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Forms and Bar Code Card 3.2 User's Guide April 2012 www.lexmark.com Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other ...
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Contents Contents Introduction.................................................................................................4 Overview..................................................................
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Contents Check Forms Composer and printer settings....................................................................................................21 Check that font mapping has not been altered in...
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Introduction Introduction Overview The Forms and Bar Code Card lets you print a variety of standard forms and bar codes. Using an algorithm, the Forms and Bar Code Card can generate bar codes in eithe...
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Introduction Lexmark X792 Lexmark X925 Lexmark X950, X952, X954 Lexmark 6500e
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Supported fonts and bar codes Supported fonts and bar codes Supported bar codes Availability on Forms and Bar Code Card PCL and PS bar codes Forms merge bar codes One‑dimensional bar codes Australian ...
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Supported fonts and bar codes Availability on Forms and Bar Code Card PCL and PS bar codes Forms merge bar codes EAN/JAN‑13 with 2‑digit supplemental EAN/JAN‑13 with 5‑digit supplemental EAN 128 Frenc...
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Supported fonts and bar codes Availability on Forms and Bar Code Card PCL and PS bar codes Forms merge bar codes UPC‑E with 5‑digit supplemental USPS PLANET bar code USPS POSTNET 5‑digit ZIP code USPS...
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Supported fonts and bar codes Availability on Forms and Bar Code Card PCL and PS bar codes Forms merge bar codes RSS‑14 RSS‑14 Stacked RSS‑14 Truncated UCC‑128 UPC‑A UPC‑E UPC‑A with 2‑digit supplemen...
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Supported fonts and bar codes Availability on Forms and Bar Code Card PCL and PS bar codes Forms merge bar codes UPC half PCL only UPC half narrow PCL only Supported fonts To obtain the PCL 5 escape s...
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SAP support SAP support When used in PCL 5 emulation mode, SAP ERP software has built‑in support for many of the functions provided by the Forms and Bar Code Card. SAP systems support the following de...
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SAP support Double‑click Printer Initialization, and then remove the number sign (#) from the beginning of each needed line. Click Save > Save.
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Using the Visual Bar Code Designer Using the Visual Bar Code Designer The Visual Bar Code Designer is a separate application that lets the user select the bar code symbology, enter data to be encoded,...
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Using the Visual Bar Code Designer For additional information, click the Visual Bar Code Designer Help menu, or see the Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Manual.
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Creating and managing forms Creating and managing forms Forms overview Electronic‑forms solutions integrate both electronic and hard‑copy documents, and let you create custom forms to create a dynamic...
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Creating and managing forms Menu item Description Forms Merge Mode If Forms Merge Mode is enabled, then the merged output is Enabled printed. Disabled If Forms Merge Mode is disabled, then the Forms C...
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Creating and managing forms Menu item Description Print All Forms This prints all formset information found on the Forms and Bar Code Card. Notes: If a .ppf file exists for the formset, then the paper...
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Creating and managing forms Bar code menu Menu item Description Alt ESC Code This allows the use of an alternate escape character when On processing PCL escape sequences. Off Notes: This is a Bar Code...
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Creating and managing forms Printing forms from a flash drive The Create Flash File option in Forms Manager is used to add one or more formsets to printers that are not attached to the network. The fl...
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Troubleshooting Troubleshooting The printer does not respond after installation MAKE SURE THE OPTION CARD IS INSTALLED CORRECTLY Turn the printer off, and then reinstall the option card. For more info...
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Troubleshooting Mismatched fonts in Forms Composer and on printed forms Try one or more of the following: CHECK FORMS COMPOSER AND PRINTER SETTINGS Forms Composer and/or the printer may not be configu...
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Troubleshooting INSTALL MATCHING FONTS ON THE FORMS AND BAR CODE CARD For more information on installing fonts, see the Forms Manager documentation. Form did not merge REMOVE UNNECESSARY CHARACTERS FR...
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Troubleshooting Not all forms are listed Use Forms Manager to view all forms stored on the optional flash memory card or the printer hard disk. Data filters are not working Check the Data Filters menu...
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Troubleshooting DISABLE ADVANCED FEATURES USING A PCL XL EMULATION PRINTER DRIVER From a Windows‑based application, open the Print Properties dialog. Click the Graphics tab. From the Graphic mode list...
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Notices Notices Edition notice April 2012 The following paragraph does not apply to any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., PROVIDES THIS PUBLIC...
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Notices Arial The Monotype Corporation plc CG Times Based on Times New Roman under license from The Monotype Corporation plc, is a product of Agfa Corporation ITC Bookman International Typeface Corpor...
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Notices AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE EL ES FI FR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR UK Česky Společnost Lexmark International, Inc. tímto prohlašuje, že výrobek tento výrobek je ve...
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Notices Polski Niniejszym Lexmark International, Inc. oświadcza, że niniejszy produkt jest zgodny z zasadniczymi wymogami oraz pozostałymi stosownymi postanowieniami Dyrektywy 1999/5/EC. Português A L...
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Index Index printing from a flash drive 19 storing 18 bar code overview 4 Forms and Bar Code Card composite 6 identifying forms version 19 font‑based 6 overview 4 generating data 13 Forms Card menu 15...
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Index installing 13 supported operating systems 13