General Guidelines For Serializing - Brady TLS2200 User Manual

Standard: Defaults serial number scheme to Decimal (0-9) or Alpha (A-Z, a-z) based
on character type entered.
Octal: Defaults the serial number scheme to Octal (Base 8). 0-7 numeric
serialization.
Your serialization type will default to either Standard or Octal based on the selection you
choose from the Setup Menu. For instructions on how to set the serial default, refer to the
Setup Menu section starting on page 17.
To create labels containing serialized data, follow the instructions below:
1. Enter the text to be serialized on the appropriate label line.
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2. Use the < > key to position the cursor over the last character in the legend to be
serialized.
3. Press <Func> + <Serial> on the keypad . The screen will prompt you to enter the
number of times to increment the serial number "No. to Serial?".
4. Enter the number of times to increment the serial number and press <Enter>. The screen
will prompt you to enter the number of copies of each number to print "No. of Copies?"
5. Enter the number of copies to print and press either <Enter> or <Print>. Your serialized
markers will be printed.
General Guidlines for Serializing
Both lowercase and uppercase characters can be serialized.
Serialized characters can be incremented only (cannot decrement).
You can choose only one serial type per label (Standard or Octal)
Serialized text is limited to one line and one sequence only per label.
The printer will first serialize the character the cursor is highlighted on when the
<Func> + <Serial> keys are pressed. When this character reaches its maximum value
(9, z or Z if Standard, 7 if Octal), the character immediately to the left is incremented,
and the right most character cycles back to its minimum value (0, a or A if Standard, 0 if
Octal).
Once a serialized character has reached its maximum value and the next character
encountered immediately to the left is a non-serializable character (i.e., space, accented
character, or symbol), the serial pattern cyles back to begin incrementing again from the
rightmost serialized character.
After printing a series of serial characters, the editor will display the next logical
character in the serial pattern (e.g., print 1 to 5. After print job is completed, editor will
display 6).
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