This printer is only supported using code based labels. It will not work with the Label Designer within Windward software.

First you will need to install a Windows printer driver for this printer, which you can download direct from Datamax's web site. ftp://ftp.datamaxcorp.com/Window%20Printer%20Drivers/Seagull Any of the available drivers should work. Datamax_7.1.6_M-0.exe was the one used in testing. do not connect the printer until the drivers are installed. Once they are installed you can connect the USB cable to the printer, and then to an available USB port on your computer.

*NOTE: This printer MUST be connected through a USB port. In testing we discovered that if it is connected through the parallel port it would not work correctly. Also Datamax's configuration utility would not communicate with the printer until it was connected through USB.

Next you will need to go into System Five, and in the Navigator, go to Setup Tools, Printing Options and Printer Setup. Find the Datamax printer in the left hand window, and click on it once to highlight it. Now in the right hand window, put a check mark in the check box next to Default Label Printer, and Barcode Printer. Click Exit at thge top of the screen to exit this window. System Five is now set up to work with your printer.

Next you will need to design your code based label. You can download the programmers manual from Datamax at the following Link: http://www.datamaxcorp.com/_assets/library/pdf/88231601_d.pdf This can be somewhat overwhelming if you have never created codebased labels before, or never designed them for the Datamax printers before, so I have included two similar sample codes here to get you started. Here is the sample codes for a 1.5 wide by 1.25 long Shelf label. These codes are case sensitive, so they MUST be entered exactly as shown.

<STX>n

<STX>s

<STX>c0124

<STX>M0124

<STX>L

A2

D11

PC

SC

H25

1A2101900090017<BARCODE,-1>

102300000390066<SALE.0>

102300000390001<PRICE.0>

100200000560009REG.

100200000560060SALE

100400000730010<DESCRIPTION,35>

101400000950010<PART,-1>

101400000950060<BRAND.NAME,21>

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Below is the same codes with a description of what each line means. A more complete description of the codes can be found in the programming guide: http://www.datamaxcorp.com/_assets/library/pdf/88231601_d.pdf

<STX>n Sets Printer to Imperial mode (inches)

<STX>s Sets Single Buffer Mode

<STX>c0124 Sets Label Length to 1.24“ (The width is not entered, as the code will dictate where on the label a the information is placed, up to 4 inches wide).

<STX>M0124 Sets Maximum Label Length before reporting an error (you can set this as the same number as the label length, or any number higher than that. Usually I would set to the label length, or a number not more that twice the label length).

<STX>L Enter Label Formatting Command Mode (must use)

A2 Font Format Attribute (2 means that background is transparent. Text can overlap)

D11 Dot width of 1, and Hight of 1 (Dwh - w can be 1 or 2, h can be 1, 2 or 3)

PC Set Print Speed to 2.0 Inches Per Second (valid ranges are fom A-G for the E-4204-Default is G)

SC Set Feed Speed to 2.0 Inches Per Second (valid ranges are fom A-G for the E-4204-Default is G)

H25 Heat set to 25 (01-30). This is the temperature setting for the print head. A lower number will print lighter on the label. A higher number will print darker. Also the thicker a label is, the higher the number needs to be.

This is the actual printed information. The System Five Field information is contained within the <>. The two lines that end with REG and SALE, will print REG. and SALE on the label at the positions specified. The string of Characters preceding the fields or the text specify the location to print the information, the font used, and the size of the font or lines in the case of the barcodes. The format of this information is as follows

a b c d eee fff ggg

so the barcode line is broken down as:

a b c d eee ffff gggg

1 A 2 1 019 0009 0017<BARCODE,-1>

a is the rotation. 1 is NO rotation (2 is 90 degrees, 3 is 180, and 4 is 270. This is clockwise rotation)

b is the Font ID. You will need to refer to the Programming Manual for further information on this. Page 116.

c is the width multiplier (Thick Line) for barcodes. This adjusts the thickness of the wide bars in the barcode (c and d usually are the same number). It is the Hight Multiplier for fonts

d is the width multiplier (Thin Line) for barcodes. This adjusts the thickness of the thin bars in the barcode (c and d usually are the same number). Also Width Multiplier for fonts.

eee is the barcode hight in dots. In our example it is 19 dots. Valid range is from 001 to 999. For fonts this will always be 000.

ffff is the row position on the label. This is from the bottom of the label up in our example the barcode is at the bottom so it is 0009 dots up from the bottom of the label Our label height is 124 dots or 0124, so any valid range would be from 0001 to 0124

gggg This is the column position on the label. This is from the left side of the label. in our example the barcode

1A2101900090017<BARCODE,-1>

102300000390066<SALE.0>

102300000390001<PRICE.0>

100200000560009REG.

100200000560060SALE

100400000730010<DESCRIPTION,35>

101400000950010<PART,-1>

101400000950060<BRAND.NAME,21>

E Terminates Label Formatting and Print Label (always last line of label)

In the Navigator, go to Setup Tools, Printing Options, Form and Label Designers, Barcode Label Print Codes, and select the type of label you will be creating.

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