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1 Content 1. Introduction Welcome System Requirements Conventions Configuration Preparation Contact Customer Support Program Installation Printer Installation Printer Driver Changes Wire List Create New Wire List Add/Edit Marker data Marker Entry Utilities Duplicate Previous Marker Same Line Inc. Previous Marker Same Line by Duplicate Marker Duplicate Marker Reversing Lines Dup. Marker Reversing Sides Insert Marker Delete Marker Delete Multiple Markers Search Markers Search/Replace Markers Move Markers Copy Markers Select Markers for Printing Save Markers Copies Serialize Markers Add/Edit Markers Button Printing a Wire List Printer Tools Dropdown menu Printer Setup Feed Tubing 1" Cutter On/Off Exit Wire List Open Existing Wire List Delete a Wire List Marker Entry and Print Rename a Wire List Copy a Wire List Move a Wire List Exit Sumitomo Page I

2 3. Import Import Text (Ascii) Import Delimited File Import Excel File Import SumiMark II Formatted Delimited Import SumiMark I/II (Mrk) Import SumiMark I/II (Mrk) entire folder Import Continuation Window Printer Options Feed One Inch Trun Cutter On Trun Cutter Off Tools Folder Create Wire List Folder Change Wire List Folder Delete Wire List Folder Default Settings Password Maintenance Graphics Help SumiMark 6.0 Help About SumiMark 6.0 Printing System Index Sumitomo Page II

3 1. Introduction 1.1. Welcome Welcome Whether you are a new user of SumiMark products or have been with us for some time, we welcome you to the most recent version of our software. This new version is designed with many custom features that make it quick and easy to print identification sleeving. SumiMark Wire Marking System version 6.0 is a program for label creation and printing, designed for the specific needs of our customers. Once you have opened the SumiMark 6.0 software, you will find a familiar Windows set of menus. The drop down menus across the top are as follows: Wire List, Import, Printer Options, Tools and Help. Many of the menu items and icons are included for rapid input and manipulation of marker data. Our extensive help menu contains informatio on virtually every feature of the SumiMark software. The Tool Bar at the top contains icons which facilitate many of the repetitive tasks System Requirements Minimum System Requirements are: System Requirements 800 MHz Pentium III or higher processor 4x CD-ROM or greater 512 MB of RAM memory 80 GB of hard drive space. One of the following Operating Systems: 2000 / XP / Vista/ Windows Conventions Conventions This guide will use the following Conventions: Sumitomo Page 1

4 Selection buttons in dialog boxes are shown bold. Example: Click on OK. Text in italics is either being emphasized or asking for a certain response, such as "Press enter key". A "+" sign indicates two keys that should be selected together. Example: CTRL+ESC. (While holding down the Control Key, press the escape key.) A shorthand notation will be used throughout this document to describe how to navigate through the system of menus, to reach a target Submenu. Example: Shorthand Notation: Menu1>Menu2>Menu3 >etc Menu Navigation: Item in Menu1 is clicked to reveal Menu2's contents, item in Menu2 is clicked to reveal Menu3's contents, item in Menu3 is clicked etc. Example: You are on the SumiMark Wire Marking system ver. 6.0 main window and you want to change the Wire List Folder the system is accessing. The following shorthand notation describes the appropriate selections: Tools>Folder Maintenance>Change Wire List Folder 1.4. Configuration Preparation Configuration Preparation: Operating System Preparation: Sumitomo recommends, prior to installing the SumiMark Software version 6.0, that you run the following two Windows system utilities to help keep your total system running trouble free. Running both these utilities may help to prevent difficulties later. (Please be aware that this may take some time, depending on processor and hard disk speeds.) Windows scandisk - this utility examines your hard drive for existing and potential disk problems. Windows defragmentation - this utility arranges your disk information into consecutive sectors on the hard drive. This will speed up the access time of your files. If you have trouble running either one of these utilities, consult your Windows manual. Sumitomo Page 2

5 1.5. Contact Contact Sumitomo Electric Interconnect Products, Inc. 915 Armorlite Drive, San Marcos, CA SumiMark Tech Support (800) Customer Service (800) Fax (800) Customer Support Customer Support If you have any questions regarding this information, please call our customer support. Sumitomo Electric Interconnect Products, Inc. Tech Support Phone (760) Ext. 258 Fax Please have the following information available: The Operating System and version of SumiMark Wire Marking System software you are using. Example: Windows Xp and SumiMark software ver The product you are trying to print on. Example: SM3-12 3/16 inch Program Installation Program Installation 01. Close any programs you currently have opened on your computer. 02. Insert the SumiMark 6.0 installation CD into the CD Drive. The installation window should automatically be displayed. Proceed with the installation procedure. Sumitomo Page 3

6 Note: If the installation window does not display on your computer, use Windows ex;lorer or My computer, Browse to the CD ROM drive (D:\) and double click on autorun.exe (usually the installation program will be D:\autorun.exe). 03. The SumiMark 6.0 installation window will be displayed. Your options are to View Quick Reference Guide, Install/Update the software, Install Printer Driver or Exit the installation. 04. If you wish to view the Quick reference guide, click on the View Quick Reference Guide button. 05. To install the SumiMark software version 6.0, click on the Install or Update SumiMark 6.0 button and the Installation Welcome window will be displayed. Sumitomo Page 4

7 06. The Welcome window recommends that you close all other windows programs before you continue with the installation. When you have closed all other Windows programs, click on the NEXT > button. Sumitomo Page 5

8 07. To continue with the installation you must agree to the Terms and Conditions of the license agreement on the license agreement window. To do this you must click on the I agree to the terms of this license agreement option, then click on the Nex t> button. If you do not agree, simply click on CANCEL button and terminate the installation. Sumitomo Page 6

9 08. Next you will be prompted to select a program folder. This is the folder that the SumiMark software will be installed in. You may accept the default folder (SumiMark60) by clicking on the NEXT > button. If you would like to choose a different folder, click on the Change button and browse to the folder you wish to use as your SumiMark program folder, then click on the NEXT > button. Sumitomo Page 7

10 09. The shortcut folder window is now displayed. You may now select the shortcut folder you wish to use for the SumiMark software. You may also select whether you wish to install this program for the installing user or all users. Please make your selections if any, then click on the Next > button. Sumitomo Page 8

11 10. You are now at the Ready to Install window. Please check all the settings and make sure they are correct. If you are satisfied with the settings, click on the Next> button, otherwise click the <Back button and make any changes you wish to make. Sumitomo Page 9

12 11. The installation program will proceed until it has completed installing the SumiMark 6.0 software. When completed, you will be asked if you will be printing using Ethernet or parallel communication. 12. If you choose parallel, skip the Ethernet connectivity installation and go to number 18 below. If you choose Ethernet communication, follow the instructions below. 13. Ethernet connectivity installation. The Welcome window will be displayed, click on the NEXT> button to continue. Otherwise click on CANCEL button and skip down to number 18 below. Sumitomo Page 10

