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Page 1: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

JDS5 Training Guide

Page 2: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Click OK

Page 3: 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

Page 4: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Select the printer driverSelect you com port

Select your RS232 speed

Give the Selected printer a name

Page 5: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Once done press the OK button

Page 6: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

The printer driver is now loaded click exit

Page 7: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Now click file and new

Page 8: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 9: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

You can now enter your label height and width

Label Height and ribbon advance normally always match

Page 10: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

A blank label is now ready to be edited

Page 11: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Text

BarcodesGraphics

Lines

FramesAuto DateAuto Time

What the Side Buttons do

Page 12: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 13: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Fixed text

Click the T button and select fixed text

Page 14: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Fixed text

We can now enter one line Of fixed text

Page 15: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Fixed text

To change text height

And type click this tab

Page 16: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 17: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

A+

Place maker is top left of the text

Crosshairs for placement on scale

Fixed text

X Y position

Page 18: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

You can edit the attributes by doubleClicking the text

To reposition left click and hold on the text to move

Fixed text

Page 19: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Now click the T and Variable Field

Variable Field

Page 20: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 21: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Once you have made the required changes click the OK button

Variable Field

Page 22: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Variable Field

Position the Variable text in the Required Position on the label

Page 23: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Variable Text

Click the T and Select the Variable text option

Page 24: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Variable Text

Page 25: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Click the T and select Multiple Fields

Multiple Field

Page 26: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 27: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Multiple Field

For this example please set up another variable field as shown

Remember to change the field number to 2

Page 28: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Multiple Field

The Multiple field will be printed in this position

To set the Multiple field click here

Page 29: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 30: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 31: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Click T and select RS field

RS Field

Page 32: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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.

Page 33: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Click the T button and select counter

Counter

Page 34: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 35: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Counter

Once you have set your counter up click the OK button

Page 36: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Your counter added

Counter

Page 37: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Audit Code

Page 38: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 39: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Click the T and select Shift Codes

Shift Code

Page 40: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Shift Code

Enter the Number of

required Shifts

1st shift startTime

How long the Each shift is

Page 41: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Shift Code

An example of a the shift code set up press OK

Page 42: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Your Shift Code

Shift Code

Page 43: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Week Shift Code

Press T and click on week shift code

Page 44: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 45: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Your Week Shift Code

Week Shift Code

Page 46: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Now click on the barcode option

Barcodes

Page 47: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Barcodes

The supportedBarcodes are listed here

The types of fields that can be linked to barcodes

These options controlHow the barcode is

displayed

Page 48: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Barcodes

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

Page 49: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

The datamatrix will be populated By the Lot and BN number

Barcodes

Page 50: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

The Next option allows you to add graphicsClick the Icon

Graphics

Page 51: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Supported Types are BMP,JPG,GIF,PNG

Graphics

Page 52: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Graphics

Your Graphic added

Page 53: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

This Option allows you to add lines

Lines

Page 54: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

If you double click the line youCan change its thickness

Lines

Page 55: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Lines

The line thickness is in point size

Page 56: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Lines

Page 57: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Frames

Page 58: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

You will need to click and drag to create the frame

Frames

Page 59: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Your frame created

Frames

Page 60: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Frames

Page 61: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Frames

Page 62: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Date

The Next option is automatic dates

Page 63: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Dates

Date field format can be generated with the options shown

You can set up exp dates with the add options

Page 64: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Dates

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

Page 65: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Dates

Your date shown here.

Page 66: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Time

The Next Option is Time

Page 67: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Time

Page 68: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Time

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

Page 69: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Your Time example is shown here

Time

Page 70: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

button

Printing

Page 71: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Printing

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

Page 72: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 73: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Printing

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

Page 74: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Click the Setup button

Making changes to the printer setup

Page 75: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Making changes to the printer setup

Page 76: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 77: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

The next option is Common Variables

Making changes to the printer setup

Page 78: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 79: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 80: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

You can search through all the fonts installed on your PC

Making changes to the printer setup

Page 81: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Making changes to the printer setup

Page 82: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Making changes to the printer setup

Page 83: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Making changes to the printer setup

Page 84: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

The time will now update with the new font

Making changes to the printer setup

Page 85: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

The last option to look at is the Online utilities

Making changes to the printer setup

Page 86: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 87: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Making changes to the printer setup

Page 88: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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………

Page 89: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 90: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Your Multiple field should look like this

Click Ok

Page 91: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Now set up a barcode up as shown

Page 92: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

You have now set up a GS1 datamatrix

Page 93: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 94: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Click file then save as

Page 95: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Save the file in a folder that is relevant to you

Page 96: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 97: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Copy your test file to the folder

Page 98: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 99: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Connect the USB key to the PR5

PR5 Handset

USB Drive

Page 100: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

When connected the message below is briefly displayed

Page 101: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 102: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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”

Page 103: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 104: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 105: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Now load the image from print on the main menu

Page 106: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

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

Page 107: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Have a play………..

Any questions

Page 108: JDS5 Training Guide. On Start Up you will see this screen click the OK button Click OK

Thank you for you attention.Any Questions?