print icon on the marking section of the project window You can also select Print in the Marking menu Marking Print When printing markings you got the possibility to print optionally number of markings in the active group marking Only markings in the active group can be printed The print window and the choice of printer is described later in the sub chapter How to print Groups and Markings 3 5 12 Search marking To search for a previously created marking click on the search icon in the marking section of the project window You could also select search in the marking menu marking search Search on marking i x Search for Search from start Replace with Search next PO Replace from stat Alternative Replace next Match lower case upper case 3 V Match whole word Replace all Replace within marker text Close Search on Help f Marker text C Marker number C Location designation Search for At the dialog box for searching you write the search criteria in a text field In the check box under you select which type of mark information post you want to search on Search function search through the whole active project Important and characters can not be used to search
3. Check marker length Check if the text fit on the marker This apply to active group Winsign NG House J Fie Project Group Marking Tools Window Machine settings Help 18 x Ol S Number generator heme GL Gea aE SP1 N ProMark m E JAE es 222 Bz Ua Import Font Size Product type Tahoma f10 PFC04218 Producttype No ofeach Text 1 PFCO4218 1 e Wilf 2 PFCO4218 1 4 Too long to fit 3 PFCO4218 12 ae 4 PFCO4218 1 gt Too long linelT 09 high also When the function is used it will check all rows in current group and check if the text will fit on the marker 201 1 02 25 25 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Means that the text will fit the marker Means that the text is too wide for the marker Means that the text is too high to fit the marker Means that the text is too high and too wide too fit the marker If you edit a marker text after check length then the length symbol will disappear for that marker This mean that you have to run the check again too see which text will fit the marker NB This function only applies for those printers machines that uses Windows fonts for print outs Contact Partex for additional information Control number of characters This function checks the number of characters entered at creation of group The function must be activated in the group marking dialog by setting a number in the Max
4. PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Change length Changes the length of the selected mark marks Split number series A series of numbers ex 10 10 is shown in a cell 10 10 Activated function is obtained 10 marks 1 e 1 2 3 10 Change number of each Changes the number of each tag directly into the grid Number column Select a block of labels or one single label 5 7 3 5 5 Tools IGE XAO Allows you to import projects to marking information from the CAD system IGE xao Contact Partex for more information Eplan Allows you to import projects to marking information from the CAD system EPLAN Contact Partex for more information ELPROCAD Allows you to import projects to marking information from the CAD system ELPROCAD Contact Partex for more information Partex CAD Allows you to import projects to marking information from Partex CAD formats Contact Partex for more information 5 7 3 5 6 Window Arrange all Arranges the windows so they overlap Tile horizontally Adds the windows above and below each other so that all are visible 5 7 3 5 7 Machine settings Technical description of the machines and systems supported by Winsign 5 7 3 5 8 Help Help on Winsign NG Opens the Winsign About Winsign NG Show license window Winsign 2011 02 25 92 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual 5 7 4 Group marking in Winsign NG 5 5 00 If the project is a house so can a group o
5. fe 1 2 cut Line No Yes Dot C No mark Settings Set desired setting and press OK These settings are applied for the created group Partex recommends to use manual settings for Marker length and Character height Marker length Auto Automatic adjustment of the marker length to match the marker text Character height character space and line space will also be adjusted No warnings will show hence the machine sets the marker length automatically Manual Marker length is set by the user Character height Auto Automatic adjustment of character height so that the largest possible text will be printed on the marker No warnings will show hence the machine sets the character height automatically Manual Character height is set by the user Character space Standard Default setting Standard character width Close The distance between the characters is half compared to standard Contact No space between characters Wide The distance between the characters is double compared to standard 201 1 02 25 80 KE PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Line space Standard Default setting Normal line space Close The distance between the rows is half compared to standard Contact No space between rows Wide The distance between the rows is double compared to standard Cut Mark 1 2 cut The profile cut is by half Line A line is printed as cutting mark D
6. Loc designation 0 ss S Help Category iii Publisher Department fp Telephone D Optional Maximum no of characters 2011 02 25 7 KE PARTEX MARKING SYSTEMS WinSign NG user manual 5 7 3 4 Project window s buttons and menus Below is the house open Winsen Meuse Dige Peba gop beira ooh Winder Machine gettings hep y 0 e e O png eng og F D M Se mag al k a Arance ie p wala MEJ g uesicn zzz Br Cm zii i a Or EEE ree The new window that appeared is called the Project window Note that the title of the window has the same name as your project file Here there is opportunity to work on multiple projects simultaneously provided that more projects are opened created in the same session see below WinSien Kitchen D g amp Hedroom E Master bedros AF Rathrosm Kitchen eae ollie oe i E Update No ol labore akg colour Tad colour Eza B F wt ill mee Working on several projects simultaneously is the same that work on one project The only difference is that when you are working on more projects simultaneously that the main window menus only is for the window that is active at the moment You cannot work on multiple projects at once when you are in direct marking mode 2011 02 25 _ 88 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 5 7 3 5 Project window s buttons and its function Creates a new project This icon is not in the d
7. and uses that product file When you have pressed Save values the values change to zeros but the difference is saved in the production file Run Starts sending information to MK3 Production In this frame you will se all the text information that can be sent to the MK3 machine If you don t want to print out all markers then select your markers with ctrl mouse click and or shift mouse click Then only selected markers will be printed 2011 02 25 75 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Your markers is seperated with a row se over ___ Group name_ Page nr __ This is indicating which card you have marked in the sequence On the produced cards the card number is also written This helps when you want to find a specific card in the production dialog NB The indexing of card is only applied to print out of all markers For own selection the print out will be optimized so that all cards will be as much filled as possible Because otherwise there may only be markers on few of the cards The markers are always printed out from top to bottom in the production box lt lt Back Jumps back to the Production window Help Open s the help guide 2011 02 25 76 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual SS MARKING SYSTEMS 5 6 ProMark 5 6 1 Production Production on the MK9 NG ProMark machine Select a production file for MK9 NG in order to activate print out for this system Otherwise the CSV pr
8. Alter SP1 N ProMark ma m ma m i er No of labels markers 6 B BT U ix nport Winsign is a great software Font Size Product type Tahoma 14 PK2 84mm Text 1 PK22 84mm 1 14 Partex1 2 PKZ 84mm 1 14 Fater 3 PRK2 84mm 1 14 Partex3 4 PK2 84mm 1 uo EEE 5 PK2 4mm 1 14 Partex5 You create your markers by writing directly in the flex grid almost like Excel You change font position and size with the controllers over the flex grid You can also change between different product types for those product files who has more than one Every marker can be previewed even the number series created in the number generator You insert new cells with Enter or with the Insert button If you have selected multiple cells then as many as selected cells will be inserted The new cells will be placed after the selected cells Number series can be placed in all empty cells and also in the last cell 2011 02 25 40 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 5 2 1 Enter marker information Set the font and attribute that you want to use mark the cell you want to write to and start writing to create your marker If a marker already exists in the cell the information will be overwritten To undo the action press the Esc key Press Enter to jump down to the next row Are you on the last cell a new one will be added automatically Change the value in the No of each cells if you whiche
9. Close C Location designation Help This button creates a new group marking Edit active group marking amp Prints all of your markers for chosen group marking Preview your markers in a group marking The print out button in preview mode cannot be disabled in winsigns program code If you choose to print out via the print preview button then the printing will be awry on the printed media To avoid print out via the print preview a message is displayed to the user See picture below Check the checkbox 1f the user don t want to see the message anymore This warning are only visible if no symbols are in the group If there is any symbols then a different preview will be used Information Don t use print out button in preview mode Don t show this message again Direct print Printer MKE B MKI SS MK3 d SP1 AN ProMak i 2011 02 25 a a PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Those buttons will take you directly to the chosen production machine window without taking the way through the group marking dialog Otherwise works it exactly the same as Print Group More information is available in the chapter Print group or markings and Production 2011 02 25 i r PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 4 1 2 Group markings menu in the main window 3 4 1 2 1 Group WinSign NG 080706 Release lest File Project Slee Marking Tools Window Machine settings
10. Help Co Se New Shift Ctri N 7 Edit Group marking Search Ctrl Shift F PF07533 Printout Ctrl Shift P Delete Shift Del Set marking Preview Number gene Delete Multiple Before Check marker length i Control number of characters Change order Convert to MKS NG Project New Creates a new group marking Edit Edit active group marking Search Search for groups inside the active project Print Prints your markers for chosen group marking Delete Deletes the active group marking from the current project Delete Multiple Deletes multiple group markings in the project Groups Kitchen Sleep room jLiving room Hall Select the groups you want to delete Ctrl mouse click and shift mouse click can be used to select multiple cells just like you select specific cells in Windows Explorer Press Delete to delete selected groups A warning is displayed before the groups is deleted see picture below 201 1 02 25 24 KE PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Preview Preview your markers in a group marking The print out button in preview mode cannot be disabled in winsigns program code If you choose to print out via the print preview button then the printing will be awry on the printed media To avoid print out via the print preview a message is displayed to the user Check the checkbox if the user don t want to see the message anymore Information
11. deleted from selected for printout by marking the marker and click on lt or double click on the marker OK Open s the Productions window lt lt Back Closes this window and jumps back to the previous window Help Open s the help guide 201 1 02 25 65 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 5 Production In the dialog below you can choose what output that matches the type of product you have selected in your group marking ref Create group marking or Direct marking Contact Partex if you want to get more information about the output devices that you can se in the dialog below If you use output Printer your default printer will automatically be chosen if you don t have selected another printer Don t use Number of copies in Windows Print dialog x Tip You can print selected markers from every Run dialog Use Ctrl mouse click and or Shift mouse click to make your choice Below is an example SP1 Number of each Current E ft PARTEX11 PARTEX12 PARTEX13 PARTEX14 PARTEX15 PARTEX16 PARTEX17 PARTEX18 201 1 02 25 66 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Printer Calls on Windows printer dialog Use this output if you want to print on a machine or printer that needs a Windows driver and which is not on a button Shortcut Alt P MK 1 Open s the production window for the MK1 machine Sho
12. for part of words but you can search for a part of name e g search on Blu and you will find Blue if such making exists 2011 02 25 54 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS What the buttons do Search from start Search from the first marker in the group Search next Continue the search Replace from start Replace the first occurrence marker of the search Replace next Continue to next occurrence of the search Replace all Search and replace from the first marker in the group A warning dialog with the information that you cannot undo changes made is displayed Close Close the search dialog Help Open the help information The Alternative choices Match lower case upper case Match upper and lowercase characters If the users search on ParTex then ParTex will be found but not partex or PARTEX Match whole word The search text must be the same as the marker text If searched on Partex then partex and PARTEX will be found but not Part or Partex Marking Systems AB Replace within marker text Replace found search string with the replace string The choices of above can of course be combined together The choices for Search on Replace can only be done on marker text for marker number and Location designation only simple search can be done Search and replace does not work on number series If you get no hit on any of the above search method then you will get the following mess