13 14. To continue you must read and agree to the terms and conditions of the License Agreement. Read the Terms and Conditions, click on the I accept the terms of the license agreement option, then click on the NEXT> button. If you do not agree, simply click on the CANCEL button and terminate the installation. Sumitomo Page 11

14 15. The installation folder window is now displayed. You may select the default folder (C:\Program Files\Silex technology\extendview) by clicking on the Next > button. To select another folder, click on the Browse button and select a folder of your choosing. Sumitomo Page 12

15 16. You are now at the Ready to Install window. If you are satisfied with the settings that you have just made, click on the Install button, otherwise click the <Back button and make the changes you wish to make. Sumitomo Page 13

16 17. The installation program will proceed until it has completed installing the Silex ExtendView software. When completed, the Finished window will be displayed. Click on the Finish button to complete the process. Sumitomo Page 14

17 18. Congratulations, your SumiMark software version 6.0 installation is finally completed, please click on the Finish button to return to the main Installation window. Sumitomo Page 15

18 12. Next you must complete the printer driver installation. Please see the Printer Installation procedure Printer Installation General Installation Printer Installation 01. If you have not yet done so, close all programs that are currently open on your computer. 02. If you have not yet done so, Insert the SumiMark software version 6.0 installation CD into the CD Drive (D:\). This will automatically bring up the SumiMark software version 6.0 installation window. Note: If the Installation program does not come up automatically, use Windows Explorer or My Computer and browse to your CD drive (usually D:\) and double click on autorun.exe. 03. At the SumiMark 6.0 Installation window click on the Install Printer Driver button. This will display the Printer driver wizard. Sumitomo Page 16

19 04. You will have the choice to Install the New Driver, Update an Existing Driver or Remove a Printer Driver. To install the SumiMark printer driver, click on the Install Printer Drivers option, then click on the Next > button. Sumitomo Page 17

20 05. The Printer Driver Selection window will be displayed. Select the Sumitomo SumiMark III or Sumitomo SumiMark 4 driver depending on the printer you will be using, then click on the Next > button. Sumitomo Page 18

21 06. Select the proper printe port for your printer. If you are using a SumiMark printer with a parallel port, select the proper parallel port (Lpt1: is the most common) and click on the Next > button and skip down to # 14 the Specify Printer Name window below. Sumitomo Page 19

22 07. If you are using a SumiMark printer with an Ethernet connection, click on the Create Port button. The Create Port window will be displayed. Click on the Standard TCP/IP Port selection to highlight it, then click on the New Port button. Sumitomo Page 20

23 08. The Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard is displayed. Click on the Next > button to continue. Sumitomo Page 21

24 09. The Add Port window is displayed. Type in the Printers IP address in the Printer Name or IP Address prompt (the Port name will automatically be entered). The default IP address for the SumiMark 4 printer is When you have entered the correcdt IP address, click on the Next > button. 10. The Additonal Port Information Required window is displayed. Select the Standard device type and choose the Generic Network Card option. Now click on the Next > button to contiue. Sumitomo Page 22

25 11. The TCP/IP completion window is displayed. This is just a verification window, click on the Finish button to complet the process. Sumitomo Page 23

26 12. The Create Port window remains open, click on the Close button to close this window at this time. Sumitomo Page 24

27 13. You are now returned to the Specify Port window, having the IP address designated as the Port. Click on the Next > button to continue. Sumitomo Page 25

28 14. This window allows you to change the name of the printer, set the SumiMark printer as the windows default printer and make the SumiMark printer a shared printer. We do not recommend sharing the printer, but you may select the SumiMark printer as the Windows default printer as you wish. When you have made all the changes you wish, click on the Next > button. Sumitomo Page 26

29 15. The Completing the Seagull Driver Wizard window will be displayed, click on the Finish button to complete the installation. Sumitomo Page 27

30 16. Congradulations you have sucessfully installed the SumiMark printer driver, click on the Cancel button to exit the printer driver installation program. Sumitomo Page 28

31 Alternate Printer driver Installation 01. Click on Start>Printers and Faxes or Start>Control Panel>Printers and Faxes, depending on your systems settings. 02. Click on Add Printer. A Welcome window will be displayed. 03. Click on Next >. A Local or Network window will be displayed. Sumitomo Page 29

32 04. Select Local Printer and click on Next >. The Port Selection window will be displayed. Sumitomo Page 30

33 05. Select the proper printe port for your printer. If you are using a SumiMark printer with a parallel port, select the proper parallel port (Lpt1: is the most common) and click on the Next > button and skip down to # 13 the Install Printer Software window below. Sumitomo Page 31

34 06. If you are using a SumiMark printer with an Ethernet connection, click on the Create a new port option. The Type of port list box will become enabled, select the Standard TCP/IP Port selection, then click on the Next > button. Sumitomo Page 32

35 07. The Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard is displayed. Click on the Next > button to continue. Sumitomo Page 33

36 08. The Add Port window is displayed. Type in the Printers IP address in the Printer Name or IP Address prompt (the Port name will automatically be entered). The default IP address for the SumiMark 4 printer is When you have entered the correcdt IP address, click on the Next > button. 09. The Additonal Port Information Required window is displayed. Select the Standard device type and choose the Generic Network Card option. Now click on the Next > button to contiue. Sumitomo Page 34

37 10. The TCP/IP completion window is displayed. This is just a verification window, click on the Finish button to complet the process. Sumitomo Page 35

38 11. The Create Port window remains open, click on the Close button to close this window at this time. Sumitomo Page 36

39 12. You are now returned to the Specify Port window, having the IP address designated as the Port. Click on the Next > button to continue. Sumitomo Page 37

40 13. Click on the Have Disk... button, and the Install From Disk window will be displayed. Sumitomo Page 38

41 14. Click on the Browse button, and Browse to Your CD Drive and the PrinterDriver folder (usually D:\PrinterDriver). The file name Sumitomo.inf will be displayed and selected. 15. Click on the Open button. The Install from Disk window will be displayed. 16. Click on the Ok button at the Install From Disk window. Sumitomo Page 39

42 17. The Add Printer Wizard window will be displayed, with the Sumitomo SumiMark III and Sumitomo SumiMark 4 pirnters. Select the appropriate printer driver, depending on the printer that you will be using. Click on the Next > button. 18. The Next window will be displayed, allowing you to change the name of the printer and giving you the option to have the Sumitomo SumiMark printer used as the Windows default printer. If you wish the have the SumiMark printer used as your Windows default printer, click on the Yes option. Now click on the Next > button. Sumitomo Page 40

43 19. Next the Printer Sharing window will be displayed. Please leave this as an unshared printer and click on the Next > button. Sumitomo Page 41

44 20. The window will display the option "Do you want to print a test page?". Leave the option set to No, and click the Next > button. Sumitomo Page 42

45 21. The Completing the Add Printer Wizard window will be displayed. Click on the Finish button. Sumitomo Page 43

