jds5 training guide. on start up you will see this screen click the ok button click ok

JDS5 Training Guide

On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button

Click OK

You will then see the printer setup page

Click the Add button

Select the printer driverSelect you com port

Select your RS232 speed

Give the Selected printer a name

Once done press the OK button

The printer driver is now loaded click exit

Now click file and new

Select the printer you have just loaded and click the OK button

You can now enter your label height and width

Label Height and ribbon advance normally always match

A blank label is now ready to be edited

Text

BarcodesGraphics

Lines

FramesAuto DateAuto Time

What the Side Buttons do

New

File

Open File

Save File

Rotate label

Delete label

Print Label

Undo

Redo

Cut

Copy

PastR

otate field by 90

Delete Field

Zoom

Out

Zoom

In

Help

What the Top Buttons do

Fixed text

Click the T button and select fixed text

Fixed text

We can now enter one line Of fixed text

Fixed text

To change text height

And type click this tab

Resident fonts 1= News Gothic Bold2= Swiss Bold 3= Swiss Roman4= Special (Arial, High speed)

True type fonts Can be downloaded to

The printer covered later

Fixed text

Character height

Character Map

Rotation

Negative Image

Is the text printed

Increase or decrease the Width of text

Once you have made the required changes press the OK button

A+

Place maker is top left of the text

Crosshairs for placement on scale

Fixed text

X Y position

You can edit the attributes by doubleClicking the text

To reposition left click and hold on the text to move

Fixed text

Now click the T and Variable Field

Variable Field

Variable FieldIs the text inputted

from the PC or Keyboard*Note The Normal option is shown

The Field number

MUST be changed if You have

more than 1 Variable text

field

Is the title printedFor example

Title Variable input BN: 123456

Is the Inputted information Numeric or Alphanumeric

You can limitThe amount of

numeric information

Once you have made the required changes click the OK button

Variable Field

Variable Field

Position the Variable text in the Required Position on the label

Variable Text

Click the T and Select the Variable text option

Variable field option is used to set up information from a databaseWe will not be covering this advanced option in this guide.

Variable Text

Click the T and select Multiple Fields

Multiple Field

Here you can select the Multiple field number. Multiple field are set up under a different Menu they are used when you need to link fields for use in Barcodes ect.

For this example we will use field number 1 click ok

Multiple Field

Multiple Field

For this example please set up another variable field as shown

Remember to change the field number to 2

Multiple Field

The Multiple field will be printed in this position

To set the Multiple field click here

This is the Multiple

Field number we Have chosen

These are the Types of fields we can linkFor this example we will add the two variable fields we have created

Multiple Field

Multiple Field

We have now created the Multiple field, this can now be linked to a barcodeOr a printed human readable. We will come back to Multiple Fields when we

Look at Barcodes.

Numbers of the fields

1= BN2= LOT

Click T and select RS field

RS Field

RS Field

RS field allows us to receive information from an RS242 source.This is an advanced option and we will not be covered it in this training.

Click the T button and select counter

Counter

Counter

This the titleOf you counter

This will print the

TitleI normally have this turned off

With the tick In the counter goes up and off it will count down

The step of the counter 1=1,2,3,4,5,62=2,4,6,8,10

The repeat of the counter1= 1,2,3,4,52= 1,1,2,2,3,3

The length of the counter up to 9 digits

Same as using Variable fields If you have more than one you must

Remember to number them

Counter

Once you have set your counter up click the OK button

Your counter added

Counter

The Next Option is Audit CodeWe will not be covering this in the training

Audit Code

The next option is Common variableCommon Variable is information Associated to a specific printer.

The information is stored in the printer Rather than the image, it can be used

As a line identifier.