13. in the field that you have marked and choose copy Open Notepad Don t use WordPad Use once again the right mouse button and choose past Save your job as a text file Close all unnecessary windows and start Winsign w Microsoft Excel Boki Arkiv Redigera visa Infoga Format verktyg Data F nster Hj lp TimesNewRoman ov 12 F KU ESS SD m 8 8 EE O 2011 02 25 _59 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Alternative 2 The marker text contains more than one column 1 Remove all unnecessary information in the Excel file Go to the archive menu and choose Save as Make sure that the file format is csv skv a semicolon separated file before you save your file Close Excel and open WordPad Open our csv skv file in WordPad Choose the command Replace and replace all semicolon with nothing Go to the archive menu and choose Save as Change the file format to a text file and change the name on the file 8 Close all unnecessary windows and start Winsign a oY X Microsoft Excel Boki all Arkiv Redigera Yisa Infoga Format Yerktyg Data F nster Hj lp E ar edono ves mo T DS SRY kBAS Oo FE nd Times New Roman eZ F X U EUS ono 39 9 2 101 1 4 201 5 202 sle _ 7 2 BT ae 9 PE 10 IPE 201 1 02 25 60 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Alternative 3 Th
14. manual MARKING SYSTEMS Important regarding alphanumeric series If an alphanumeric number series are used then start and stop value must be either uppercase or lowercase No mix is allowed Only one character is valid for start and stop value Of course you cannot mix a numerical start or stop value with an alphanumerical character An advanced number series can of course use both alphanumerical series and numerical series but they need to be separated added separately Below you can see an example of that X1 A F X2 a f X3 1 6 which give use X1 A X2 a X3 1 X1 B X2 b X3 2 X1 C X2 c X3 3 X1 D X2 d X3 4 X1 E X2 e X3 5 X1 F X2 f X3 6 2011 02 25 51 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 5 8 3 Import files Pressing the Import file button does import a file See sub chapter importing file for more information 3 5 9 Edit marking with Set marking dialog In order to edit marker information in a group marking click on the edit icon alternate Edit in the marking menu Marking Edit The dialog box is described in sub chapter Create marking Information which was entered when the marking was created 1s still there and is editable 2011 02 25 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 5 10 Preview markings with the Set marking information dialog To preview a single marker click the preview button in the Set Marking window The following window displays Preview x
15. on the icon Open Edit Edits the active project x Project name ARMES File name Ic House btr Cancel Date 20050520 a Help Publisher Department Telephone The menu alternative Project Edit allows you to change an exiting project You can t change the name or the path to file this way 2011 02 25 17 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Close Closes your active project Printout Prints the active project You will get a warning message first that tells you that the will be produced on the same machine If your marking needs different machines this is not a good way to print your entire project Copy project Copy the active project A dialog is displayed se below If yes then the user can specify where the file should be saved and also enter the file name Winsign NG 3 3 5 3 Tools menu File View Tools Help D IGE XAO SOR Etikett CAB Etikett W ERKett Boribardier Access conversion Eplan ELPROCAD Partex CAD EuroElectra Iveco Eurotlectra 4lstom In this menu there are different tools for your aid to import and convert marker information to Winsign There are possibilities to help the customer with import by offering implementing tools specific for them Contact Partex for more information IGE XAO Lets you import projects to marker information from the IGE XAO CAD system Contact Partex for additional information Ep
16. printed with black text on white background The following products support international colour code For the MK3 X Card marking system PFC042 12KA9 PFC042 1SKA9 PFC04218KA9 PFCO04221KA9 PFCO04230KA9 and PFCO7533KA9 e Colour Conversion Customer specific system Contact Partex Marking Systems AB for more information 201 1 02 25 E PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 4 2 2 Open group marking To open a group marking which has previously been created open the list box located in the group marking section of the project window See the picture below Winsign NG House E E g 15 x fa File Project Group Marking Tools Window Machine settings Help 18 x siam rinni MKI MK3 d Living room E Lis No of labels markers 11 an piiois oS ae eee Update In list are all groups located which has been created in the active project 3 4 2 3 Edit group marking To edit a previously created group marking for e g to change the group name click on the Edit icon or Edit in the Group menu Group Edit The dialog box displayed will be described in sub chapter Create group marking When you are done editing press OK to save changes 2011 02 25 31 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 4 2 4 Delete group marking A group marking is deleted by choosing Delete in the group menu Group Delete When deleting all information about the group is lost A warning dialog d
17. seca ose cig ese ca tgs pee ome epa et aa 92 mF A oo ee O eee een enn ene eee ene en ee ee 92 Dele a N e SOU OS Eeee 92 I TA set st aa aos E E E R 92 5 7 4 Group marking in Winsign NG 5 5 00 ccccccccccccsssssssnseceeeeeeeeeseesseeeeeeeeesesesneeeeeees 93 5 7 4 1 Group Marking buttons in the project WINdOW cccsssccccceeeseeessteeeeeeeeseens 93 3 42 Working with COUP MAPK voices cee sswosscnenssanenssnvscnnesnnndaanvonstnmednnntannvenstnnedoantonciecsi 94 eW eC A eh PO BP MIN EN EEE AAEE A A 94 a ME INT U By CG a stsssseestenet ee ee ee eE 95 IAIO TOD 0 0 F lt EEEE EEE EEE 96 Del 4 2 4 Edit gronp Matk cad dbcndhcethindastcasanicdeadinsdaedhcatddathaasbanthintdenehdasheadaincldaetenohowtea 96 5 7 4 2 5 Remove group matk ssssssessseeesssssssssreessssssssseeesssssssssreesssssssssreesssssssssrreee 96 IALO RE IONS SE VC TO EE 96 e PA aO A T a EEEE 97 5 7 5 Mark information in Winsign NG 5 5 00 cccccccssssssnceeceeeesesssneeeeeeeeesseessaeeeees 99 Desh ode Mark Keys and their C11 INS see ec actos EEE Eae 99 5 7 5 1 1 Directory Generator cceccccessscccccceessssssnceeeecceesseesseeeeeeceeseeesenneeeeeeeeeeeees 99 FEL MOM arate cen ss os eee cee oes says E E E E 100 5 7 6 How to handle old projects databases product types ccceseesssstceeeeeeeseessnees 100 D5 Ost PROC CIS GALA AS E E E a 100 0 EXIF WINSIGN NG scissione 101 7 FPERMINOLOGY sseesesssescccsssesesetssseacesssscevasessseceseasseavses
18. support for Windows True Type fonts e NO support for check marker length Supported systems MK1 MK3 MK6 MK9 SP1 Printer 2011 02 25 27 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 4 2 Working with group markings 3 4 2 1 Create a group marking To create anew group marking click on the New icon or use the menu Group New A new group marking requires some information about the group in order to be registered You will face the below window when you have chosen to create a new group marking Group marking 3 x r System Sc ae Product group Inlay Tags T Product ze ross Name Number Kitchen Date 20060523 Cti 32 W Cancel Loc designation Standard OOO Help Category ConolPanel Publisher Department Maximum no of characters International colour code Colour conversion System Lists the system types that are a part of the product group E g MK1 MK3 Product group Lists product groups which is supported by Winsign e g Inlay Tags Wire Markers etc Product Lists those product types that are supported by the marking system E g PA 1 for MKI1 KE When activated lists of product types for Partex marking system can be chosen in the Product group System and Product gt External company module for production of company specific markings When Go activated lists of product types for Thorsmans marking system can be chosen in the
19. the dialog The value is in tenth of millimetres Height adjustment Position where the text shall be written in vertical position The unit is in tenth of millimetres WinSign NG user manual If you switch off the MK1 before it has finished to print it can continue to print when you put it in PLOT MODE once again The reason to this is that the buffer memory still contain information for printing Alway use the Stop button in the production window This will stop the computer to send more information to the plotter The MK1 will alway print everything in its memory before it stops If the MK1 don t start producing your markers on run please check so that the right product type has been selected in the group marking dialog Is this not the case then try to decrease number of characters on marker or decrease character height and width Side ad justment Position where the text shall be written in horizontal position The unit is in tenth of millimetres Save values Saves height adjustment and side adjustment values in the current production file If you save these values you will not need to change those every time you start Winsign and uses that product file When you have pressed Save values the values change to zeros but the difference is saved in the production file 2011 02 25 _70 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual a MARKING SYSTEMS Print to file When this box is checked when
20. this program Copyright Btrieve Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved Copyright Partex Marking Systems AB 1995 2005 Version 4 10 License to Henk Company Pate Department M30 Expiry date 20201231 License number 2011 02 25 s PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS The window About Winsign NG shows which version of the program you are using and all licence information which you entered the first time you started Winsign NG Se picture above 2011 02 25 a KE PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 2 Main Window If your licence time not has expired you will find following window when you have accepted the licence information 3 2 1 Main window buttons and menus Ele Yew Tools Heb Above picture shows the main windows buttons and menus 3 2 1 1 Main window buttons and their functions D Create a new project This icon is not available in direct marking mode ce Open an existing project Print the active project Create a direct marking rien bo Change several marker lengths at a time Only valid for MK9 NG 2011 02 25 _Q PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 2 1 2 Main window menus and their functions 3 2 1 2 1 File File View Tools Help New Ctrl N Open Ctrl O Direct marking Printer settings 1 C Partex Datal___ mp BTR 2 C Partex Datal341064 BTR Exit New Create a new
21. window Help Open s the help guide 2011 02 25 64 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 4 2 Marker To print a marker created earlier zi click on the Print icon __ nate alternatively the Marking Print svssemsre Selected ior pintou pull down menu E a When printing markers you have a choice of printing an optional number of markers which are part of the group markers But only markers from the active Pence t ae sie group can be printed tek e The dialogue screen that appears after clicking on the Print icon prompt you to make several choices Available markers This text box displays the record number and marker text of available markers The active marker is always marked Selected for printout This text box display selected markers with accompanying information and numbers Number of copies of chosen marker Number of copies of the chosen marker Default number is always 1 copy Centre of the text in height If this function is active during printout all marker text will be height centred on the marking module in the project gt Add to printout You can select a marker for printing in two ways either double click on the marker name or mark the current marker and click on gt Remember to first choose number of copies before add to printout lt Delete selected markers from print If you have selected the wrong marker by mistake it can be
22. you press Run then all your markers will be printed to a text file A save as dialog displays where you can name your file and select location where to be saved A dialog is display for confirmation of save See picture below Running ready X 1 The file is saved in C test txt Run first marker 2 times The first marker on every fixture will be written twice when this alternative is checked This is due to that the pen is often a bit dry at start of run or when changing fixture By this way the first marker doesn t need to be rewritten later Run Starts sending information to MK1 Stop Stops sending information to the MK1 Pen test This function is used for starting the pen by drawing a triangle so the ink flows It prevents bad writing results on the first markers Repeat till you get desired result on the triangle The pen test will only be made at those sleeves configured by Partex Production In this frame you will se all the text information that can be sent to the MK1 machine If you don t want to print out all markers then select your markers with ctrl mouse click and or shift mouse click Then only selected markers will be printed lt lt Back Jumps back to the Production window Printer help Opens a help window with tips about what to do if the plotter won t run If the plotter don t start Can this depend on wrong product type to many characters on the marker try to r
23. 11 02 25 WinSign NG user manual Explanation Mini plotter Card printer Machine that prints on heat shrinks Machine that prints on uncut profile Machine that prints on uncut profile A common port on your computer where you can connect for e g keyboard mouse readers etc 102 PARTEX MARKING SYSTEMS Short cuts Direct marking New Group Search Group Delete Group New Marking Search Marking Delete Marking Print Group marking Print Marking Create a new row in existing marker Above Applies to Set Marking dialog Create a new row in existing marker Above Applies to flex grid Cut Copy Paste Select all markers flex grid Insert new row cell Delete row cell or delete text in cell Direct edit of selected marker Quick edit mode in flex grid Mark first row cell in the flex grid Mark last row cell in the flex grid Move to next cell Move to previous cell Confirm entered text in cell or Create empty marker in flex grid Tore L fgatan 1 547 22 Gullsp ng Sweden Phone 46 0 551 280 00 Fax 46 0 551 280 99 E mail sales partex se http www partex nu 2011 02 25 WinSign NG user manual Ctrl D Shift Ctrl N Shift Insert Shift Ctrl F Shift Delete Ctrl N Insert Ctrl F Delete Shift Ctrl P Ctrl P Ctrl Enter Ctrl X Ctrl C Ctrl V Ctrlt A Insert Delete F2 Scroll Lock Ctrl Up Arrow Ctrl Down Arrow Tab Shift Tab