46 22. A "Printer has not passed window logo testing to verify it's compatibility with Windows XP" message will be displayed. Click on Continue Anyway button. 23. The Add Printer Wizard will continue adding the printer driver. Congradulations, you have now completed adding the Sumitomo SumiMark printer driver. Sumitomo Page 44

47 1.9. Printer Driver Changes Setting Changes to printer driver For SumiMark III or SumiMark 4 printers 01. Click on Start>Printers and Faxes. 02. Right-click on the Sumitomo SumiMark III or SumiMark 4 Printer icon. 03. Click on Printing Preferences. The Printer Properties window will be displayed. 04. Click on the Stock tab. Sumitomo Page 45

48 05. Click on the Use Current Printer Settings option to un-check it. 06. Change the Method to Direct Thermal. 07. Change the Mode to Normal. 08. Change the Type to Continuous. 09. Change the Label Present Distance from.24 to.84 for the SumiMark III and from.24 to.96 for the SumiMark IV. 10. Click the Option tab. 11. Change the Print Speed to 4 in/sec. 12. Change the Darkness to 50. Sumitomo Page 46

49 13. Now click on the Apply button, then click on the OK button. Sumitomo Page 47

50 2. Wire List Wire list Drop down Menu The following menu options allow you to create maintain and print Wire lists and Markers. Click on the Wire List dropdown menu and select your function Create New Wire List Creating a New Wire List This window allows you to create a new Wire List for viewing, editing or printing. Click on the Create Wire List Icon, or Click on the Wire List>Create New Wire List drop down menu. Sumitomo Page 48

51 Wire List Entry Window You must enter a file Name during the creation process. This name will be used by the software to locate, edit and print the data contained in the Wire List file. If a Wire List already exists with the name you enter, the Existing Wire Lists window will be displayed. At this point you can open one of the existing wire lists, add a new product to the existing wire list, or cancel and enter a new wire list name. The Description field is optional; however, it is very convenient for differentiating between similar file names. From this window, you are also asked to specify Special Features, Sleeve, Font and Alignment information. Starting with the Special Features, click to check your preference of Auto Length (the marker length needed to print only the tag information), Variable Length Printed, Landscape printing or Reduced Line Spacing printing on markers. Notice: you can not utilize Auto Length and Variable Length markers in the same wire list, as the conflict with each other. Next, enter the Sleeve information - the Type, Color, Size and Length of the product you wish to print. Sumitomo Page 49

52 Now, enter the information for the Font you wish the text on the markers to be printed with: Font Name, Font Style, Point size and number of Lines (lines will be limited by tube size, font and point size). Last, enter the Alignment information: Horizontal and Vertical. Some of these options can be set as defaults in the Tools>Default Settings Window. After completing this window, you will have created a Wire List file in which to store your markers. The next step is to enter marker data for your Wire List. Clicking on the Accept button will bring up the Marker Entry window Add/Edit Marker data Wire List Entry and Editing This window allows you to add, delete, edit, move and copy markers. Sumitomo Page 50

53 This graphic shows the Wire List Entry window and the beginning point for entering marker data. The data entry point (called the editing position) will always be in the upper left corner of your window. In addition to entering data, the user may change the number of copies of each marker. Entering data is accomplished by typing data into the marker - or by using one of the shortcut keys, then closing that line of data by using the Enter or Tab keys, or by clicking on the Add/Edit Marker button. This will move the finished marker down one position and let you start a new marker. You may highlight text and right-click with the mouse to copy and paste data from previous markers. To use this method, the copy or paste marker must be in the editing position. If the marker you wish to modify or enter data into is not in the editing position, you may quickly move a label there by double-clicking the selected marker. You may quickly view and select any marker in this Wire List file by using the scroll bar to scroll among previously input markers. You may also move the scroll bar using the keyboard's up/down/pageup/pagedown arrows after the scroll bar has been selected. You may use the shortcut keys to perform the following actions: duplicate a line from the previous marker, increment a numeric value at the end of a line on the previous marker, duplicate the previous marker, duplicate the previous marker reversing lines, and duplicate the previous marker reversing information on the left and right side plus more. With the special shortcut keys, marker data can be entered much more efficiently. When you have finished inputting all marker data into the Wire List file, click on Print to enter the printing routine, or click on Exit to leave this window and return to the main SumiMark 6.0 window. The inputted data will be saved with either option. At the conclusion of this window, you now have your marker data inputted and stored in your Wire List file. Clicking on the Print button will bring up the Marker Printing window. You will notice at the top of the Marker Entry window's left side, the path where the Wire List file will be saved to. Also, on the top right side of the window, your Wire List's Sleeve and Font information are displayed. The number of markers is displayed in the upper right hand corner of the window (when starting out, this number will be zero). Sumitomo Page 51

54 Marker Entry Utilities Marker Entry Utilities Drop Down Menu This drop down menu has many commands that will allow you to expedite the entering and editing of marker data. Sumitomo Page 52

55 Duplicate Previous Marker Same Line (F3) Duplicates a line of text from the previous marker to the current marker. Inc Previous Marker Same Line by 1 (F4) Duplicates a line from the previous marker to the current marker, adding 1 to the number at the end of the line. If the line does not end with a numeric digit, the command will not be performed. Duplicate Marker (Ctrl+U) Duplicates the entire marker- that is, all lines of the previous marker. Duplicate Marker Reversing Lines (Ctrl+R) This will read the text lines from the previous marker Top to Bottom and rewrite the text lines into the new marker, Bottom to Top. Dup. Marker Reversing Sides (Ctrl+I) This will read the previous marker data one line at a time, splitting the text into two groups (the Left and Right groups), using a duplicate side character to identify the two groups (the Duplicate side character is set in the Default Settings window). The text will then be rewritten onto the new marker with the Right group on the Left and the Left group on the Right. Insert Marker (F5) Allows the user to insert a new marker anywhere within a Wire List. Delete Marker (F6) Allows you to quickly delete any selected marker in this Wire List. Delete Multiple Marker (Ctrl+G) Allows you to delete a range of markers within a Wire List. Sumitomo Page 53

56 Search Markers (F8) This command allows you to search for markers within a Wire List that contain a selected text string (search for a key word). You can search with case sensitivity on or off. Search/Replace Markers (F9) This command allows you to search for specific text and replace it with any other text of your choosing. You may search and replace one incidence at a time or select to replace all occurences of the search text with the replace text (global search and replace). Move marker (Ctrl+M) Allows you to take an existing Marker (or range of Markers) and move them to a different position in the sequence of markers in a Wire List. Copy Markers (Ctrl+O) Allows you to copy an existing marker (or range of markers) to a new position in the sequence of markers in a Wire List. Select Markers for Printing Allows the user to select specific markers from a Wire List, for the purpose of printing them. Save (Ctrl+S) This command will save the Wire List file which you are now using Duplicate Previous Marker Same Line Duplicate Previous Marker Same Line (F3) To process the command, press the F3 key or click Utilities > Duplicate Previous Marker Same Line. Sumitomo Page 54

