Epson EPL N3000DTS User Manual

							388Working with Fonts Note:
EPSON BarCode Fonts can only be used with EPSON printer drivers.
Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts
Follow these steps to install EPSON BarCode Fonts. The 
procedure described here is for installation in Windows 98; the 
procedure for other Windows operating systems is nearly the 
same.
1. Make sure that the printer is off and that Windows is running 
on your computer.
2. Insert the printer software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
Note:
❏If the language section window appears, select your country.
❏If the EPSON Installation Program screen does not appear 
automatically, double-click the My Computer icon, right-click 
the CD-ROM icon, and click OPEN in the menu that 
appears.Then double-click Epsetup.exe.
3. Click Continue. When the software license agreement screen 
appears, read the statement and then click Agree.
 
						

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4. In the dialog box that appears, click Install Software.
5. Click Custom. 
6. Select the EPSON BarCode Font check box and click Install. 
Then follow the on-screen instructions.
7. When installation is complete, click OK.
EPSON BarCode Fonts are now installed on your computer.
 
						

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Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts
Follow these steps to create and print bar codes using EPSON 
BarCode Fonts. The application featured in these instructions is 
Microsoft WordPad. The actual procedure may differ slightly 
when printing from other applications.
1. Open a document in your application and enter the characters 
you want to convert into a bar code.
2. Select the characters, then select Font from the Format menu.
 
						

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3. Select the EPSON BarCode Font you want to use, then set the 
font size and click OK.
Note:
In Windows XP, 2000, and NT 4.0, you cannot use font sizes larger 
than 96 points when printing bar codes.
4. The characters you selected appear as bar code characters 
similar to those shown below.
 
						

							392Working with Fonts 5. Select Print from the File menu, then select your EPSON 
printer and click Properties. Make the following printer 
driver settings. EPL-N3000 is a color printer. See the Color 
Printer Driver section in the table below.
6. Click OK to print the bar code.
Note:
If there is an error in the bar code character string, such as 
inappropriate data, the bar code will be printed as it appears on the 
screen, but it cannot be read by a bar code reader.
Notes on inputting and formatting bar codes
Please note the following when inputting and formatting bar code 
characters:
Monochrome 
Printer DriverColor Printer 
DriverHost Based 
Monochrome 
Printer Driver
Color (not available) Black (not available)
Print Quality 600 dpi 600 dpi 600 dpi
Toner Save Not selected Not selected Not selected
Zoom Options Not selected Not selected Not selected
Graphic mode 
(in the Extended 
Settings dialog 
box accessed 
through the 
Optional 
Settings tab)High Quality 
(Printer)(not available) (not available)
Printing Mode 
(in the Extended 
Settings dialog 
box accessed 
through the 
Optional 
Settings tab)(not available) High Quality 
(Printer)(not available)
 
						

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❏Do not apply shading or special character formatting, such as 
bold, italic, or underline.
❏Print bar codes in black and white only.
❏When rotating characters, only specify rotation angles of 90 , 
180 , and 270 .
❏Turn off all automatic character and word spacing settings in 
your application.
❏Do not use features in your application that enlarge or reduce 
the size of characters in only the vertical or horizontal 
direction.
❏Turn off your application’s auto-correct features for spelling, 
grammar, spacing, etc.
❏To more easily distinguish bar codes from other text in your 
document, set your application to show text symbols, such as 
paragraph marks, tabs, etc.
❏Because special characters such as Start bar and Stop bar are 
added when an EPSON BarCode Font is selected, the 
resulting bar code may have more characters than were 
originally input.
❏For best results, use only the font sizes recommended in 
“BarCode Font specifications” on page 394 for the EPSON 
BarCode Font you are using. Bar codes in other sizes may not 
be readable with all bar code readers.
Note:
Depending on the print density, or on the quality or color of the paper, 
bar codes may not be readable with all bar code readers. Print a sample 
and make sure the bar code can be read before printing large quantities.
 
						

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BarCode Font specifications
This section contains details on the character input specifications 
for each EPSON BarCode Font.
EPSON EAN-8
❏EAN-8 is an eight-digit abbreviated version of the EAN 
bar code standard.
❏Because the check digit is added automatically, only 7 
characters can be input.
The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be 
input by hand:
❏Left/Right margin
❏Left/Right guard bar
❏Center bar
❏Check digit
❏OCR-B
Character type Numbers (0 to 9)
Number of characters 7 characters
Font size 52 pt to 130 pt (up to 96 pt in 
Windows XP/2000/NT). Recommended sizes 
are 52 pt, 65 pt (standard), 97.5 pt, and 130 pt.
 
						

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Print sample
EPSON EAN-13
❏EAN-13 is the standard 13-digit EAN bar code.
❏Because the check digit is added automatically, only 12 
characters can be input.
The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be 
input by hand:
❏Left/Right margin
❏Left/Right guard bar
❏Center bar
❏Check digit
❏OCR-B
EPSON EAN-8
Character type Numbers (0 to 9)
Number of characters 12 characters
Font size 60 pt to 150 pt (up to 96 pt in 
Windows XP/2000/NT). Recommended sizes 
are 60 pt, 75 pt (standard), 112.5 pt, and 150 
pt.
 
						

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EPSON UPC-A
❏UPC-A is the standard bar code specified by the American 
Universal Product Code (UPC Symbol Specification Manual).
❏Only regular UPC codes are supported. Supplementary codes 
are not supported.
The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be 
input by hand:
❏Left/Right margin
❏Left/Right guard bar
❏Center bar
❏Check digit
❏OCR-B
EPSON EAN-13
Character type Numbers (0 to 9)
Number of characters 11 characters
Font size 60 pt to 150 pt (up to 96 pt in 
Windows XP/2000/NT). Recommended sizes 
are 60 pt, 75 pt (standard), 112.5 pt and 150 pt.
 
						

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Print sample
EPSON UPC-E
❏UPC-E is the UPC-A zero-suppression (deletes extra zeros) 
bar code specified by the American Universal Product Code 
(UPC Symbol Specification Manual).
The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be 
input by hand:
❏Left/Right margin
❏Left/Right guard bar
❏Check digit
❏OCR-B
❏The numeral “0”
EPSON UPC-A
Character type Numbers (0 to 9)
Number of characters 6 characters
Font size 60 pt to 150 pt (up to 96 pt in 
Windows XP/2000/NT). Recommended sizes 
are 60 pt, 75 pt (standard), 112.5 pt, and 150 
pt.