24. 3 5 8 1 Character formatting Choice of font Select the desired font for your marker in this list box Choice of font height Select desired font height in the list box B bold Get bold style on selected text P italic Get italic style on selected text U underlined style Get underlined style on selected text ABC strike through style Get strike through style on selected text Naturally you can change font settings for every single character in a text if you want to But if you want that then the function automatically select entire text must not be activated 3 5 8 2 Using the number generator in the Set marking dialog Number generator is a tool for creating number series sequences and paginations To create a number series cross mark in the box for Number generator The marking information window maker text will extend with additional controls and fields ref picture below 2011 02 25 48 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Set marking EJ Makei type FFEA x Hew marker Dk Mather number Previews Cancel ie nsen gymbal Loc designation Impait hie lt Previous Number ofeach fi No of labels makes 21 fh Number generaba Next gt Font Sine fh Automatically select erite ted Tahoma fia E Br U Makar text RE m Static best PARTE 1 10 Ey Muriber Dial value o oi Number of each i 4 Finlveue Numberofblanks Slap Filing chara
25. ARTEX WinSign NG user manual Sk MARKING SYSTEMS 3 5 1 2 Markings menu in the main window 3 5 1 2 1 Marking WinSien NG O060706 Release lest File Project Group Mouse Tools vWindow Machine set 5 cz gZ 5 4h Mev Ctri a ays a ST Edit Group marking Search Ctrl F PF07533 OO Printout Ctrl P Cue Ctri x Set marking Copy Ctri c Number generator Paste Ctri Before Start Paste number of each piss Insert Ins i Delete Del Select All Ctrl G l Change length Character width Split number series Standard v Change number of each Above Note the short cuts in the menu for some of the commands New Creates a new marking Edit Edit checked marking Search This button opens a search window where you can search on markings in the chosen group marking Print Prints one or more markings Cut Cut the selected markers to the clip board Even works with Word Excel and other Windows software Copy Copy the selected markers to the clip board Even works with Word Excel and other Windows software Paste Paste copied or cut out markers Even works with Word Excel and other Windows software Paste number of each Paste copied or cut number of markers normally a number of column in Excel Also works with Word and other Windows programs NB Winsign cannot control if more than one column have been marked and copied in Excel which results in that the cell values is merged i
26. E PARTEX WinSign NG user manual 3 3 5 4 Window menu Winsign NG House l Ele Broject Group Marking Tools widow Machine settings amp ce amp Arrange all Tile Horizontally i Kitchen 2 project2 3 project 3 r Set marking Arrange all Arrange all windows so they over lap each other Tile Horizontally Positions the windows over or under each other 1 2 3 Allows you to switch between different project 2011 02 25 sI KE PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 4 Group markings in Winsign NG If a project is a house then a group marking can be e g specific room in the house 3 4 1 Group marking buttons and menus x Winsign NG House TEN f G X J Eile Project Group Marking Tools Window Machine settings Help 18 x BZ Uw AA Froduct type ET TI Pa 2 21 Long x The picture above shows us the group marking menu together with a project window Those highlighted icons you see on the picture belong to the group marking In the sub chapters I will explain their functions 2011 02 25 Ij a PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 4 1 1 The group marking buttons in the project window NA This button opens a search window where you can search on groups inside the active project See the picture below Search on group marking x Search for Sean tat 2 Search for next f Group name number
27. Em flaw 5 7 4 2 4 Edit group mark To edit a previously created group labels such as to change the group name click on the Edit button or the menu Group Edit The resulting dialog is described in Create group mark Press OK to save the changes 5 7 4 2 5 Remove group mark A group label is removed by the menu Group Remove At removal all information in the group lost A warning box appears to ask if you really want to delete the group Deleting group marking DN Do you want to delete active group 5 7 4 2 6 Remove several group Several group marks can be removed in the menu Group Remove several At deleting all of the information will be lost in those groups Delete groups You select the groups you want to delete Ctrl mouse button Press Delete to delete the selected groups A warning box appears 2011 02 25 96 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 5 7 4 2 7 Print group mark Printing group marking is done by machine icon in the direct printing Printer G MK10 GY MK10 DH amp MKI MK3 The dialog shown below Number of each Curent Productor i fi Material friction factor joo pa Margins Height adusmert 10 t012 0 Settings Cut position 2 0 to 2 0 fo Heat Printing head 1 to 8 a fl Mingnize material consumption a production Low speed production M Batch production Number of batches C ee e lt lt Back Help Number of each Change her
28. G SYSTEMS 3 5 13 2 What to consider when you are importing a file to Winsign NG Different language versions of Windows and Excel Problem may happen when copying of Excel files skv and csv between different language versions of Excel and Windows E g You get problem when a import file made in a Swedish Windows with Excel is sent to an American Windows with Excel which is then edited there and then sent back If you get problems read the import chapter in the System manual Before pressing the import button Choose Marker type Choose font type character size position and if it should be bold or not Click on Import Choose the file you want to import Text file If you want to import more than one file repeat step to 5 When you are done click on OK oS eS eS Step 1 and 2 can of course be done after the import Just select your markers cells and change for example the font size or marker type 201 1 02 25 58 PARTEX a A MARKING SYSTEMS WinSign NG user manual 3 5 13 2 Create an importable text file from an Excel file There are three ways to go when you want to create an importable text file from Excel to Winsign Alternative 1 You have all the text in one column l a tS A Click on the cell that contains the first marker Scroll down so that you see the last marker Press down SHIFT and click with the mouse on the last cell Mark cell by cell and not row by row Use the right mouse button
29. M MM MAAC III osetia tbc ad a a a E 54 SaL MIMO TS EE EEEE EE EEE eg 55 ATAL TO O E E E 57 3 5 13 2 What to consider when you are importing a file to Winsign NG 58 3 5 13 2 Create an importable text file from an Excel file cc eeeeessstteeeeeeeeeees 59 Io OE A VAC1 EEE 62 amp PRINT GROUPS OR IMWIARRMIGR Sosssisssssssisssssscssscsecsssssssensdsssseusssssseussssesencsssenswasssesssssssesecs 63 EEO E E E E E E I 64 AZ MARKER sieissssssssssssisnassususnusesssanssuosssussboussssuesebansdouesrouseichuesseasibeasuessssessssunussuosseucssousssonesusies 65 S PRODUCTION riisiin a aaa a ea Eanan 66 SL PRINTER ssssisssivssscesisesscscesscnseiecesscsssessesssscuoscsussastescsuscnsssusstscesvoussdosessonsstoessansszoncssassesseanness 68 Did l O csceccssssceccccsscesccsssassadsassensccssecnscusssesuccdsssccscecsscnacucssssscusssacosasassctsacscessecudssecuscdesscuscesssduen 70 5 9 SP1 SP2000 CVIARKTEX ssscsssssesccssssesecsssseccssssvessuessseesuesssecsscsssesasenssenasasssoceseassesesasastsess 72 Ded ME Orois a esae ao an aaa 73 Ded WER ESEESE 75 5 6 IPROIVIARK svssssesstcesssecesssesnsecssuscsvsocesunesscesssussteusseonsecosesaseesnsesesocssesssssesssusssscoseasssscesensnensees 77 POF POCO O e ereereerererer sree rrr eer erererer ce trerrrr ere cree errr reer rrereye rrr err rr I 302 MK9 NGO specie UIC 110 115 2155 2 scec20ngeaaneaescensteageaaassnsecaateageanasansseneteaaeaaasaasscneteaseassa 19 37 MRING US Bi sssscesesssasecasss
30. Necessary Stop Here you enter the stop number of the series Numerical and alphanumerical values are allowed Only one alphanumeric character is allowed Necessary Step Here you enter the number of steps between each number in the series For example enter 2 here and the order will be accordingly the example in the picture above Partex1 Partex3 Partex5 Partex7 and Partex9 If no value is entered the default is 1 After Here you enter write the text that will be placed after before the number in the series Not necessary Important Start and stop value must be entered with either uppercase or lowercase characters 1f alphanumeric number series are to be used No mix is allowed Only one character is allowed as start or stop value Of course you cannot mix a numerical start or stop value with a alphanumeric character Reversed number series are allowed 3 5 7 Import files Pressing the Import file button does import a file See sub chapter Importing file for more information You can only import files when the cell row selection is on the last cell row in the flex erid It is done in this way to get better understanding that imported files always will be placed last in the flex grid 2011 02 25 46 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 5 8 Create marking with the Set marking dialog To create a new marking inside a group click on the New icon in the marking section of the project w
31. PARTEX19 lt lt Back Help PARTEX20 Number of each If you want more than one marker of each you change this value Default value is always 1 Current Shows the last selected marker in the white production frame Height adjustment Position where the text shall be written in vertical position The unit is in tenth of millimetres Side adjustment Position where the text shall be written in horizontal position The unit is in tenth of millimetres Save values Saves height adjustment and side adjustment values in the current production file If you save these values you will not need to change those every time you start Winsign and uses that product file When you have pressed Save values the values change to zeros but the difference is saved in the production file Run Starts sending information to MK6 Run one marker Prints highlighted blue marked markers only Production In this frame you will se all the text information that can be sent to the MK6 machine If you don t want to print out all markers then select your markers with ctrl mouse click and or shift mouse click Then only selected markers will be printed 2011 02 25 4 ee PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Your markers is separated whit a row se over ___ Group name__ Page nr __ These indicates what marker you selected in the sequence NB The indexing of marker is on
32. PK2 84mm 1 14 Partex10 Select All x A menu appears if you right click on selected markers in the flex grid Cut Cut the selected markers to the clip board Even works with Word Excel and other Windows software Copy Copy the selected markers to the clip board Even works with Word Excel and other Windows software Paste Paste copied or cut out markers Even works with Word Excel and other Windows software Paste number of each Paste copied or cut number of markers normally a number of column in Excel Also works with Word and other Windows programs NB Winsign cannot control if more than one column have been marked and copied in Excel which results in that the cell values is merged into one Please copy the single number of column after you have pasted your marker information Insert row Insert an empty cell If you select more cells and use Insert then there will be as inserted as selected The new cells are always inserted after the selected cells Delete row Deletes the checked marking Select all Select all cells in the active group 2011 02 25 39 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 5 2 Create markers in the flex grid Winsign NG 29 File Project Group Marking Tools Window Machine settings Help ode s Group marking i Direct print K ket zl S D B a A Pme me A Set marking F 5 5 MKI Sa MK3 d Number generator a B Before Stat Stop Step
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34. Step After SP1 Ps ri Hi ZZ Jpdate No of labels markers 24 Ejs Z Zr U wx Ba Marker Number generata i E a amp Size Product type Font fT ahoma ki fi 4 ki 70 0 36 0 mim x The preview box shows how the marked cell marker will look like when printed a marker The box change in size depending on which product type you choosen See picture above Above the preview box is the text No of labels markers After that a number is printed That number describes how many labels markers that will fit on the fixture paper sheet card NB The preview box are not to be used for international colour code Use the preview button instead It will show the right font and colour code 2011 02 25 524 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 5 5 Preview of the marker module Click on the preview icon to preview a marker module you can also select preview in the Group menu Group Preview Winsign NG My house Page 1 he 4 The button in this mode is described below Print Print the preview on the printer A message box is displayed it informs the user that the Print out button shall not be used in preview This is because the whole group are being printed out on the default printer instead of the marking machine Check the checkbox if you don t want to see the warning message again See picture below Information Don t
35. Winsign NG Version 5 5 User manual English DK PARTEX MARKING SYSTEMS 2011 Partex Marking Systems PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Foreword Winsign has been created as a general project handling tool for industrial identification and production of marking systems for Cables Wires Component and Positions Winsign operates under Windows 2000 and Windows XP Winsign can be installed as a stand alone application as the database engine is included in the application The system can create save search edit import preview projects and print identification markers Project data which is information on a project such as marker identity marker text are saved in a well structured format so that all the information can be accessed Winsign handles all the Windows installed fonts symbols and other additional TrueType fonts you have installed in your Windows Partex cannot guarantee that every font can be used in Winsign That depends on not all fonts belonging to a font family a requirement for being able to use the font in Winsign Winsigns database has been set up to be able to handle the complete range of Partex product assortment for instance Marking On Site on all of Partex specified production equipment ref Chapter 2 Recommended Printers Winsign also contains external company modules for production of company specific making information Partex adapts different CAD systems and databas