57 The command will duplicate a line of text from the previous marker to the current marker. If you have a multiline marker, you can repeat this command as many times as there are lines on this marker. Using this command on the last line of the marker will process the command, then move down to the next marker for entry or editing. Sumitomo Page 55

58 Inc. Previous Marker Same Line by 1 Inc Previous Marker Same Line by 1 (F4) To process the command press the F4 key or click Utilities > Inc Previous Marker, Same Line by 1. Sumitomo Page 56

59 The command will duplicate a line of text from the previous marker to the current marker, adding by one to the end of the line if the text line has a numeric digit on the end of it. If you have a multi-line marker, you can repeat this command as many times as there are lines on the marker. If the end of the text is not numeric, this command will not be processed. Using the command on the last line of the marker will process the command, then move down to the next marker for entry or editing. Sumitomo Page 57

60 Duplicate Marker Duplicate Marker (Ctrl+U) To process the command press the Ctrl+U keys or click Utilities > Duplicate Marker. Sumitomo Page 58

61 This command will duplicate the entire previous marker to the current marker (all lines on the marker). Using the command will duplicate the marker, then move down to the next marker for entry or editing. Sumitomo Page 59

62 Duplicate Marker Reversing Lines Duplicate Marker Reversing Lines (Ctrl+R) To process the command press the Ctrl+R keys or click Utilities > Duplicate Marker Reversing Lines. The command will read the previous marker Top to Bottom and write the current marker with the lines Bottom to Top. Example: Sumitomo Page 60

63 Dup. Marker Reversing Sides Dup. Marker reversing Sides (Ctrl+I) To process the command press on the Ctrl+I keys or click Utilities > Dup. Marker reversing Sides. Sumitomo Page 61

64 This command will rewrite two groups of data in a reverse fashion. The program will read the previous marker data left to right, looking for the first occurrence of a duplicate side character (identified in the Default Settings window), designating this 'group 1'. After the duplicate side character, the rest of the line is read as 'group 2', regardless of spacing. The new label is then written with 'group 2' first and 'group 1' second. (Say for this example that the duplicate side character is '/') Example: Sumitomo Page 62

65 Insert Marker Insert Marker (F5) This command allows the user to insert a new marker whithin a Wire List. To process the command press on the F5 key or click Utilities > Insert Marker. Use the up and down arrows to find the location where you want the new marker to be placed. A box will appear and ask if the specified point is correct. If your answer is Yes, the program will insert a blank marker. You may then type your new text on this marker. Clicking on No will return you back to the screen of labels to find the correct label insertion point. Sumitomo Page 63

66 Delete Marker Delete Marker (F6) This command enables you to quickly delete any selected marker in a Wire List. To process the command press on the F6 key or click Utilities > Delete Marker. Sumitomo Page 64

67 Using the scroll bar on the left side of the windows, you may quickly locate the marker you wish to delete. You must then select this marker by double clicking on it. The selected marker will appear in the editing position (where the cursor is blinking). Pull down the Utilities menu and select Delete label, or press down the F6 key. You will then receive a dialogue box asking if this is the marker you want to delete. If you wish to delete the indicated marker, click on the Yes button. If you are about to delete the wrong marker, select No to return to the screen of labels and find the correct marker. Sumitomo Page 65

68 Delete Multiple Markers Delete Multiple Markers (Ctrl+G) This command allows you to delete multiple markers very quickly. To process the command press on the Ctrl + G keys or click Utilities > Delete Multiple Markers, this will display the Delete Multiple Markers Window. Sumitomo Page 66

69 The dialogue box will request a beginning and ending marker. This will delete every marker (inclusive) between the beginning and ending numbers selected. If you want to delete the displayed range of markers from the Wire List, click on the Yes button. If however Sumitomo Page 67

70 you have made a mistake and you don't want to delete this range of markers, click on the No button Search Markers Search Markers (F8) This command will allow you to search for one or more markers which contain the keywords in the search command window. To process the command press on the F8 key or click Utilities > Search Markers, this will display the Search Window. Sumitomo Page 68

71 The dialogue box will request string of text (key word) to search for. When the search has found a marker containing the required match, the marker is left in the editing position ready for modification. The search may be made more stringent by checking the Case sensitive box. This will require that the data matches perfectly, including upper and lower case sensitivity. Sumitomo Page 69

72 Search/Replace Markers Search/Replace Markers (F9) This command will allow you to search for a specific piece of data and replace it with any data of your choosing. To process the command press the F9 key or click Utilities > Search/Replace Markers, this will display the Search and Replace window. The dialogue box will request a string of text to search for and a string of text to replace it with. Each time the search mode matches the required data, it will halt and wait until you click on either the Replace or the Search button. If you click on the Search button again, the data will not be replaced for this occurrence. This allows the user to decide whether this particular occurrence needs to be modified. Sumitomo Page 70

73 The Global box may be checked to automatically replace all occurrences of the data, without asking for verification at each one. If you need to replace static text on numerous markers, this option will do so very quickly. Caution: This option should be used with care, since no user intervention is possible once this type of Search/Replace operation has begun Move Markers Move Marker (Ctrl+M) This command allows you to take an existing Marker (or range of Markers) and move them to a different position in the sequence of markers in a Wire List. To process the command press on the Ctrl+M keys or click Utilities > Move Markers, this will display the Move Marker window. Sumitomo Page 71

74 The dialogue box will request a beginning and ending marker and a move to marker position. This will move every marker (inclusive) between the beginning and ending numbers selected to the new Move to position in the Wire List. To cancel the move, click on the Cancel button and continue entering and editing markers. Example: The original order of markers is: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 command move markers: Sumitomo Page 72

75 The result will be: 2,3,4,1,5 Sumitomo Page 73

76 Copy Markers Copy Markers (Ctrl+O) This command allows you to take an existing Marker (or range of Markers) and copy them to a specified position in the sequence of markers in a Wire List. To process the command press on the Ctrl+O keys or click Utilities > Copy Markers, this will display the Move Marker window. Sumitomo Page 74

77 Enter the starting marker number (From Marker No:) and the ending marker number (To Marker No:) of the range of the markers you wish to copy. Then enter what marker location (Move To:) you wish to copy the range of markers to. When you are satisfied with your selections, click on the OK button. The system will move all the markers in the selected range to the new location of the Wire List. If you have changed you mind and don't want to move this range of markers, click on the Cancel button and continue entering and editing markers. Example: The original order of markers is: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 command copy markers: Sumitomo Page 75

78 The resulting order will be: 2,3,4,1,5 Notice that the 2, 3, 4 markers are introduced as additional markers. As such, all remaining markers in the original order have been moved three places to the right. Sumitomo Page 76

79 Select Markers for Printing Select Markers for Printing Allows the user to select a specific markers from a Wire List, which can then be printed. To process the command press on the click Utilities > Select Markers for Printing. Sumitomo Page 77

