There are three basic types of printers: laser, dot matrix, and thermal transfer. Laser printers either have fonts installed on the printer (cartridge, SIMM, or DIMM) or the codes will be sent by BarCode It. Dot matrix printers use either 1" or 2" labels. The thermal printers sold and supported by RTA are the Ovation or the C.Itoh and Citizen S4 models.
Version 5.8 Tags | LASER | LASER WITH CARTRIDGE | 1" LABEL DOT-MATRIX | 2" LABEL | S4/C-Itoh/ |
Pass thru Printer | No | No | No | No | No |
Device | PRINTER | PRINTER2 | PRINTER2 | PRINTER2 | PRINTER2 |
Codes-IN | Default | Default | (Pitch=P) | (Pitch=P) | Default |
Codes-OUT | Default | Default | (Reset=R) | (Reset=R) | Default |
Printer Type | HPLZR | DEVICE | IBM | IBM | OVAT |
Form Feed | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Tag* | LAZ/LZ2 | LAZ/LZ2 | IBM | IBM | OVA |
Bin* | LAZ/LZ2 | LAZ/LZ2 | IBM | IBM | OVA |
LAZ IS 3 COLUMN FORM, LZ2 IS 2 COLUMN FORM
DEVICE assumes the following entries in the configuration file (cblconfi, csconfi, or cblconfig):
PRINTER-PSPOOLER
PRINTER2-PSPOOLER-DIRECT# WINDOWS DIRECT
PRINTER2-DLPT1# MS-Dos
PRINTER2-plp -dprintername -s# UNIX
Code 3 of 9 example (1234567890ABCDEFGHI)
234567890ABCDEFGH
Code 93 example (1234567890ABCDEFGHI)
(1234567890ABCDEFGHIAD)
Notice that Code 93 is shorter (more compressed) than Code 3 of 9. If your part number is 20 characters or larger you must use Code 93. If you plan to utilize Code 93, it will be necessary to re-initialize your tricoder by following the few steps shown on the next page. If you prefer, you can send your tricoder to RTA and we will re-initialize the tricoder for you; the only charge is the return shipping cost. If you choose to have RTA re-initialize the tricoder, please contact technical support.
Tricoder Code 93 Setup
Tricoders are shipped with Code 93 enabled. If you reset your tricoder, you will need to re-enable it. Follow the steps below to enable the tricoder to read code 93 bar codes.
- Scan the bar code under "Start Setup" (top left corner).
- Scan the bar code under "Code 93" (middle of sheet).
- Scan the bar code "0" under "Barpad Table" (upper right side).
- Scan the bar code under "End Setup" (top right corner).