36. a i ST NG House 5 Eile Project Group Marking Tools window Machine settings Help Te Arrange all D S Tile Horizontally eh bo 1 House Kitchen She m Set marking eden l Taena fi Piae lorg os You work just the same even if you have more project opened at a time so from now on I only describe working with one project at a time The only difference is that when you work with more projects at a time the main windows menus only work for that window that is currently active You cannot work with multiple projects when working in direct marking mode The icon to create a project is then disabled Direct marking is for making markers quick not for handling large projects 201 1 02 25 16 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 3 51 File menu Winsign NG House EA File Project Group Marking Ii Print settings Direct marking Ctrl D Exit Those menu items left in the file menu 1s Print settings Sets the printer settings Displays the product format when previewed Direct marking Creates a direct marking Exit Exit Winsign application 3 3 52 Project menu File Project Group Mark Dle _ s Open Edit Close Printout Copy project New Creates a new project You can also click on the icon New This item is disabled if in direct marking mode Open Open s an exiting project You can also click
37. age Marking can not be found 3 5 13 Import a file Winsign lets you import externally created files to your group marking Information about how such file is structured is found in the System Manual When you import a file it is necessary that you first choose what font size etc before you import the file The file is imported by clicking the Import button in the Set marking window or the Set marking section over the flex grid see pictures below 201 1 02 25 _55 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Marker hype Prima Market number Stat Stop Step After rem fe _ Loe designation OOOO Humbe of each fi Ma o labelvimakers 100 Font Sane FF Automatically select ertoe best irom offs o Eliz BF ule nt ize Product type Markar bast o ai a aa 14 M A File open dialog displays where you can select which file you want to import You can choose from different import formats such as csv skv and txt When you are finished press OK and the following message will display when the import is finished Import ready 201 1 02 25 56 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual Ss MARKING SYSTEMS If your files do not correspond with the way Winsign want the files to be you will face the following dialog Import S Error in line 1a Continue YES No more warnings NO Following warnings CANCEL Abort file import i Nej Avbryt The dialog describes the e
38. ation Eplan Allows you to import projects to marking information from the CAD system EPLAN Contact Partex for more information ELPROCAD Allows you to import projects to marking information from the CAD system ELPROCAD Contact Partex for more information Partex CAD Allows you to import projects to marking information from Partex CAD formats Contact Partex for more information 5 7 2 2 4 Help Help on Winsign NG Opens the Winsign About Winsign NG Show license window Winsign 201 1 02 25 85 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 5 7 3 Projects in Winsign NG 5 5 00 A project in Winsign may include creating markup for a construction project For a building project an appropriate name for a project can be house 5 7 3 1 Create a new project A new project is created either by clicking the New button or by the menu bar choose File New The following dialog box appears when you create a new project File View Tools Help D Project marking Project Name Write the name of your project Filename In this box you cannot type anything but you can edit the project later so you can see where the project is saved A project does not need to have the same name as the filename Date By default today s date here If wrong date appears control the system clock in your computer Publisher Workplace Phone Allows any additional information about the project to be e
39. ave to USB save current settings to USB memory Run Send to printer Help Opens Help Guide lt lt Back Returns to Production box When printing uses the Windows default printer if no other printer is selected When run the following dialog box Sknvare Nam Reg Egenskaper Status Klar Typ MAX LM 390 Plats USBOO Kommentar Sku ut Kopior Ala Antal kopior BE GH AGE E 2011 02 25 OQ PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 5 7 5 Mark information in Winsign NG 5 5 00 5 7 5 1 Mark Keys and their functions Set marking Number generator ore Start_ Stop Step After Cee Character wadth Size Product type Standard 3 0 i Zra Product type Length No of each Size This button opens a search window where you can search for marks within the selected group mark This button creates a new mark Editing selected labeling To print from this button is not possible when using MK9 USB See Print group mark 5 7 5 1 1 Directory Generator Set marking Number generator Before Stat Stop Step After Advanced Pates ho po o oo Update The code generator allows you to quickly create simple number series You place the marker on the last cell in the grid or on an existing series of numbers 1f you want to update a previously created one Click on update to add update a series of numbers If the button is grayed out it means you cannot add a
40. ber of groups which are part of E M the project But only groups from the E active project can be printed The dialogue screen that appears after clicking on the Print icon prompt you to make several choices Available groups This text box displays the group of available groups The active group is always marked Selected for printout This text box display selected groups with accompanying information and numbers Number of copies of chosen group Number of copies of the chosen group Default number is always 1 copy Merger of copies Print out optimization Can be used for a product type that contains various types sizes of markers The print out can then be optimized so that the material loss is minimized Centre of the text in height If this function is active during printout all marker text will be height centred on the marking module in the project gt Add to printout You can select a group for printing in two ways either double click on the group name or mark the current group and click on gt Remember to first choose number of copies before add to printout lt Delete selected groups from print If you have selected the wrong group by mistake it can be deleted from selected for printout by marking the group and click on lt or double click on the group OK Open s the Productions window lt lt Back Closes this window and jumps back to the previous
41. cter No system Dec on a Ther fe None Filing character nacte l Let C Righ Text box greyed Preview field for created number series e g PARTEX 1 10 consist of e PARTEX named as fixed text prefix or suffix e 1 is start value e 10 is final value Remark that the cursor in the greyed text box must be placed on the position where the number series shall be inserted In the case above it should be direct after the X character in PARTEX The cursor is red coloured to ease cursor placement New line Create a new line for number series if the marker shall have multiple lines Edit Edit created number series for a marker NB The cursor must stand in the text box fixed not the greyed one when you push on the Edit button If it NOT stands in that box all text will not be shown in their fields start number etc for editing Delete Deletes text in the marker text box To delete a number series mark the whole text in the marker text box after that push on Delete button Text fixed In this text box you enter the fixed text for the number series E g PARTEX 1 10 PARTEX is the fixed text Add Confirm and move over to marker text box Start number First number in the number series sequence Numerical and alphanumerical values are allowed Only one alphanumerical character is allowed Final number Last number in the number series Sequence Numerical and alphanumerical values are allowed O
42. dited by double clicking on it The cursor will automatically be placed after existing text Number series is edited in the number generator and multi line markers is edited in the Set marking dialog The No of each column is edited in the same way as a regular marker Deleting marker information x AN Do you want to delete highlighted markers i Nej Avbryt A block of selected cells can be marked in the flex grid to adjust for example the font and the centering of the markers In the same way you can delete a block of markers by selecting them and pressing the Delete key or using the menu Marking Delete Important If selected cells contains different attributes such as bold and not bold styles Then all markers will be bold if the first marker is not bold and bold style is applied If the first selected marker is bold then all the other marked cells will be bold too It is the first marked cell that controls what the rest of the marked cells will have for attribut The first selected marker has always a yellow frame around itself TIP Use the F2 key to edit selected marker in the flex grid If Scroll Lock is also activated then auto editing is activated Use the up and down arrow keys to quick select markers in edit mode in the flex grid You will then not need to double click to edit a marker 201 1 02 25 42 Sa PARTEX WinSign NG user manual 3 5 4 Preview box and No of labels markers Before Stat Stop
43. e if you want to have more marks of each marking text Default value is 1 Current Displays the last selected mark in the white box production Material friction factor If the feeding of the profile slips on the rubber coated feed roller in the machine you can use this function to compensate so that the text will be located in the middle of the symbol Height Adjustment Adjusts text vertically Cut position Adjusts the text to the right or left Heat Due the ambient temperature the printout can sometimes be imperfect With help of heat can this be adjusted Minimize material consumption at production The printer has a default setting that allows it to eject a piece profile tape before printing begins this to prevent material jams Using this button the user is able to minimize the length of the material being ejected before printing Low speed consumption At lower ambient temperature the machine may have more time to warm up both the print head and material that printing remains on Turning down the printing speed gives the machine more time to warm up both the print head and material 2011 02 25 97 PARTEX a Mk MARKING SYSTEMS WinSign NG user manual Batch production Prints the same group mark the number of times entered in the statement execution Save settings saves current settings to the next print Save to Internal memory save current settings to the printer s internal memory S
44. e marker text contains more than one column 1 Remove all unnecessary information in the Excel file 2 The A column is for number of markers Note You have to type in how many markers you want for the first marker even if it only is one Then you only have to type in number of markers for those who should be more than one 3 The other columns B C D etc Contains the marker information Go to the archive menu and choose Save as 5 Make sure that the file format is csv skv a semicolon separated file before you save your file 6 Now you can import your csv skv file to Winsign D Many columns 1 J3444 1 J3444 2 Ja444 3 Ja444 4 Ja444 5 J3444 6 106 J3444 i 107 J3444 5 108 Ja444 J 109 Ja444 10 110 J5444 11 111 J3444 12 112 F J688S 1 233 2 Jogoo 2 234 2 J5888 3 235 One column M A B D 1 J3444 1 101 J3444 2 102 J3444 3 103 J3444 4 104 J3444 5 105 J3444 6 106 J3444 7 107 J3444 8 108 J3444 9 109 J3444 10 110 J3444 11 111 J3444 12 112 2 J8888 1 233 2 J8888 2 234 2 J8888 3 235 2011 02 25 6 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 5 14 Help system The help in Winsign is an ordinary online help accordingly to the Windows standard The help is reached by selecting Help content in the Help menu The ordinary help button F1 will also work fine 2011 02 25 207 PARTEX a MARKING SYSTEMS WinSign NG user manual 4 Print
45. e the picture below Group marking System IMK 3 lt CARD K Machine Product group Product Yo PFC04221 Colour 21mm lt BA Name Number Information Date 20070810 Cancel Loc designation PO Help Category JP sf Publisher cd Department Telephone PO Uptional Intemational colour code Maximum no of characters l f Colour conversion Creation of a group marking in direct marking mode More about this will be explained under the chapter Group markings in Winsign NG Direct marking 2011 02 25 2 TS 5 KE PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 3 5 Project window menu CA Winsign NG House Ele Project Group Marking Tools Window Machine settings Help 0 ar MKI SS M i SP1 BB Promak i Above we have a project opened called House As you see the menus are extended and a new window has showed up inside the main window Only the icons for the main window and the help menu look like before the project were opened The new window displayed is called the project window The title of the project window 1s the same as the name of your project A new feature in Winsign is that you can work with multiple projects at a time 1f you open or creates multiple projects in the same session which was not supported in Winsign 16 See below D k a aM Bele Stat Stp i es ipia J Ha of kbbel maket 11 Eza Er uu e
46. educe character size width height Help Open s the help guide 2011 02 25 f PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 5 3 SP1 SP2000 Marktex Production on the SP1 machine All settings of Fonts textpositions and so on must be done on the SP1 machine Winsign can only send the text information to the SP1 Number of each If you want more than one marker of each you change this value Default value is always 1 Current Shows the last selected marker in the white production frame Run Starts sending information to SP1 Stop Stops sending information to the SP1 Production In this frame you will se all the text information that can be sent to the SP1 machine If you don t want to print out all markers then select your markers with ctrl mouse click and or shift mouse click Then only selected markers will be printed lt lt Back Jumps back to the Production window Help Open s the help guide 2011 02 25 sa PARTEX WinSign NG user manual Sk MARKING SYSTEMS 5 4 MK6 Production on the MK6 machine Number of each Current Production Zz PARTEX 1 PARTEX 2 PARTEX 3 ems Ml PARTEX 4 Height adjustment Side adjustment Bpi 2 oS PARTEX 7 PARTEX 8 PARTEX 9 sdigdsg_ 1 _ Save values diol PARTEX10 P4 amp RTEX11 PARTEX12 PARTEX13 P4 amp ATEX14 PARTEX15 all PARTEX16 Fun one marker PARTEXI7 PARTEX18 sdfgdsg__ 2