80 The Select Markers For Printing message at the top left hand side of the Window indicates that the selection mode is on. The markers can be selected or un-selected by clicking on any text in the marker. When selected, the markers will be displayed outlined in pale blue. Sumitomo Page 78

81 When you are finished selecting the markers, click on the Print button to print them. If you decide that the selections are wrong or you didn't want to print at this time, click on Utilities > Abort Markers Selections. Sumitomo Page 79

82 Save Markers Save (Ctrl+S) This command will save the Wire List file which you are now using, back to the same directory path from which it originated. To process the command press on the Ctrl+S keys or click Utilities > Save Markers. Sumitomo Page 80

83 Copies When the save process is done, the Wire List has now been saved message will be displayed, Click the Ok button and proceed. Copies Lets you add copies to the present marker. If you need more than one copy of some of your markers, you may choose to enter the copies as you go along. To do this, click on the 1 Copy button. This will change the button to read Enter Copies, allowing you to enter copies while doing your marker entry. Sumitomo Page 81

84 With this option selected, pressing the Tab or Enter keys after the last line of entry (when typing in your marker data) will bring the cursor automatically to the Copies prompt for you to enter a number of copies. If you press the tab or enter key without entering in a number, the number of copies will remain at 1. To return to the 1 Copy setting, where you don't have to enter the number of copies for every marker, simply click again on the Enter Copies button. This will change the button back to 1 Copy and stop the copies entry Serialize Markers Serialize Markers Sumitomo Page 82

85 Allows you to enter a serialization character that will be used by the software to print Markers with a sequenced series of numbers or letters. You can simplify your marker entry if you have sequential data to be entered by using a serialization characters, which will allow you to enter the start and end sequence you wish to have entered. In this case you will be printing markers with TEST LINE 1-1 TO TEST LINE 1-10, as the $ (numeric serialization character) will print from 1 to 10 in increments of 1. You can zero fill a set of numbers by entering in the number of dollar signs to coenside with the number of characters you wish to have displayed. For example, if you used $$ and serialized 1 to 10 you would get 01, 02, ,10. You can identify your numeric and alpha serialization characters in your Default Settings window. These characters are initialy set to $ for the numeric character and! for the alpha character Add/Edit Markers Button Add/Edit Marker Clicking the Add/Edit Marker button will accept the entered data for the marker, and continue to another marker for data entry. Sumitomo Page 83

86 Printing a Wire List Printing a Wire List After clicking the Print button on the previous window, the Marker Printing window will appear. The Marker Range will, by default, be set to print all of the makers in this Wire List. If you wish to print fewer markers than the indicated number, choose beginning and ending marker numbers, and the total number of markers will be changed accordingly. You should also ensure that you will be printing to the correct printer, with the correct product, by checking the information at the bottom of the window. The manner and sequence of printing the markers from this Wire List may be adjusted with the Copies and Backward options. By default, one copy of each marker in the indicated marker range will be printed. You may choose to print multiple copies of markers, by changing the number of copies to be printed. You may also print the copies of Markers or Wire Lists by choosing to select or deselect the Print copies one Marker at a time option. Leaving the Print copies one Marker at a time option selected will print multiple copies of the first marker, then print the multiple copies of the next marker, and so on. Deselecting the Print copies one Marker at a time option will print one copy of the entire Wire List, then a second copy of the entire Wire List, and so on. Small positioning changes in the placement of the printed text may be made by adjusting the left and top margins. Sumitomo Page 84

87 The Wire List Printing window allows the user to change and make various adjustments to the final number, style, copies, marker range, margins, and special options on how the markers will be printed. Marker Range, From and To Allows the user to select a range of markers to be printed. The marker range will vary with the user's choice of From/To (begin/end) marker. The From/To in the range box provides the capability to select a contiguous set of markers to be printed from the Wire List. Backward You can also select whether the wire list is to be printed from the first to last or last to first by checking the Backwards check box. Copies Determines how many copies of this Wire List will be printed. If the option Print copies on marker at a time is selected, the first marker will be printed the Number of Copies, then the second marker will be printed the Number of Copies and so on. If the option Print copies on marker at a time is not selected, the entire Wire list will be printed sequentially, then the entire Wire List will be printed again, and so on, until the required number of copies is satisfied. Margin Adjustment Top Margin Allows you to adjust the top margin by.001 of an inch increments. Entering a positive number will move the text down or entering a negative number will move the text up. Left Margin Sumitomo Page 85

88 Allows you to adjust the left margins by.001 of an inch increments. Entering a a positive number will move the text to the right or entering a negative number will move the text to the left. Print Prints the selected range of markers for the selected number of copies. Exit Returns you to the Label Entry screen. Printer Tools Dropdown menu Printer Setup - Displays the standard Windows Printer Setup window, which will enable the user to view the present selected printer, change to a new printer if desired, and select new properties for that printer. Feed Sleeve 1" If you have the printer connected and turned on, this will feed the tubing that is in the printer out one inch. If you have the Cutter set on, the tube will be cut after feeding out this one inch. Cutter This allows you to set the printer cutter on or off. You can also use the Turn Cutter On and Turn Cutter Off buttons. Sumitomo Page 86

89 Printer Tools Dropdown menu Printer Tools Dropdown menu Printer Setup - Displays the standard Windows Printer Setup window, which will enable the user to view the present selected printer, change to a new printer if desired, and select new properties for that printer. Feed Sleeve 1" If you have the printer connected and turned on, this will feed the tubing in the printer out one inch. If you have the cutter set on, the tube will be cut after feeding out this one inch. Cutter This allows you to set the printer to cut after each marker is printed, or to turn the cutter off. Sumitomo Page 87

90 Printer Setup Printer Setup The following option is used to set or change your printer driver settings Click on the Printer Tools >Printer Setup. This will open your Windows Printer Driver dialog window. This entry window is the same as the printer driver properties window from your Start>Settings>Printers and Faxes menu. Sumitomo Page 88

91 Feed Tubing 1" Feed Tubing The following option is used to feed the tubing out of the printer one inch. Click on the Printer Tools >Feed Tubing 1". This will feed the tubing one inch out of the printer. If the printer is set to cut, it will also cut the tubing after feeding. You may also click on the Feed 1 inch button at the bottom right hand side of your window. Sumitomo Page 89

92 Cutter On/Off Cutter On/Off The following option is used to turn the printer's cutter on or off. Clicking on the Printer Tools > Cutter > On or clicking on the Turn Cutter on button will turn your printer's cutter on. Clicking on the Printer Tools > Cutter > Off or clicking on the Turn Cutter Off button will turn your printer's cutter off. Sumitomo Page 90

93 Exit Wire List Exit Clicking the Exit button will save the entered markers, close this window, and return the user to the main window. Sumitomo Page 91