The information that is printed is set in Setup Menu to be covered later

Common Variable

Click the T and select Shift Codes

Shift Code

Shift Code

Enter the Number of

required Shifts

1st shift startTime

How long the Each shift is

Shift Code

An example of a the shift code set up press OK

Your Shift Code

Shift Code

Week Shift Code

Press T and click on week shift code

Week Shift Code

Week shift code works in the same way as shift code but allows you To set a shift up for individual days

Your Week Shift Code

Week Shift Code

Now click on the barcode option

Barcodes

Barcodes

The supportedBarcodes are listed here

The types of fields that can be linked to barcodes

These options controlHow the barcode is

displayed

Barcodes

For this example we are going to link a datamatrix to the Multiple field weCreated earlier, click OK

The datamatrix will be populated By the Lot and BN number

Barcodes

The Next option allows you to add graphicsClick the Icon

Graphics

Supported Types are BMP,JPG,GIF,PNG

Graphics

Graphics

Your Graphic added

This Option allows you to add lines

Lines

If you double click the line youCan change its thickness

Lines

Lines

The line thickness is in point size

Lines

The next option is frames this allows you to Put boxes in to the label

Frames

You will need to click and drag to create the frame

Frames

Your frame created

Frames

You can also change the line thickness by double clicking the frame And changing the point size

Frames

Frames

Date

The Next option is automatic dates

Dates

Date field format can be generated with the options shown

You can set up exp dates with the add options

Dates

Above is an example set to print today's date in the following Format; 25-12-12 click the OK button

Dates

Your date shown here.

Time

The Next Option is Time

Here you can set a time format in 12 or 24 hour clocks

Time

Time

An example of the time set up in the 24 hour format 23:00

Your Time example is shown here

Time

The label is now ready to be printedConnect the PC to the printer ViaA RS232 cable and click the print

button

Printing

Printing

The following screen will appear you can change and variable informationIn the label

Printing

Check the printer is connected by pressing View machine statusOnce you are happy that the variable information is correct then

press the OK button

Printing

The printer will load and display the following message on the PR5

Click the Setup button

Making changes to the printer setup

Select the printer you wish to make changes to and click the printer setup

Making changes to the printer setup

The software will communicate with the printer and populate the setup screen

Making changes to the printer setup

You can change all of the printer settings from this page

The next option is Common Variables

Making changes to the printer setup

Here we can tell the printer what to print when using the common variable option In the label, an example would be a line number

We can also set our Seven day batch option and the time offset

Making changes to the printer setup

The next option is download fonts

This option allows you to download a True Type font to the printer so it can print as aPrinter resident font

Making changes to the printer setup

You can search through all the fonts installed on your PC

Making changes to the printer setup

I have selected High Tower and pressed the send key.The process can take up to 5 mins

Making changes to the printer setup

For an example we will create an Auto date and change the font

Making changes to the printer setup

Select the TT font we have just downloaded and set the height

Making changes to the printer setup

The time will now update with the new font

Making changes to the printer setup

The last option to look at is the Online utilities

Making changes to the printer setup

This screen allows to read back information when the printer is runningYou can also stop the printer at any point

Making changes to the printer setup

When the printer is stopped you can load any labels that are stored in the printer

Making changes to the printer setup

This concludes our introduction to the label design software.For good practice I would like you to open a new label file and generate the following fields

Variable field called GTINVariable field called LOT Variable Field called EXP

Time Field Date field with a 10 day offset

Import a graphic of your choice

Once you have inputted this information we will generate a GS1 2d Datamatrix

The Test………

Your label should look something like this, the next task is to create A multiple field linking the variable fields with identifiers

Your Multiple field should look like this

Click Ok

Now set up a barcode up as shown

You have now set up a GS1 datamatrix

We can now send are label to the printer, this can be done in two waysRS232 or USB key

To copy a file to the USB key follow the next few slides

Click file then save as

Save the file in a folder that is relevant to you

Now insert your USB key in to the computer and create a folder called IMPPRX

Copy your test file to the folder

You are now ready to transfer the file to the printer Eject the USB key

Connect the USB key to the PR5

PR5 Handset

USB Drive

When connected the message below is briefly displayed

To access the images on the USB drive, press the down arrow until “USB pendrive” is highlighted & press the “Enter” key

To transfer images from the USB drive in to the printer memory the “Export” command is used. Select it using the arrow keys & press “Enter”

There are now three choices, to transfer a single image use the “Image” option. Press enter & the images on the USB are displayed

Select the image to transfer & press “Enter” The selected image will then be duplicated in the printer memory.

Now load the image from print on the main menu

Last tip: remember to change your label height and ribbon advance for smaller labelsGo to file> label parameters

Have a play………..

Any questions

Thank you for you attention.Any Questions?