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48. es for integration in Winsign ref system manual Identification marking can be produced on Partex self adhesive polyester foil Partex designs new marking formats according to customer requirements both customised and standard designs ref system manual COPYRIGHT NOTICE This document contains information proprietary to Partex Marking Systems This document and the information contained within is copyrighted by Partex Marking Systems and may not be duplicated in full or in part by any person without written approval from Partex While every effort has been made to keep the information contained within current and accurate as of the date of publication no guarantee is given or implied that the document is error free or that it is accurate with regard to any specification Partex reserves the right to make changes for the purpose of product improvement at any time 2011 02 25 is PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS sirc aa anea 3 2 RECOMMENDED MACHINES AND PRINTERS eeeessseccccsssssccessssocceesssoccccssossceesssssoe 6 2L MATRIX PRINTERS sssiscssssssssssonsasscsacocsonscsssscssuscsocscsonssrsasstonssioassacnssissesseonsesscsacsaseussesuscseuesss 6 2 4 LASER PRINTERS ssssss scndsrssadstsnsiscadatoisssdacssscssusatssctssadssoasssoncsioasdaondsasousaesasisoasacodsessacousassueads 6 p WPUOVVER E E E A A A E A T 6 24 THERMAL TRANSFER assssissssissussssasssssssesissscassuoissnssssus
49. f ene such as a specific room in the house Group making lt lt o o er Direct piit Kitchen a l Printer g MKIO Ge MKI0DH 6 l Set marking i Number generator Before Start Stop Step After Advanced ae f f The picture above shows the group marking menu with a project window They circled icons belong to the group mark 5 7 4 1 Group Marking buttons in the project window This button opens a search window where you can search for groups within the active project This button creates a new group mark Editing active group mark To print from this button is not possible when using MK9 USB See Print group mark Previewing your marks in the group mark Printer G9 MK1O GY MK10 DH amp MKI amp MKS amp MK20 MKS amp MK9 USB i aoe These buttons lead directly to the selected machine production dialogue without going through the block print dialog 2011 02 25 93 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 5 7 4 2 Working with group marks 5 7 4 2 1 Create a group mark To create a new group label click the New button or menu Group New The dialog shown below Group marking Sustem IMKSUSB Machine K lr onmation Product groupe SB WKONG USB fe TT i et Product L Arrn CA Name Number House Date mioaa Cancel Loc designation lll Help Category el Publisher as Department lt _ ee Telephone a Optional Masaru no of charac
50. from start a Search for next Group name number Close C Location designation Help Search for In the text field for the search the search is defined The two alternatives below the search field describes on what post you are searching on inside the group Important and characters can not be used to search for part of words but you can search for a part of group e g search on Ha and you will find Hall if such group exists Winsign make distinguish on Capital and small characters Search from beginning The function search after the first hit in the project E g you have the groups Hall Kitchen and Hall second floor You search on Ha and you will get the Hall because this one is the first in this example Search next After doing a search from beginning and got the fist hit then use search next to search after the next hit In the previous example we would have got the result Hall second floor If no hit on any of the searches the following message is displayed Search Ez Group can not be found 2011 02 25 meio a PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 4 3 Direct marking A direct marking is created by choosing Direct marking in the File menu File Direct marking or by pressing the direct marking icon If one or more project is open direct marking can be created from the menu Marking Direct marking All the alternatives give the same result See pictu
51. groups or markers To print an earlier created group or marker click on the Print icon alternatively the Group Print pull down menu or the Marker Print pull down menu In order to print your group directly to a chosen machine use the direct print icons Winsign NG project X Di a S Group marking Direct print Hal z O G Printer amp MK6 m Set marking x MKI 5 MK3 5j a generator i D al 2 Before Start Stop Step After Prom ark p Step y ae r HH si TSE No of labels markers S BF Ux hiss Winsign is a great program Product type Frame 1 70 036 0 mm 1 70 0x360mm 1l Marker 2 70 0 36 0 mm 1 Marker 2 These are the different print options there are Print project Prints all the groups in the project Print group Prints all or selected groups in the project Print marker Prints all or selected markers in the group Direct print Prints the active group This choice sends you directly to the print dialog for chosen machine The difference from the Print Group is that here you cannot chose to include other groups or extra copies 201 1 02 25 63 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 4 1 Group x To print a group created earlier E Saheched far prici Homme click on the Print icon alternatively the Group Print pull down menu Humber of esch When printing groups you have a choice of printing an optional num
52. haracter width Condensed Half character width Extended Double character width ES Change marker length on one or more markers at the same time Just select one or more markers and click this button The following dialog will show Marker length i xi Set length Cancel Enter desired length in millimeters and press OK Tenths of a millimeter is entered with comma or point Example 24 7 Some controllers has also disapered in MK9 NG mode These are settings for font font type and adjustment of marker text Cleft center right It is done since the MK9 NG doesn t handle these controls Information in flex grid The marker text fits the marker 2011 02 25 2 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS The marker text is too long Decrease number of characters character size or increase marker length t To many rows or to large text Decrease text size or number of rows Too long and too high text The above information is displayed in the flex grid during the time each marker is entered Go to menu Group and then Control number of characters to check all markers in the group 201 1 02 25 83 KE PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 5 7 MK9 NG USB 5 7 1 News in Winsign NG 5 5 00 In WinSign NG 5 5 00 has changes made to adjust to the new labeling machine MK9 USB MK9 USB is the latest label printer imposed on Partex Marking Systems 2011 03 01 For more
53. ialog Contact Partex for more information ELPROCAD Lets you import projects to marker information from the ELPROCAD CAD system For manual on how to use press the information button in the ELPROCAD dialog Contact Partex for more information Partex CAD Lets you import projects to marker information from the Partex CAD system For manual on how to use press the information button in the Partex CAD dialog Contact Partex for more information SOR Etikett CAB Etikett W Etikett R File Specific tools implemented for Partex own production Contact Partex for more information Bombardier Access conversion Partex has implemented a custom specific tool on the customers demand In this case it is Bombardier Denmark This tool converts an Access file which then can be imported in Winsign Contact Partex for more information EuroElectra Iveco Customer specific tool Please contact Partex Marking Systems AB for more information EuroElectra Alstom Customer specific tool Please contact Partex Marking Systems AB for more information 2011 02 25 ll PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS There are possibilities to help the customer with import by offering implementing tools specific for them Contact Partex for more information 3 2 1 2 4 Help File View Tools Help Help on Winsign NG D e Help on Winsign NG Opens the help for Winsign About Winsign NG Shows the licence windo
54. imum no of characters field Those markers containing more characters than specified will be marked with a red arrow Means that the text overrides the maximum number of characters that was specified in the group marking dialog Change order You can change the order of the groups the place where they appear in the group drop down list in the main window Select a group and use the Move up and the Move down buttons to relocate the group inside the project Move groups E xi Cancel Living room Move up Move down Convert to MK9 NG project Implemented in the Group menu Convert an earlier created project for production on marking machine MK9 NG Since the marker machine MK9 NG do not handle Windows True Type fonts the marker project must be converted to MK9 NG s proportionally font types and the size of the font is shown in mm not pixels 2011 02 25 26 RPARTEX WinSign NG user manual 3 4 1 2 2 Machine settings Winsign NG House 51 Eile Project Group Marking Tools Window Machine settings P oe SE MK1 Group marking Bed room Set marking hl mahar nsnarskar Here can you get a technical description of each system supported by Winsign For example a technical description of what can be done on marking machine MK1 Machine information MK1 Plotter for production of Cable Wire Component and Terminal marking Connects to the computers USB port e NO
55. in the memory card reader before opening the Save Split dialog Otherwise the drive for the memory card will not be shown This apply to USB readers Of course you can shoose you hard drive or discette and later on move the folder to a memory card Save Split Save your files in LMF format in selected drive and typed folder Is the marking information on more than 300 rows or more than 1997 characters then these will be splitted up on different files Hence ProMark can only handle 300 rows and maximum 1997 characters at a time The files will be named FILEOOO1 Imf up to maximum FILE9999 Imf Every file contains max 300 markers The information is saved in the same order as they are to be produced When producing on the ProMark first load the file FILEO001 Imf when you have finished that one load FILEO002 Imf and so on When the files are saved you will see the following dialog You can see how many files the work were split into and also see were they are saved x s Finish writing IF the information is saved to the memory card don t Forget to stop i the service before eject the card 2 number of files has been created in Folder C TEST6 File name FILEOOO1 csv gt FILEQO0Z csv If you are saving to a reader of USB type then don t forget to stop the service for this one before taking out the memory card Otherwise the risk 1s big that you will lose information If you don t know if you have an USB reader o
56. indow It is also possible to create a marking by selecting New in the marking menu Marking New The following dialog displays Set markina x Marker type PF07533 r Hew marker Marker number l j Prewiew Cancel Help Insert symbol Loc designation Import file lt Previous Number of each j Ho of labels markers 100 Number generator Next gt Font Size I Automatically select entire bext Tahoma fi2 E g U aw Marker text Marker type Pick a desired marker type from the list box selectable are only those marking types which includes in the marker module previously selected Marker number Identification number of the marker information Not compulsory Loc designation Gives the location designation for the marking Not compulsory Number of each Indicates the quantity of current marking No markers module The number after is the number of markers labels on marker module A marker module can be for e g a card fixture and sheet Marker text Here is the test registered which shall be printed on the marker The text box adapts the size accordingly to the marker type you have selected This is a good way to see if your text fits the marker If you write longer or more lines rows than the text box fits a warning text appears text to wide and or text to high To create multi line gt 1 row markers labels use Ctrl Enter to create a new line hard enter In the fle
57. information about MK9 USB please visit our website www partex se 5 7 2 Use Winsign NG 5 5 00 Open Winsign and the main window is displayed For hain erych FL MUM 5 7 2 1 The main window s buttons and its functions Creates a new project This icon is not in the direct marking mode Opens an existing project z To print from this button is not possible when using MK9 USB See Print group mark Creates a direct marking PAi Approval of the lengt of the marks The button is not available at this time 2011 02 25 84 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 7 2 2The main window menus and functions 5 7 2 2 1 File New Creates a new project Open Opens an exciting project Direct marking Creates a direct marking Printer settings Displaying the Windows default window for the printer settings The choice of printer states also reviewed on how your preview mode will look like 5 7 2 2 2 View Toolbar Hides Shows the toolbar Status line Hides Shows the status line 5 7 2 2 3 Tools Under this menu there are various tools to help you convert and import the marking information to Winsign There are opportunities to help the customer with imports by implementing an auxiliary tool for the customer Contact Partex Marking Systems AB for more information IGE XAO Allows you to import projects to marking information from the CAD system IGE xao Contact Partex for more inform
58. int out will be used for the older MK9 system x Number of each Current Production iq p Partex2 Partexs Partex4 PartexS Partex6 Partex Partex Partex9 Partex10 Partex11 Partex12 Partex13 Partex14 Partex15 J Partex16 Run Partex17 Partex18 i Partex19 lt lt Back Help Partex20 Number of each If you want more than one marker of each you change this value Default value is always 1 Current Shows the last selected marker in the white production frame Run Open a dialog where you can set name of folder and which drive to be used Production In this frame you will se all the text information that can be sent to the MK3 machine If you don t want to print out all markers then select your markers with ctrl mouse click and or shift mouse click Then only selected markers will be printed lt lt Back Jumps back to the Production window Help Open s the help guide 201 1 02 25 SEs a a PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS When you click on Run you get the following dialog x Name Folder _ Select drive fa M Name folder Here you write the name of the folder where the files will be saved This folder shall be selected in the ProMark machine later Maximum characters can be used and only characters A to Z and numbers 0 to 9 Select drive Here are all drives of your computer listed It is important that you have plugged