94 2.2. Open Existing Wire List Open Existing Wire List This window allows you to select an existing Wire List for viewing, editing or printing. Click on the Edit Wire List icon, or click on Wire List>Open Existing Wire List. The Open Wire List window will be displayed. To open an existing Wire List, double-click on that Wire List's name, or click to select a Wire List name and click on the Open button at the bottom of the window. This will display the Wire List Entry Information window. Sumitomo Page 92

95 Changes to some fields affecting the wire list may be made at this time. However, the Name and Lines options are "greyed out" and cannot be changed. When you are satisfied with your changes, click on the Accept button to continue to the Marker Entry and Edit window. If you wish to make changes or add markers to the Wire List, do so (following the instructions for Wire List Sumitomo Page 93

96 Entry and Editing, and Wire List Entry Utilities). When you are done, you may Exit or Print the Wire List Delete a Wire List Delete a Wire List Allows the user to select a Wire List from the Delete Wire List window. Deleting the selected Wire List will permanently remove the data from the hard drive. Click on the Delete Wire List icon, or click on the Wire List>Delete Wire List drop down menu. The Delete Wire List window will be displayed. To delete an existing Wire List, double-click on that file name, or click to select a Wire List name, then click on the Delete button at the bottom of the window. You will then be prompted with the Are you sure you want to delete <the name of the wire list with path>? option. Click on Yes to delete the Wire List or No if you have made a mistake and do not wish to delete this Wire List. After you have deleted all the Wire Lists you wish to delete, click on the Exit button to return to the Main Menu window. Sumitomo Page 94

97 2.4. Marker Entry and Print Marker Entry and Print Click on the Create/Print Markers icon or click on the Wire List>Create/Print Markers drop-down menu. This will bring up the same Wire List information window as Creating or Editing a wire list - with two exceptions. You cannot enter a name for the list of markers you will be entering, and they will not be saved for future viewing and printing. In other words, you create and print a set of markers, which then disappear. Sumitomo Page 95

98 After you finish selecting the Product, Font, Lines, and other options, click on the Accept button to enter your marker data. At this time, you may enter the marker data you wish to print, and click on the Print button. To enter the marker data, follow the instructions for Wire List Entry and Editing and Wire List Entry Utilities. To print your wire list, follow the instructions for the Marker Printing Window. Important: When you Exit out of the Marker Entry window, the markers will NOT be saved. Sumitomo Page 96

99 2.5. Rename a Wire List Rename Wire List Allows the user to change the name of a Wire List. Click on the Wire List>Rename Wire List drop down menu. This will display the Rename window. Source Allows you to browse to the path where your Wire List is located. The disk drive, which is displayed in the pulldown list above the Source Folder box, can be changed by clicking on the box arrow and choosing a drive. Destination Allows you to browse to a new path where you would like this newly named Wire List placed. The disk drive, which is displayed in the pulldown list above the Destination Folder box, can be changed by clicking on the box arrow and choosing a drive. Wire Lists Displayed are the names of the Wire Lists in your chosen path. To select one, click on it, and the file name will appear in the Old Wire List text box. Rename Old Wire List This box will display the name of the file chosen to be renamed. New Wire List To Rename the Wire List, enter the new name in the New Wire List box, then click on the Accept button. Options This box is already initialized to the Rename function. No change is required to use the Rename option. If, however, you wish to copy or move a wire list, you can click on the appropriate option and do so. Accept Sumitomo Page 97

100 To initiate the above commands click on the Accept button. Exit To close this window click on the Exit button. This will return you to the Main SumiMark 6.0 window Copy a Wire List Copy Wire List Allows you to create a copy of a Wire List with a different Wire List name. Click on the Wire List>Copy Wire List drop down menu, this will display the Copy window. Sumitomo Page 98

101 Source Select the folder in which the original file is located. The source disk drive may be selected from the pulldown list box above the source folder display. Destination Select the folder into which the copied file will be written. The destination disk drive may be selected from the pulldown list box below the destination folder display. Wire Lists The names of the files in the selected source directory will be displayed. Select the file you wish to be copied. Options This box is already initialized to the Copy function. No change is required to use the Copy option. If, however, you wish to rename or move a wire list, you can click on the appropriate option and do so. Copy Old Wire List This box will display the name of the file chosen to be Renamed. New Wire List To rename the Wire List, enter the new name in the New Wire List box, then click on the Accept button. Accept To initiate the above command click on the Accept button. Exit To close this page click on the Exit button. This will return you to the Main SumiMark 6.0 window. Sumitomo Page 99

102 2.7. Move a Wire List Move Wire List Moving a Wire Lists allows you to move the Wire Lists from a source path to the destination path. In other words, your file now only exists in the destination directory. Click on the Wire List>Copy Wire List drop down menu, this will display the Copy window. Sumitomo Page 100

103 Source Double click on the Source Folder you want to access and it will be displayed in the "From" box, center/bottom of your screen. The file names contained in the selected folder will be displayed in the File Name window. Click on the file to be moved. Destination Folder Double click on the Destination Folder where you want the file to be moved to. The folder name will be displayed in the "To" box, center/bottom of your screen. Options This box is already initialized to the Move function. No change is required to use the Move option. Accept To initiate the above selections, click on the Accept button. Exit To close this page click on the Exit button. This will return you to the File Edit sub-menu. Sumitomo Page 101

104 2.8. Exit Exit This command will close the SumiMark 6.0 Printing System in an orderly manner, and return the user to Windows. To exit this program, click on Exit SumiMark Printing System in the SumiMark Wire List Drop Down Menu (Wire List > Exit SumiMark Printing System). Sumitomo Page 102

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106 3. Import Import Drop down Menu Generalities about Importing Data Transfer is a necessary tool in the process of inputting data. Often, your Wire List data will have already been entered into other applications. If the data is in one of the supported formats, or can exported/saved from another application to one of the supported formats, then the data will not need to be re-entered, but can be imported instead. Once you have selected which import format you require, an Import window will be displayed, allowing you to choose the file you wish to Import. You may also view the data to insure that it is an acceptable format. After completing all the necessary information, you can click on the Accept button and import your data Import Text (Ascii) Click on Import > Ascii/Text. Straight Ascii Import This type of data format has a fixed field length. Sumitomo Page 104

107 Example: An example of this type of Import would be as follows. CR CR CR RB RB Browse On the right hand side of the import window, you can browse to the folder that has Wire List data file you wish to import. You may choose a folder in the display by double-clicking on it. You can see the folder that is being displayed by looking at the bottom of this import window. Selecting a file to import A list of filenames in your selected folder will be displayed in the box on the left side of the Import window. Choose the file you want to import by double-clicking on the file name. The file name, including it's path, will be displayed at the bottom of window. Only the files with the extension.txt and.prn will be shown. Continue To complete the import process, click on Continue to display the Import Continuation window. For further information read the Import Continuation window instructions. Exit To close this window, click on the Exit button. This will return you to the SumiMark 6.0 main window. Sumitomo Page 105

