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Forms and bar code card 3.2
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Forms and Bar Code Card 3.2
User's Guide
May 2011
www.lexmark.com
Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
© 2011 Lexmark International, Inc.
All rights reserved.
740 West New Circle Road
Lexington, Kentucky 40550

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  • Page 1 User's Guide May 2011 www.lexmark.com Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2011 Lexmark International, Inc.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction....................4 Overview..............................4 Supported devices.............................4 Supported fonts and bar codes..............6 Supported bar codes..........................6 Supported fonts............................10 SAP support....................11 Installing SAP device types........................11 Modifying device types format and default settings................11 Using the Visual Bar Code Designer............13 Supported operating systems.........................13 Installing the Visual Bar Code Designer....................13 Generating bar code data........................13 Creating and managing forms..............14 Forms overview............................14...
  • Page 3 Check Forms Composer and printer settings....................20 Check that font mapping has not been altered in Forms Composer ..............20 Check that font mapping has not been altered on the printer.................20 Change the fonts in Forms Composer ......................20 Install matching fonts on the Forms and Bar Code Card ..................20 Form did not merge..........................21 Remove unnecessary characters from the beginning of the form ..............

  • Page 4: Introduction

    The forms files on the Forms and Bar Code Card have the file extensions .lfm and .lff. – For more information on using RFID when printing forms, see the documentations that came with Forms Composer and with the printer. Supported devices • Lexmark C792 • Lexmark C925 • Lexmark C950 •...
  • Page 5 • Lexmark X950, X952, X954 • Lexmark 6500e Introduction...

  • Page 6: Supported Fonts And Bar Codes

    Supported fonts and bar codes Supported bar codes Availability on Forms and Bar Code Card Type PCL and PS bar codes Forms merge bar codes One-dimensional bar codes Australian Post 4-State bar code (37- CUST) Australian Post 4-State bar code (52-FF- MET) Australian Post 4-State bar code (67-FF- MET)
  • Page 7 Availability on Forms and Bar Code Card Type 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 French Postal 3 of 9 A/R German Postal 2 of 5 Leitcode German Postal 2 of 5 Identcode HIBC 39/128 Interleaved 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 with check digit...
  • Page 8 Availability on Forms and Bar Code Card Type 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 POSTNET 9-digit ZIP with 4 code USPS POSTNET 11-digit Delivery Point Code USPS Expanded POSTNET USPS Tray label, 10-digit 2 of 5...
  • Page 9 Availability on Forms and Bar Code Card Type 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 supplemental UPC-A with 5-digit supplemental UPC-E with 2-digit supplemental UPC-E with 5-digit supplemental Font-based bar codes Code 128 bitmap regular PCL only...

  • Page 10: Supported Fonts

    Availability on Forms and Bar Code Card Type 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 sequences used to select these fonts, print the font list using the printer control panel. For more information about the printer control panel, see the documentation that came with the printer.

  • Page 11: 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 device types: • LEXT622 • LEXW820 • ZLXFORM2 Installing SAP device types Note: You must be the SAP BASIS administrator to install SAP devices.
  • Page 12 Double-click Printer Initialization, and then remove the number sign (#) from the beginning of each needed line. Click Save > Save. SAP support...

  • Page 13: 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, and then prompts the software to generate the bar code. Supported operating systems The Visual Bar Code Designer provides support for the following operating systems: •...

  • Page 14: 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 document workflow for any business. The forms can be either printer-based or server-based. You can quickly design electronic forms, store them on a printer, automatically merge them with text files, and then print, fax, e-mail, or archive the output.

  • Page 15: Forms Card Menu

    Forms Card menu After the Forms and Bar Code Card is installed, additional menu items are added to the standard printer menus. These menu items can be found in the Forms Card menu. Menu item Description Forms Merge Mode • If Forms Merge Mode is enabled, then the merged output is printed.
  • Page 16 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 tray and output bin information is read from the .ppf file and listed under the .ppf file name.