59. irect marking mode j o gt Opens an existing project To print from this button is not possible when using MK9 USB See Print group mark Creates a direct marking Mm Specifies the nominal length of the selected mark marks 5 7 3 5 Project Window Menus and its function CH File Project Group Marking Tools Window Machine settings Help 5 7 3 5 1 File Print settings Turns the printer settings Displaying the format of the preview Direct Marking Creates a direct marking Exit Exits Winsign 5 7 3 5 2 Project New Creates a new project Same as clicking the New button This option is not possible if you are in a direct marking Open Opens an existing project Same as clicking the Open button Edit Editing the active project It is possible to adjust an existing project however it is not possible to change the path or name of the file in this way Project marking fx Project name OK File name Cancel Date 201 10218 Help Publisher Department Telephone 2011 02 25 89 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual Sak MARKING SYSTEMS Close Closes the active project Print out To print from this button is not possible when using MK9 USB See Print group mark Copy project Copies the active project The dialog shown below If Yes the user may select where the copy should be saved and which names the copy of the project should have WinSign
60. isplays to confirm if you really want to delete the group marking Deleting group marking AN Do you want to delete active group Nej Avbryt 3 4 2 5 Delete multiple group markings Multiple group markings can be deleted at once by choosing Delete multiple in the group menu All information is lost when deleting group Delete groups E xi Groups Delete Kitchen Sleep room Cancel Living room Hall Select the groups you want to delete Ctrl mouse click and shift mouse click can be used to select multiple cells just like you select specific cells in Windows Explorer Press Delete to delete selected groups NB No warning will appear the groups will be deleted directly A warning messages displays see below 2011 02 25 o ee PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 4 2 6 Print group marking Print of group markings is done by either click on the Print icon of group marking section alternately on a machine in the direct print section or by choosing Print in the group menu Group Print A dialog displays where you can chose which group groups you want to print For more information about to print groups see the chapter How to print Groups and Markings 3 4 2 7 Search for group marking To search for a group marking click on the search icon or chose Search in the Group menu Group Search The following window displays Search on group marking a x Search for PO Search
61. its in the number series will be right justified on the marker E g a right justified series from 1 100 placed after the static text would look like this PARTEX 1 PARTEX 10 PARTEX100 Instead of left justified PARTEX1 PARTEX 10 PARTEX 100 Number of each Number of times the same digit will be printed in the number series E g a series from 1 3 and number of each is entered to 2 Result of operation 1 1 2 2 3 3 Number of blanks The function creates empty gap spaces in the marking positions in the number series E g the series 1 10 and L as fixed text together with 1 3 as second number series Each fourth shall remain blank to do this enter 1 in the box for number of blanks Result of the operation 1 L1 2 L2 3 L3 4 L 5 L1 6 L2 7 L3 8 L 9 L1 10 L2 Observe 4 L and 8 L Filling character The function will be used to create number series with in leading signs E g anumber series runs from 001 100 instead of 1 100 The result will be 001 002 003 040 041 042 100 No System Set if you want to use the decimal system 0 to 9 or the hexadecimal system 0 to F in the number series Add Confirm and move over to marker text box IMPORTANT When you want to add a text or a number series inside an already existing number generation it is important that you first enter the information and then place the mouse pointer and last pushes the Add button 201 1 02 25 50 PARTEX WinSign NG user
62. lan Lets you import projects to marker information from the Eplan CAD system For manual on how to use press the information button in the Eplan dialog Contact Partex for more information ELPROCAD Lets you import projects to marker information from the ELPROCAD CAD system For manual on how to use press the information button in the ELPROCAD dialog Contact Partex for more information 2011 02 25 1 amp PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Partex CAD Lets you import projects to marker information from the Partex CAD system For manual on how to use press the information button in the Partex CAD dialog Contact Partex for more information SOR Etikett CAB Etikett W Etikett R File Specific tools implemented for Partex own production Contact Partex for more information Bombardier Access conversion Partex has implemented a custom specific tool on the customers demand In this case it is Bombardier Denmark This tool converts an Access file which then can be imported in Winsign Contact Partex for more information EuroElectra Iveco Customer specific tool Please contact Partex Marking Systems AB for more information EuroElectra Alstom Customer specific tool Please contact Partex Marking Systems AB for more information There are possibilities to help the customer with import by offering implementing tools specific for them Contact Partex for more information 2011 02 25 19 K
63. ly applied to print out of all markers For own selection the print out will be optimized so that all markers will be as much filled as possible Because otherwise there may only be text on few markers The markers are always printed out from top to bottom in the production box lt lt Back Jumps back to the Production window Help Open s the help guide 2011 02 25 4 PARTEX MARKING SYSTEMS 5 5 MK3 Production on the MK3 machine i Number of each Current Po Margins Height adjustment Side adjustment a Save values PARTEX 2 PARTEX 3 PARTEX 4 PARTEX 5 PARTEX 6 PARTEX 7 PARTEX 8 PARTEX 3 Kitchen 7 P amp RTEX10 PARTEX11 PARTEX12 PARTEX13 PARTEX14 PARTEX15 PARTEX16 PARTEX1 PARTEX18 Kitchen __ 2 IPARTEX19 PARTEX20 WinSign NG user manual Number of each If you want more than one marker of each you change this value Default value is always 1 Current Shows the last selected marker in the white production frame Height adjustment Position where the text shall be written in vertical position The unit is in tenth of millimetres Side ad justment Position where the text shall be written in horizontal position The unit is in tenth of millimetres Save values Saves height adjustment and side adjustment values in the current production file If you save these values you will not need to change those every time you start Winsign
64. mber of Comment Print to file copyies in Windows 29 7 99 dd Print range Copies Print dialog N Number of copies f Only change printer if C Pages from f1 to a necessary Don t use pi any other options cnoi Output Printer is for these machines OKI Micro line 395 Epson LQ 870 HP LaserJet 2100 HP LaserJet 2200 Zebra 105 S 2011 02 25 69 PARTEX k MARKING SYSTEMS 5 2 MKI Production on the mini plotter MK1 PARTEX16 _Save values PARTEX17 Prnttofle Run first marker 2 times P 41 PAATE Den ee e eTe PARTEX24 ii Back Help PSRTEXSS PARTEXSS PARTES Printer help PARTE SIA sf Number of each If you want more than one marker of each you change this value Default value is always 1 Current Shows the last selected marker in the white production frame Specify size The size of the text will be the same as the one in the MK 1 plug if this box is unchecked If checked you can specify own character height and character width in the text boxes The preset size is the default size for that product type Character height The plotter can t use any True Type fonts so you have to set the character height here This value is not saved when you leave the dialog The value is in tenth of millimetres Character width The plotter can t use any True Type fonts so you have to set the character width here This value is not saved when you leave
65. n a folder containing spaces The name should also only contain characters A to Z and 0 to 9 See a picture of the dialog below If you don t want to display the dialog again please check the box in the down left corner in the dialog 2011 02 25 e 2 PARTEX a MARKING SYSTEMS WinSign NG user manual After this information a Save dialog is displayed where you can choose where you want to save the project and the name of the project As default the file name is same as the project name This can of course be changed file name and project name doesn t need to be the same xi Don t save the project file on the desktop or in the Folder My documents Don t save the project file in a Folder name containing spaces Use only 4 2 and 0 9 in the projects file name T Don t show this message again A Winsign project file has the extension btr 201 1 02 25 14 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 3 3 Open project You can open an already existing project by selecting Open in the File menu File Open As default all projects is saved in the folder C Partex WinsignNG Data 3 3 4 Direct marking Direct marking is available for you to quickly start and produce you markings without to need think about project or files etc To create a direct marking from the main windows click on the icon that looks like a flash You can also select Direct marking in the File menu File Direct marking You will se
66. ngth ai Sa 7 Length max 60 mmi j C o Help Character Size mm If a group is created to another system in Winsign than MK9 NG USB you can by using the Convert to MK9 NG USB projects easily make the project a MK9 NG USB All information in active projects converters then over to the proper settings for MK9 NG US BMarking 5 7 3 5 4 Marking New Create a new mark Edit Edit a selected mark Search Search for marks within the selected group mark Printout To print from this button is not possible when using MK9 USB See Print group mark Cut Cuts selected mark Also works in Word Excel and other Windows software Copy Copies selected labeling Also works in Word Excel and other Windows software Paste Paste copied or cut marks Also works in Word Excel and other Windows software Paste number of each Paste cut or copied number marking usually a number of columns from Excel Also works in Word and other Windows software NOTE Winsign cannot verify the number of columns selected and copied into Excel but it incorporated into the cells together with a value Copy number of words for the column itself after you pasted your marking information Insert Inserts an empty cell Select multiple cells and then insert then insert the same number of cells that was selected Delete Removes the selected mark Select all Selects all labels in the active group 2011 02 25 9
67. nly one alphanumerical character is allowed 2011 02 25 49 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Step Step out up counting of number series If e g the value 2 has been given in a series from 1 10 then generates a series with the digits 1 3 5 7 9 Another example from A J with step value of 2 will be A C E G I Reverse order Turns the order in e g a number series stop number will be printed on the first marker position E g a series 1 10 print 10 9 8 7 1 Repeated number generation Generates a number series X number of times e g the marker consists of 2 number series 1 10 and 1 2 The 1 10 series is created on the manner described above For 1 2 repeated number generation is cross marked to get the series to run between 1 and 2 along 1 10 series The result become 1 1 2 2 3 1 4 2 5 1 etc until number 10 will be reach None The justification right or left of the digits in the number series is none That s mean that no space is added before or after a series for e g 1 100 Two examples below please compare with left and right justified to see the difference IPARTEX lOPARTEX lOOPARTEX PARTEX1 PARTEX10 PARTEX 100 Left The print of the digits in the number series will be left justified on the marker E g a left justified series from 1 100 placed before the static text would look like this 1 PARTEX 10 PARTEX 100OPARTEX Right justified The print of the dig
68. ntered Help Help Information for this window Cancel Cancels the creation of new projects OK Pressing OK will open the Save As dialog Here you can choose which folder on your computer that you want to save the project By default the filename is the project name You can of course change file names and project names need not be the same WinSign project files saved as wsdb Sawe As F X Swer e D D RECYCLER E Srian Wokume Dimati Mp Recent Cite Document e Desktop My Documents 3 Fils repress ba Saree oe bape Text Documents bel Encoding ANSI 201 1 02 25 86 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 5 7 3 2 Open project You can open an existing project by clicking the Open button or by the menu bar choose File Open By default all projects will be saved in the C Partex WinsignNG Data Huset wsdb winSign Filer wedb r 5 7 3 3 Direct marking Direct marking is designed to quickly get started with creating marks it is not made to manage large projects To create a direct marking from the main window you must either click on the icon that looks like a lightning bolt or by the menu bar choose File Direct Marking The dialog shown below Group marking System MK9 USB v K Machine Information Product group A MKS NGvusB Tape rey Settings Product 12mm BA Name Number Kitcher Date 2011 Cancel
69. nto one Please copy the single number of column after you have pasted your marker information Insert Insert an empty cell If you select more cells and use Insert then there will be as inserted as selected The new cells are always inserted after the selected cells 2011 02 25 37 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Delete Deletes the checked marking Select all Select all cells in the active group Change length Change length on several markers at a time Only valid for MK9 NG Select all Select all cells in the active group Split number series A number series 1 10 presents as 1 10 in the grid cell if the function is activated gets 10 pcs of markers 1 e 1 2 3 10 Change number of each for marking information Function to change number of each directly in the grids No of each column Highlight a block of markers or a single marker run the function via right mouse click menu or the Marking information menu 201 1 02 25 30 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 5 1 3 Marking menu in the flex grid right mouse button click ss Oo Ee F PF No of each Size 14 Partex1 1 PK2 84mm 1 2 PK2 84mm 1 14 Partex2 3 PK2 84mm 1 14 EE 4 PK2 84mm 1 14 5 PK2 84mm 1 14 ae 6 PK2 84mm 1 14 Copy PK2 64mm 1 14 Paste 8 PK2 84mm 1 14 Partex8 Paste number of each 9 PK2 84mm 1 14 Pater sntahibail Delete row 10