108 View Import File You may view the data in your selected file to make sure it is in the format you expect, by clicking on the View Import File button. This will allow you to immediately view the contents of the selected file before beginning the import process. Viewing the data may save you from importing data incorrectly. Sumitomo Page 106

109 3.2. Import Delimited File Click on Import > Delimited. Delimited File Import The delimited ASCII file has the data separated by an ASCII character. Delimiters In binary files, usually a single ASCII character is used to denote the ending of a data field. Delimit Character? Sumitomo Page 107

110 The user has a choice of comma, semicolon, space or tab as the character used as a delimiter. What it Delimits? The user has a choice of determining what the delimited field represents - a line or a label. The following is an example of a Comma-delimited ASCII file. Data is delimited by commas, where the field represents a line. LINE1,LINE2,LINE3 ABC1,Sumitomo,LABEL TEST,LINE2,TEST DATA,TEST During importing, the file is examined to find the maximum number of data lines per label, (in the example above it would be three lines). For this example, the program would expect you to choose a product that would allow at least 3 lines per label. Column for Copies Some delimited files have a column embedded in the data stream, which is used to denote the number of times each label is to be repeated or copied. This input field allows the user to choose that column, so that the data file can be recovered and reproduced accurately. Directory The highlighted directory will indicate which one you are working in. You may choose any directory displayed by double-clicking on it. File Name A list of filenames will be displayed in this box, according to the directory path you have chosen in the directory window. Choose the name of the file you want, and the display at the bottom of screen will show the complete directory path. Only the files with the attributes (.csv and.txt) will be shown. Continue To complete the import process, click on Continue to display the Import Continuation window. For further information read the Import Continuation window instructions. Exit To close this page, click on the Exit button. This will return you to the SumiMark 6.0 Main window. Sumitomo Page 108

111 View Import File You may view the data in your selected file to make sure it is in the format you expect, by clicking on the View Import File button. This will allow you to immediately view the contents of the selected file before beginning the import process. Viewing the data may save you from importing data incorrectly. Sumitomo Page 109

112 3.3. Import Excel File Excel Import Excel files are created with Microsoft Excel. Click on Import > Excel. Sumitomo Page 110

113 Browse On the right hand side of the Import window, you can browse to the folder that has the Wire List data file you wish to import. You may choose a folder in the display by double-clicking on it. You can see the folder that is being displayed by looking at the bottom of this import window. Selecting a File to Import A list of filenames in your selected folder will be displayed in the box on the left side of the import window. Choose the file you want to import by double-clicking on the file name. The file name, including it's path, will be displayed at the bottom of window. Only the files with the extension.txt and.prn will be shown. Column No. used as Copies Some Excel files have a column used to denote the number of times each marker is to be repeated at print time. This input field allows you to select that column, so that the copies data will be imported along with the marker information. Number of Rows to Exclude Often an Excel file will have Header rows that you do not want to import along with the marker data. This input field allows you to choose the number of rows you wish to exclude from the import. The software will only exclude the top rows and not rows within or rows at the bottom of the spreadsheet. Example: the first row is a header and does not contain marker information. In this example you would exclude 1 row (ther first row). You would also enter 2 for the Column No. used as copies entry box. Sumitomo Page 111

114 One Column with Multiple Lines The Excel file may have been created with all marker line data in one column. If that is the case, click on this prompt to select it. This will display a new prompt: Line Info. Column Number. If you have checked this prompt, enter the Line Info. Column Number you wish to have the marker information imported from. Example: this spreadsheet shows column 3 with all the marker line data for a 2 line wire list. In this example you would check the One column with multiple lines check box, then select column 3 as the Line Info. column Number entry box. In this example you would also choose column 4 as the Column no. to use as copies entry box. Further in this example you would enter 1 in the Number of rows to exclude entry box. Sumitomo Page 112

115 Continue To complete the import process, click on Continue to display the Import continuation window. For further information read the Import Continuation window instructions. Exit To close this window, click on the Exit button. This will return you to the SumiMark 6.0 main window. View Import File You may view the data in your selected file to make sure it is in the format you expect, by clicking on the View Import File button. This will allow you to immediately view the contents of the selected file before beginning the import process. Viewing the data may save you from importing data incorrectly. Sumitomo Page 113

116 3.4. Import SumiMark II Formatted Delimited SumiMark II Formatted Delimited Import This is a file that was created to be imported into the previous version of SumiMark (II). Click on Import > SumiMark II Formated Delimited. Browse On the right hand side of the import window, you can browse to the folder that has the Wire List data file you Sumitomo Page 114

117 wish import. You may choose a folder in the display by double-clicking on it. You can see the folder that is being displayed by looking at the bottom of this import window. Selecting a File to Import A list of filenames in your selected folder will be displayed in the box on the left side of the Import window. Choose the file you want to import by double-clicking on the file name. The file name, including it's path, will be displayed at the bottom of window. Only the files with the extension.txt and.prn will be shown. Character (delimiter) The delimited files created to import into the SumiMark II program are Tab delimited. Therefore, changing the character to something other than Tab will probably result in a failure to import properly. What The delimited files created to import into the SumiMark II program delimit lines for your markers. Changing this option will probably result in a failure to import properly. Column No. used as Copies The delimited files created to import into the SumiMark II program have the copies data in the ninth column. Changing the column to anything besides column 9 will probably result in a failure to import properly. Continue To complete the import process, click on Continue to display the Import Continuation window. For further information read the Import Continuation window instructions. Exit To close this window, click on the Exit button. This will return you to the SumiMark 6.0 main window. Sumitomo Page 115

118 View Import File You may view the data in your selected file to make sure it is in the format you expect, by clicking on the View Import File button. This will allow you to immediately view the contents of the selected file before beginning the import process. Viewing the data may save you from importing data incorrectly. Sumitomo Page 116

119 3.5. Import SumiMark I/II (Mrk) Click on Import > SumiMark I/II (Mrk). SumiMark I/II (Mrk) Import This is a file that was created by SumiMark 5.1 and previous. Browse On the right hand side of the import window, you can browse to the folder that has the Wire List data file you wish import. You may choose a folder in the display by double-clicking on it. You can see the folder that is being displayed by looking at the bottom of this import window. Sumitomo Page 117

120 Selecting a file to import A list of filenames in your selected folder will be displayed in the box on the left side of the import window. Choose the file you want to import by double-clicking on the file name. The file name, including it's path, will be displayed at the bottom of window. Only the files with the extension.txt and.prn will be shown. Continue To complete the import process, click on Continue to display the Import Continuation window. For further information read the Import Continuation window instructions. Exit To close this window, click on the Exit button. This will return you to the SumiMark 6.0 main window. Sumitomo Page 118

