Creating And Registering A Barcode Area Definition File; Procedure - Riso ComColor FT Series User Manual

Creating and Registering a Barcode Area Definition File

Output the original data from the printer driver in
PRN file format. Open the PRN file using the
Barcode Area Definition Software, specify the
barcode area, and create a CSV file.
The administrator uses the RISO Console to
register the barcode area definition file to the
printer.

Procedure

1
Creating a PRN File
Output the original with printed barcode in PRN file
format.
1)
Click [Properties] (or
[Preferences]) in the printing
dialog box of the application on
the computer.
2)
Click the [Basic] tab.
3)
Select [Save as a File] in the
[Output] pull-down menu.
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• If the optional PostScript kit is
installed, select [Storage].
• PRN files are output by the printer
driver in a format that was developed
exclusively for RISO KAGAKU
CORPORATION. PRN files cannot be
opened using printers or applications
by other manufacturers.
4)
Click [Details], and specify a
destination.
5)
Click [OK].
6)
Click [Print].
A PRN file is created in the specified
destination.
Creating and Registering a Barcode Area Definition File
7)
If the optional PostScript kit is
installed, use the RISO Console
to download documents saved in
the folder.
Start the RISO Console, select the saved
documents on the [Load] screen in the [Storage]
menu, and then click [Download].
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• Configure the same settings for the printer
driver as when you actually print, except
for the [Output] setting. If the PRN file
format and the actual print setting (original
size, print direction, paper size,
imposition, etc.) are different, the barcode
area definition may not be correctly
applied. If you change any settings related
to the layout, the coordinates of the area
also change.
2
Reading the PRN File
Open the PRN file (print image) using the Barcode
Area Definition Software.
1)
Click [Start] - [All Apps] - [RISO] -
[Barcode Area Definition
Software].
For Windows 8.1, open the "Apps" screen and
select [RISO] - [Barcode Area Definition
Software].
2)
Click [File] - [Open Image File],
and select the PRN file.
3)
Specify the number of pages to
read.
Select the [Detect Barcode Areas
Automatically.] check box to automatically
detect the barcode area on all pages.
4)
Click [OK].
The print image of the original appears in the
image/barcode area.
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• If you use mixed-size data, the
original data may be oriented
differently from the print image. Select
[View] in the menu bar, rotate the print
image in the same direction as the
original data, and specify the barcode
area.
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