70. optional field Max no of characters As default Maximum no of characters is set to zero Change this if you want to The function can be used for e g to get a maximum no of characters for the MK1 machine If you know that only 8 characters will fit on your marker then you can limit this in the group marking dialog You can select Control number of characters when you have set the value in the group marking dialog Those markers containing more characters will be marked with a red arrow International colour code Only active if a product type with support for international colour code has been selected These product types have the text colour in the product name Partex have defined colours and character sizes for a given product that supports international colour code Every single character is printed in a coloured block Eg i The international colour code is used for digits numerical and all other characters is printed with black text against white background If you print the following character the result will be Il White one on brown background White two on red background 3 Black three on orange background Black four on yellow background ks White fice on green background 9 White six on blue background fj White seven on violette background 8 Black eight on grey background 9 Black nine on white background 0 White zero on black background A B C All other characters are
71. ot Dots are printed as cutting mark No mark No cut mark is printed Vertical Printout No The marking text is printed horisontal on all profiles Yes The marking text is printed vertical on some profiles on others every singel character is printed vertical in horisontal direction Contact Partex for additional information about products and printing layout in vertical mode for these Below you see to two different vertical printouts p NO Ww NO Uo Main Window K Winsign NG Im_ 380 E Bie Project Group Marki Dila IE g Tools window Machine settings Help rier MKI SS MK3 d SPI AN ProMak By Stat Stop Step After er Update width Product type Standard Z po zos Marker 1 Marker 2 Marker 3 Marker 4 Marker 5 201 1 02 25 81 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual There are two new fields in the flex grid for MK9 NG Length 27 0 IFN Length The marker length is listed in mm in this field This cell cannot be edited in marker length AUTO In manual mode it can be edited by double clicking at it just like editing a marker Size 3 0 an Size The text size for the marker is listed here Can not be edited by double clicking To change select desired size in the drop down control for size Two new controls are also added Character width Standard v The following can be changed for character width Standard Standard c
72. otenohensts 15 Seed Project window MENU atten ccvnoanene rnvecasinasdncesosnanesa ESERE ENERE EEPE EN Eiin Niria 16 I Pe EEEE 17 I P N i 17 Kaa TOO E 18 ISA WOW E eee E a ie eE EE 20 3 4 GROUP MARKINGS IN WINSIGN NG sscosesisssscesssnsssonessnsstevesscocssesesesesssnessseossoasstoneseonestones 21 3 4 1 Group marking buttons and menus ssseesessssssssseeeessssssseeeessssssssereesssssssssreeessssseo 21 3 4 1 1 The group marking buttons in the project windoW ssseessssssssssseesssssssssee 22 3 4 1 2 Group markings menu in the main windoW ssseessssssssssreesssssssssreesssssssssres 24 Ikke k TOI ah fattest a i e E E E ETF 24 3 4 1 2 2 Machme settings sosiscccccscaeescdcnsacasnesasesondcanarsananeseonsncncrsananensonsnsmaneananenssuesede 21 SA2 Workin wiii eronp in AE RAINS coc ppcecaecessucenesapenauasesepessenesannsmsvnessunerasanmasuesneunerses 28 SZ HCA 0 U0 POA Nott csa shane ta EEEE 28 fo pe Pemon Da O ene Mr eco re eee ee nn ronan ees nan 31 IA POEUN O e E E E 31 3 4 2 4 Delete group marking o c 2c ccciiecheicelecedecstaledadelecedecadaeelacedaccdepatohelacadatedesadoneteds 32 34 23 Delete multiple group Marking S oy sseconcecessseupsscnvenecneesnassmavenssneessuasaesessnenauae 32 eee PO TN A N e E E 33 Ia ET r Or a UN eE E EEOSE DD ee SE I as ee eee eee 34 3 5 MARKING INFORMATION IN WINSIGN NG cccsscscsscccssesccsesccsesccsccncsccscsncnconcssoncssencsseses 36 3 5 1 Marking buttons and menus ee eec
73. ou save these values you will not need to change those every time you start Winsign and uses that product file When you have pressed Save values the values change to zeros but the difference is saved in the production file Run Starts sending information to the printer Production In this frame you will se all the text information that can be sent to the printer If you don t want to print out all markers use then ctrl mouse click and or shift mouse click to only print the selected markers The markers are separated by a line Se over ___ Group name__Page nr __ This indicates which label sheet fixture you have marked in sequence 201 1 02 25 68 PARTEX a MARKING SYSTEMS WinSign NG user manual NB The indexing of sheet fixture card 1s only applied to print out of all markers For own selection the print out will be optimized so that all sheets fixtures cards will be as much filled as possible Because otherwise there may only be markers on few sheet fixture card The markers are always printed out from top to bottom in the production box lt lt Back Jumps back to the Production window Help Open s the help guide When the printer window is called on it will always have your default printer chosen Change the printer if necessary When you click Run the following dialog appears Printer Name i iate Jere Status Ready Type OKIPAGE 14 Where NTFILE OKIPAGE 14i Don t use Nu
74. p yp 8 sy Product group System and Product N a External company module for production of company specific markings When __ activated lists of product types for Eljo marking system can be chosen in the Product group System and Product Machine information Here can you get a technical description of each system supported by Winsign For example a technical desciption of what can be done on marking machine MK 1 See picture below 2011 02 25 28 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Machine information Plotter for production of Cable Wire Component and Terminal marking Connects to the computers USB port e NO support for Windows True Type fonts e NO support for check marker length Name number Notation of the group marking name or number Date Winsign will always propose the current date given from the computers real time clock If the date is erroneous please check the computers time settings Location design Notation which is searchable and will also be printed on the marking modules Category Is used to bind together group markings of the same kind or for use in similar field of application Publisher The name of the user who creates the group marking Department The place where the group marking where created Telephone Telephone number to the publisher or the company 2011 02 25 29 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS You can enter this in the
75. project Open Open an existing project Direct marking Create a direct marking Printer settings Shows Windows standard window for printer settings The choice of printer also corresponds to how the preview will appear If you have a standard laser printer you will have an A4 format but if you have an X card machine than the preview will be big as a X card MK3 format 1 2 3 4 Shows the four latest opened projects Exit Exit Winsign application 3 2 1 2 2 View File View Tools Help C v Toolbar Status line Toolbar Hide Show the toolbar Status line Show Hide status line 2011 02 25 10 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 2 1 2 3 Tools File View Tools Help Di Ice xao SOR Etikett CAB Etikett WW ECIKett bombercier Access conversion Eplan ELPROCAD Partex CAD Eurotlectra Iveco Euroklectra flstom In this menu there are different tools for your aid to import and convert marker information to Winsign There are possibilities to help the customer with import by offering implementing tools specific for them Contact Partex for more information IGE XAO Lets you import projects to marker information from the IGE XAO CAD system Contact Partex for additional information Eplan Lets you import projects to marker information from the Eplan CAD system For manual on how to use press the information button in the Eplan d
76. r don t know how to stop its service Contact system administrator or call Partex 2011 02 25 aa ee PARTEX a MARKING SYSTEMS WinSign NG user manual USB port Compact flash card reader Select drive the first time a file is saved to the CF card the card reader must be connected to the driver Next time a file is saved to the CF card WinSign will suggest the same driver USB port even if WinSign is terminated assumes that the card reader is connected to the same driver lt lt Back Jumps back to the Production window Help Open s the help guide 5 6 2 MK9 NG specific functions Group marking System MKS NG m K Machine Information Product group WieMakes SRRNG Product YO PO 05 z OY Name Number PO 05 Date 20070810 O Cancel Loc designation A Help Category Pp Publisher Pe Department Telephone Optional International colour code Maximum no of characters Colour conversion Select the MK9 NG system in the drop down There after select product group and product Give a name to the group Then press the button MK9 NG Settings The following dialog shows 2011 02 25 79 PARTEX a BA MARKING SYSTEMS WinSign NG user manual Marker length C Auto Manual Character height C Auto Manual Character space Line space Standard Close Standard Close Contact C Wide C Contact C Wide Cut mark Vertical printout
77. re Group marking x r System lasers s Machine a Information Product group ma a Product Zo PF07533 Oo Name Number Direct marking Date 20060523 Cancel Loc designation j Help Category o Publisher _ Department Eoo Telephone waa Optional Maximum no of characters SpPEN ELEN Bhs olour conversion The above window displays This window is described in sub chapter Create group marking The difference of creating a direct marking and a group marking is that for a direct marking you will not specify a project name and you can only specify Name Number in the group marking dialog see picture above When you have entered a group name you will automatically be transferred to the Create marker dialog More information about this will be described in the next chapter 2011 02 25 34 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS The idea with direct marking is that you will quickly start to create group markings without having to specify extra information Your group markings will be saved in the direct marking project so next time you will create a direct marking you will find your group markings previously created in the direct marking You cannot create a new project when working in a direct marking To create a new project close direct marking and create a project In the picture below you see a direct marking with items and icons di
78. re the group labels are created Telephone Telephone number for example publisher or company Optional Number of characters This button is not possible to use when printing on MK9 USB 5 7 4 2 2 MK9 NG USB settings MK9 NG USB Marker length C Auto Manual Cancel Character height C Auto Manual Character space Line space Standard C Close Standard C Close Cut mark Vertical printout f 1 2 cut C Line No Ves C Dot C No mark Marker length only possible to select the manual for MK9 USB Character height only possible to select the manual for MK9 USB Character space Here you can adjust the characters Standard Contact Close to and Wide Cut mark Here you can choose how marks should be separated 2 cut Dot Line and No mark 2011 02 25 95 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Line space Here you can adjust the distance between the rows when printing multiple lines Standard Contact Close to and Wide Vertical printout Here you can choose vertical printing 5 7 4 2 3 Open group mark To open the group mark previously created open the drop down list found in the group marking part of the project window The list includes all the groups created in the active project WinSign House File Project Group Marking Tools Window Machine se Dia Gir is Group marking Bathroom Y Kitcher 94 Bedroom Bathroom Before Stat Stop Step After
79. rroneous line here 1 a and gives you some choices This is only a warning window your import file doesn t necessary need to be erroneous just because this window displays see the system manual In the case above Winsign warns because I have a character included A may be printed wrong on some marking machines but works fine on others 3 5 13 1 Import of files The file that should be imported must be structured as follows Each marker text that should be produced must be typed in on a single row and ended with a new line This is important on the last marker If the marker information should be printed on two rows the two lines must be separated with a pipe sign Example ROW1IROW2 Large files type txt or skv needs alot of power fran your computer If you have a machine with an old processor and not so much RAM memory it can take some time before the import is finished and presentated in WinSign It has happend that you can get a blank preview and in this case you cant print your markers If you have an Excel file that you want to change to a csv file you can t doa Carriage return in the cells If you for example wants a two row marker you have to use the pipe sign to seperate the two rows ROW 1IROW 2 In the file WinsignNG jini you can type in what types of characters you want the import should accept IMPORT SpecialChar 2011 02 25 Sy an PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKIN
80. rtcut Alt 1 SP1 Marktex Open s the production window for the SP1 machine Shortcut Alt S MK6 Open s the production window for the MK6 machine Shortcut Alt 6 MK3 Open s the production window for the MK3 machine Shortcut Alt 3 ProMark Open s the production window for the ProMark machine Shortcut Alt R lt lt Back Closes this window and jumps back to the previous window Help Open s the help guide 2011 02 25 6 7 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 5 1 Printer Printing on a printer windows drivers x Number of each Current Productor i fi ZPARTEX pees _ apaRTEx Height adjustment a E ear SPARTEX ight adjust Side adjustment BPARTEX fo 7PARTEX BPART EX SPARTEX Kitchen 1 __ Save values a TIPARTEX 12PARTEX With Frames 13PA4RTEX 14PARTEX 15PARTEX 16PARTEX 17PARTEX 18PARTEX TSPARTEX lt lt Back Help 20PARTEX xi Number of each If you want more than one marker of each you change this value Default value is always 1 Current Shows the last selected marker in the white production frame Height adjustment Position where the text shall be written in vertical position The unit is in tenth of millimetres Side ad justment Position where the text shall be written in horizontal position The unit is in tenth of millimetres Save values Saves height adjustment and side adjustment values in the current production file If y