  • Page 17: Bar Code Menu

    Bar code menu Menu item Description Alt ESC Code This allows the use of an alternate escape character when processing PCL escape sequences. Notes: • This is a Bar Code DLE function. • On uses an alternate escape code character in addition to the default escape code character.

  • Page 18: Printing Forms From A Flash Drive

    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 flash file allows Forms Manager to communicate with these printers. The flash file created contains everything needed to add the formset(s) to the printer.

  • Page 19: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting The printer does not respond after installation AKE SURE THE OPTION CARD IS INSTALLED CORRECTLY Turn the printer off, and then reinstall the option card. For more information, see the installation sheet that came with the Forms and Bar Code Card kit. Forms Manager cannot detect the printer Try one or more of the following: HECK PRINTER CONNECTIONS...

  • Page 20: Check Forms Composer And Printer Settings

    HECK ORMS OMPOSER AND PRINTER SETTINGS Forms Composer and/or the printer may not be configured properly. Make sure the workflow properties for the data stream have been properly configured. For more information, see the Forms Composer documentation. For information on configuring network settings, see the documentation that came with the printer. HECK THAT FONT MAPPING HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED IN ORMS OMPOSER...

  • Page 21: Form Did Not Merge

    Form did not merge EMOVE UNNECESSARY CHARACTERS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE FORM A blank page prints because the first element on the page is the character for form feed or carriage return. Form feed or carriage return characters at the beginning of a data stream causes the printer to skip to the next page, so that the print job or page activation conditions may be missed.

  • Page 22: Data Filters Are Not Working

    Data filters are not working Check the Data Filters menu to see if the desired filter is enabled. Cannot add new forms Try one or more of the following: ELETE UNUSED FORMS BEFORE ADDING NEW FORMS EFRAGMENT THE FLASH MEMORY The flash memory may be full.

  • Page 23: Unexpected Results After Printing A Bar Code

    Unexpected results after printing a bar code These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: PCL 5 AKE SURE THE EMULATION ESCAPE SEQUENCES ARE COMPLETE PCL 5 escape sequences that generate an embedded bar code should be immediately followed by an escape sequence that fully specifies the text font to return to after printing the bar code.

  • Page 24: Notices

    This software and any accompanying documentation provided under this agreement are commercial computer software and documentation developed exclusively at private expense. Trademarks Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries. Optra Forms is a trademark of Lexmark International, Inc.

  • Page 25: Notice To Users In The European Union

    Compliance is indicated by the CE marking. The manufacturer of this product is: Lexmark International, Inc., 740 West New Circle Road, Lexington, KY, 40550 USA. The authorized representative is: Lexmark International Technology Hungária Kft., 8 Lechner Ödön fasor, Millennium Tower III, 1095 Budapest HUNGARY, A declaration of conformity to the requirements of the Directives is available upon request from the Authorized Representative.
  • Page 26 Alulírott, Lexmark International, Inc. nyilatkozom, hogy a termék megfelel a vonatkozó alapvetõ követelményeknek és az 1999/5/EC irányelv egyéb elõírásainak. Íslenska Hér með lýsir Lexmark International, Inc. yfir því að þessi vara er í samræmi við grunnkröfur og aðrar kröfur, sem gerðar eru í tilskipun 1999/5/EC. Italiano Con la presente Lexmark International, Inc.
  • Page 27 Dyrektywy 1999/5/EC. Português A Lexmark International Inc. declara que este este produto está conforme com os requisitos essenciais e outras disposições da Diretiva 1999/5/CE. Slovensky Lexmark International, Inc. týmto vyhlasuje, že tento produkt spĺňa základné požiadavky a všetky príslušné...

  • Page 28: Index

    Index printing from a flash drive 18 storing 17 bar code overview 4 Forms and Bar Code Card composite 6 identifying forms version 18 font-based 6 overview 4 generating data 13 PDFs Forms Card menu 15 generating, troubleshooting 22 problems with 21 Forms Composer one-dimensional 6 Printed bar code is unreadable 23...
  • Page 29 installing 13 supported operating systems 13 Index...

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