81. s more copies of the same marker Simply just print or double click in the cell All text entered in the flex grid will be of the same font and size regardless of the choosen formatting Of course your formattings will be used on the printed marker You will also see your formatting in preview mode or when using the fast preview box That box is placed farest right in Winsign See picture above The fast preview box shall only been seen as a guide line for how your markers will look like Size and placement in height position may differ from real position on the actual marker To get a better and more exact preview use the preview icon To create multi line markers use the character pipe as a page break character Eg Row 1 Row2 will be Rowl Row2 To get the character use Alt Gr NB The user cannot change size or atribute for the marker text if a product type with international colour code are being used The preview box will not show colour code or the proper font Use the preview button to get a proper preview Don t forget to set the right printer in File Printer settings or set it as the default printer before Winsign is started 201 1 02 25 _4 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 5 3 Edit Delete marker information Product type No of each Text 2 0 0 36 0 mm 1 Marker 3 70 0 36 0 mm 1 Winsign is more 4 70 0 36 0 men 11 5 70 0 36 0 mm f2f 00 6 70 0 36 0 mm 13 A single marker is e
82. sabled gone lt Winsign NG Direct EJ File Project Group Marking Tools Window Machine settings Help Print settings Direct marking Gtri D Exit Direct UK is ms Set marking i Number generator eS a 201 1 02 25 35 MARKING SYSTEMS PARTEX WinSign NG user manual 3 5 Marking information in Winsign NG 3 5 1 Marking buttons and menus WinSign NG 060706 Kelease lest A File Project Group ELGE Tools Window Machine set O Ge g New Ctrl h Te e S Edit Group marking Search Ctrl F PF07533 Printout Ctrl P Cut Ctrl x Set marking Copy Ctrl C Number generator Paste Ctri Before Start Paste number of each Boa aa Insert Ins Delete Del Select All Ctrl A Change length Character width Split number series ls tandard v Change number of each Above you see the marking menu extended and also a project window The lower line of icons belongs to the marking section of the project 3 5 1 1 Marking buttons in the project window 4 This button opens a search window where you can search for markers in the chosen group marking See the picture below Search on marking x Search for f Search from start Search for next Marker number Close Record number Help at C Location designation C Marker text O This button creates a new marking Edit checked marking Print one or more markings 2011 02 25 36 P
83. seoasssstessongsissasassasiseusssnassesissesssosoussusiss 6 3 USE WINSIGN NG esesssscecscssscacscesssececesssaccsesssececusesscssnssssasenscassscesessseasuessseessnsesoasaseseesecasseesees 7 Sek LICENCEINTORMATION sssssscossssscsscscssuscsssocssnscssascsonesssassssnssisassacnesasensaoasesss scscsaceaesssusoussia 7 3 a MAIN WINDOW sssssoncessuesesecsncensriecsstectsueiteseusstosseucssousenstestsunsiouussondescsisabeustbousvsessusessuenssuesis 9 3 2 1 Main window buttons and menus cccssssssccceeceesssesssneeeeeeceessessneeeeeeeeeseees 9 3 2 1 1 Main window buttons and their functions eeeesseeesseeeessssssssreesssssssssreees 9 3 2 1 2 Main window menus and their functions cceessccceeeeesssesssneeeeeeeeseees 10 Diba MUNG pits cts atptanasatenshet E E 10 I NW cae cet tat se tae te sec eae cece ec ce oe ee enna ce nortan nereen deacon 10 Die Wad MOOV ecsticg ace tasahese a tone adateantoestonct lt antesndaesdonee lt cadesndoendone ties 11 Ika H 0 ee ee ee ne 12 3 3 PROJECTS IN WINSIGN ING wesssscosssecsssosssasstscesssnsesosessoncssssssusosssssesesosspuectecossoassessessouestenes 13 Duet Mele ALC WG WTO CCl cits ecccceasaaassassetccseasaaaeanasetceaeaadaaesuascnetcgaadaasstasenetaaaeanasseaccaeteaasaans 13 sM aO 21 o i Sa ne DSP nen DST eee ns ese eee ens eos e Non 13 ye OP OC es ct weet este cee nce tr eee nase seme eemenswtennmmeneenemantneenames ts 15 i Deca E eiei eei a tasbunshaasdonolandteasduesdonotcandenadastom
84. series of numbers at that position in the grid A series of numbers can be added to all empty cells in the grid and the last cell Before Write the text that should be before the number in the series Do not need to be written in Start Start number at the series Numeric and alphanumeric values are allowed Only alphanumeric characters are allowed Must be filled in Stop Stop number in the series Numeric and alphanumeric values are allowed Only alphanumeric characters are allowed Must be filled in Step Here is written the number of steps in between each number in the series For example attributed to a 2 in this scheme are as follows as shown in photo above Partex 1 Partex3 Partex5 Partex7 and Partex9 If no value is filled in this assumed value of 1 After The text in which shall be at the end by the number in the series Need not be filled in 2011 02 25 90 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Advanced Information about individual brands Update To number generator is added to cells in need significant information is updated Important Use an alphanumeric number range must start and stop value written in either uppercase or lowercase No mixing is allowed Only one letter is allowed to start or stop value You can not mix a numeric start or stop value with an alphanumeric character Reverse number ranges are allowed 5 7 5 1 2 Import Import of text file is done by pressing
85. sessesaseceseasssassesseseusscsseassuessvacsuasseactuesssaetecssseesensdssedsosdsessooussauseue 84 5 7 1 News in Winsign NG 5 5 00 ccccccccccccsssssssnceeecceesssesneeeeeeeeeesesssaaeeeeeeeesseesaaeeeeeees 84 VV Mc a E EEEE 84 5 7 2 1 The main window s buttons and its functionS seeeessssssesseeesssssssssreeessssssssres 84 5 7 2 2 The main window menus and fuUNCTtIONS cccsccccccceesesesssceeeeeeesseessneeeeeeeeeeees 85 a I A E 85 F NO a E E E e 85 Jarene OOE eE EE EEEE EEEE 85 o A E AAEN 85 3 7 2 Projects in Winsen NO 3 3 0U sassaccoccanessaaesnacuterenaesaseseeceecenesdgesspencberetesdaesssoncboncaaedsds 86 Dashed Te AL AN OO E e nen ganecnnncnonie ed eciciaseatesicescaeusesieaideaueieavesnanecdesnenaceea 86 Fy PAD 0 0 01 e Speen mE enn tT en mE tN nn tone UN A 87 5 7 3 3 Direct Marking ccccccsssssccccccesssessnneeeeeeceesseeesneeeeeeeeesesessaeeeeeeesssessnneeeeeeeeeees 87 2011 02 25 a x PARTEX MARKING SYSTEMS WinSign NG user manual 5 7 3 4 Project Window s buttons and MENUS eeeesscccceeceessesssseeeeeeceeseessnteeeeeeeeeees 88 5 7 3 5 Project window s buttons and its function ccccccceeessessteeeeeeeessessssteeeeeeesees 89 5 7 3 5 Project Window Menus and its function cccccccccceeessessseeeeeeeesssessneeeeeeeeeeees 89 ode E iar op nese sect ne seen ee ones ssc ey AAE 89 Te OIC E E EE 89 so ae E ace tee E E cee 90 ISEN TE E E sense tte nto a 9 MT gs MOONS eed seg Se ce
86. sseeveessseesseesseeesaussecsecssseesecesssoseaesesss 102 n OIC CU US a E E A E A 103 2011 02 25 me PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 2 Recommended machines and printers For production of marking information Partex recommend following printers mentioned below Partex even supports these printers other printer can be used but then Partex refuses responsibility for wrong printer handling and text placement on the markers Other types of printers are continues under evaluation Ref System manual 2 1 Matrix printers e OKI Micro line 395 with if required special tape ribbon e Epson LQ 870 with if required special tape ribbon 2 2 Laser printers e HP LaserJet 2100 e HP LaserJet 2200 2 3 Plotter e MK1 delivered from Partex or our suppliers 2 4 Thermal transfer e SP 1 with baud rate 9600 Communication cable delivered from Partex or our suppliers SP 2000 is also supported via serialport Eltron P310 MK3 delivered from Partex or our suppliers Zebra 105 S with if required special tape ribbon CAB Gemeni 2 ProMark LM 370 and LM 380 2011 02 25 Ge PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 Use Winsign NG 3 1 Licence information When Winsign is started for the first time the below dialog is displayed Fill in your name company and department and press OK Note that you have to enter at least one character on each line wwe es E c i Cancel oompany Department Portions of
87. ters System Listing the different types of systems included in the product group Ex MK9 USB MK10 Productgroup Listing the product groups that are supported by Winsign ex adhesive labels cable labels etc Product Lists the product types supported by the marking system Ex PO 06 When activated lists product types for Partex marking system that can be selected in the product systems and products H External business module for the production of company specific labeling When activated lists product types for Thor s rating system and can be selected in the product systems and products A External business module for the production of company specific labeling When activated lists product types for Eljo s rating system and can be selected in the product systems and products 2011 02 25 094 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Machine Information Technical description of the chosen system of group marking dialogue MK9 NG USB settings see MK9 NG USB settings 4 2 2 Name Number Tour of the label name number or name Date By default today s date here If wrong date appears control the system clock in your computer Loc Destination Name that can be searched and printed on the rating modules Category Used to link the group labels of the same or of similar use Publisher Name of the user who creates the group mark Department The place whe
88. the Import button You can only import files when cell selection is at the very last cell in the grid This is to clarify that the files are imported end up last in the grid and not where the mark is Set marking Number generator Before Start Stop Step After Advanced Partey n po O _ Update No of labels markers 1 q I Import hi v J Character width Size Product type Standard 13 0 h 12mm No ofeach Size 5 7 6 How to handle old projects databases product types The new Winsign can still handle the old btr database and it is possible to open old projects databases 5 7 6 1 Projects databases To open a btr project database start WinSign and choose File gt Open In the area Filename type btr Please note you have to be in the catalogue where you saved the old project database It will not be visible even if you are in the right folder due to the fact that WinSign only shows wsdb projects databases as standard Therefore type the btr 2011 02 25 100 ME PARTEX WinSign NG user manual 6 Exit Winsign NG To exit Winsign choose File Exit or one of Windows other common ways to close a program Winsign NG House Lr e _ Eila fa me A n Era n T Fle FTOIECE L5FOLjo i i u i FT h i mibe ger Betor PARTEK p fo T 101 2011 02 25 PARTEX MARKING SYSTEMS 7 Terminology Words MKI1 MK3 MK6 SP1 ProMark USB port 20
89. use print out button in preview mode Don t show this message again Next Page If more than one marker module is filled then this button switch to the next marker module in the preview Prev Page Switch to the previous marker module in the preview Two Page Displays two page at a time 201 1 02 25 _44 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS Zoom in Zooms the marker module You can also use the left mouse button to zoom Zoom out Zooms out the marker module Close Close the preview and return to Winsign 2011 02 25 a Er PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 5 6 The number generator m Number generator Before Start Stop Step After Feo p fo owe You can quickly create number series in the number generator First you place the selection on an empty cell in the flex grid Or on a existing number series if you want to update a previously created one Press Update to add update a number series If the button is greyed out it means that you cannot add a number series to that position in the flex grid Number series can be inserted on every empty cell and also the last cell Description on the fields in the number generator Before Here you enter write the text that will be placed before the number in the series Not necessary Start Here you enter the start number of the series Numerical and alphanumerical values are allowed Only one alphanumeric character is allowed
90. w for Winsign 2011 02 25 _12 PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS 3 3 Projects in Winsign NG A project in Winsign can be compared to for example a construction project If you should build a house then a suitable name for the project could be My house 3 3 1 Create anew project A new project is created by clicking on the button New project or by selecting New in the File menu File New You will face the following window when creating a new project x Projectname OK File name SS Cancel Date 20030909 Help Publisher Department o Telephone 3 3 2 Project marking Project name This is where you enter the name for the project In the house example that name could have been My house File name You cannot type anything in this field but if you edit the project later you can locate where the project is saved A project doesn t need to be named same as the file name Date As default the current date is displayed When not check the computers clock Publisher Department Telephone You can write extra information about the project here if you want to Help If you push this button then the help window will display Cancel Abort the creation of the new project OK When you click on OK a information text displays It is informs the user not to save the project file on the desktop or in My Documents and also that the file shouldn t be saved i
91. x grid where you see the markers an extra line is displayed with a pipe character 2011 02 25 s ie PARTEX WinSign NG user manual MARKING SYSTEMS New This button register the current marker in the database and a new blank marking dialog appears When a marker is unwritten no text then a dialog asks you if you want to save a blank marker Preview Lets you preview selected marker The marker must be saved created in order to be previewed Otherwise a dialog appears which tells you to save the marker Insert symbol Lets you insert a symbol on the marker The picture format is wmf The pictures can only be printed on windows printers and MK3 Import file A dialog box is displayed where you can import file of your choice Se sub chapter Import a file Automatically select entire text The whole marker text is marked when you press e g bold italic centred or chose font and size That is when this checkbox is checked lt Previous Next gt Lets you navigate between those markers which is created in the group When creating a new marker you will be asked to save your new marker If this marker is also empty then you will be asked if you want to save a blank marker OK Saves your marker and close the window If a new empty marker then you will be asked to save it If you then open the dialog again by making a New Marker Winsign will remember your formatting and font settings from the most recent marker created

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