121 3.6. Import SumiMark I/II (Mrk) entire folder SumiMark I/II (Mrk) entire folder Import This is a file that was created by SumiMark 5.1 and previous. Click on Import > SumiMark I/II (Mrk) entire folder. Browse On the right hand side of the import window, you can browse to the folder that has the Wire List data file you wish import. You may choose a folder in the display by double-clicking on it. You can see the folder that is being displayed by looking at the bottom of this import window. Selecting a File to Import A list of filenames in your selected folder will be displayed in the box on the left side of the import window. Choose the file you want to import by double-clicking on the file name. The file name, including it's path, will be displayed at the bottom of window. Only the files with the extention.txt and.prn will be shown. Continue To complete the import process, click on Continue. The software will automatically try to import all the files in the folder and sub-folders of the folder you have chosen. After completion of the import process, the software will have created a log file with the names and folder of each file that does not successfully import. You can view this log file (c:\program files\sumimark III\converror.log) using notepad. Exit To close this window, click on the Exit button. This will return you to the SumiMark 6.0 main window. Sumitomo Page 119

122 3.7. Import Continuation Window Import Continuation Window This window will allow you to select the tube type, color and length needed to create a Wire List from the imported data. Once you have completed all the necessary import type selections and have clicked on the Continue button, you will be finished with the import procedure. Import Data Window You must enter a file Name. The default name displayed will be the same as your import file, without the extention (the characters after the '.'). Sumitomo Page 120

123 The Description field is optional. However, it is very convenient for differentiating between similar file names. From this window, you are also asked to specify Sleeve, Font and Alignment information. First, enter the Sleeve information - the Type, Color, Size and Length of the product you wish to import into. Next, enter the Font information you wish the text on the tags to be printed with: Font name, Font style, Point size and number of Lines. Last, enter the Alignment information: Horizontal or Vertical. Some of these options can be set as defaults in the Tools>Default Settings Window. At the conclusion of this window, you will have created a Wire List file in which to import your markers into by clicking on the Import button. Click on the Cancel button if you have made some error and do not wish continue with the import process. Sumitomo Page 121

124 4. Printer Options Printer Options Drop down Menu The following menu options allow you to send comands to your SumiMark printer. Click on the Printer Options dropdown menu and select the function you wish to Feed One Inch Feed 1" This function will send a command to the SumiMark printer to Feed material 1". Click on PrinterOptions > Feed 1". The function will feed one inch and will cut if the cutter is turned on Trun Cutter On Turn Cutter On This function will send a command to the SumiMark printer to trun the cutter on. Sumitomo Page 122

125 Click on PrinterOptions > Turn Cutter On Trun Cutter Off Turn Cutter Off This function will send a command to the SumiMark printer to trun the cutter off. Click on PrinterOptions > Turn Cutter Off. Sumitomo Page 123

126 5. Tools Tools Drop down Menu The following menu options allow you to maintain folders, system defaults and passwords for the SumiMark 6.0 Printing System. Click on the Tools dropdown menu and select the tool that you wish to access Folder Folder Maintenance The following menu items are used for maintaining folders to aid in organizing your wire lists. Click on the Tools > Folder Maintenance dropdown menu and select the folder menu item you wish to access Create Wire List Folder Create Folder This window allows you to create folders for organizing your Wire Lists Sumitomo Page 124

127 Click on the Tools > Folder Maintenance > Create Wire List Folder. Here are two examples of ways to organize your Wire List files. Example one is for creating a folder for all Wire List files for Company "A". Example 1: c:\program files\sumimark III\company_a_Data Example two is for creating folders for two projects for Company "A". Example 2: c:\program files\sumimark III\company_a_Data\Project_1 c:\program files\sumimark III\company_a_Data\Project_2 As you can see in the examples, the data is kept in a sub folder of your SumiMark 6.0 system. This is not necessary; you can keep the Wire List files anywhere that your system has available to it. If multiple users will be accessing these Wire Lists, we recommend you keep the Wire List files on your network, where all users that have need of them can access them. Browse your system You can browse to select any disk and folders for adding the new sub-folder. Folder Name Type in the new name of the folder you wish to create. Folder Path Displays the path name where your new folder will be created. Create New Folder Clicking on the Create New Folder button will create your new Wire List folder. Exit Takes the user back to the SumiMark 6.0 system Main Menu Sumitomo Page 125

128 Change Wire List Folder Change Folder This window will allow you to change the current default Wire List folder to a selected existing folder. Click on the Tools > Folder Maintenance > Change Wire List Folder. Sumitomo Page 126

129 Browse You can browse to select the folder that you wish to have as your new default Wire List folder. The selected folder will be displayed in the box below the Drive and Folder Path selection boxes. Path Displays the path name to the selected folder Change Wire List Folder Clicking on the Change Wire List Folder button will change your default Wire List folder to the newly selected folder. Exit Takes you back to the SumiMark 6.0 system main Menu Sumitomo Page 127

130 Delete Wire List Folder Delete Folder This window will delete an entire data (Wire List) folder. Click on the Tools > Folder Maintenance > Delete Wire List Folder. Browse You can browse to select the Wire List folder you wish to Delete. The selected folder will be displayed in the box below the Drive and Folder Path selection boxes. Path Displays the path name for this folder. Delete Folder Clicking on the Delete Wire List Folder will delete the selected folder. Warning: If the folder has any files that are not recognized by the system as SumiMark 6.0 Wire List files, you will be given an error and the folder will not be deleted. Exit Takes the user back to the Folder Sub-Menu. Sumitomo Page 128

131 5.2. Default Settings Default Settings The following commands are used for SumiMark 6.0 System software Default setting maintenance: Click on the Tools > Default Settings. Sumitomo Page 129

132 Product Tab Sleeve Type This pulldown list box is a list of all of the available types for this system. You may set the default product type by clicking on the arrow, then clicking on the selected type. Color This pulldown list box is a list of all of the available colors for this system. You may set the default product color by clicking on the arrow, then clicking on the selected color. Size This pulldown list box is a list of all of the available sleeve sizes for this system. You may set the default product size by clicking on the arrow, then clicking on the selected size. Length This entry box allows you to enter the marker length that you use most often. This length will be the default length displayed as you create Markers and Wire Lists. Lines You may set the number of lines you wish to use as your default lines. This is number of lines that will be used as the default lines as you create Markers and Wire lists. Font Name Displayed in this pulldown list are all the the Font Names available for you to use. You may set the default Font Name by clicking on the arrow, then clicking on the selected Font Name. Style Displayed in this pulldown list are all the the Font Styles available for you to use. You may set the default Font Style by clicking on the arrow, then clicking on the selected Font Style. Point size Displayed in this pulldown list are all the the Point Sizes available for you to use. You may set the default Point Size by clicking on the arrow, then clicking on the selected Point Size. A point equals approximately 1/72 of an inch (.014 of an inch). Import Auto Overwrite on Import Sumitomo Page 130

133 When checked, the software will automatically overwrite any file you try to import that already exists. If you wish to be informed of an existing file, leave this feature un-checked. Import SumiMark I/II Files in Folder You Are Importing From Having this checked will create the new SumiMark 6.0 file in the same folder as the SumiMark I/II files you are importing. If you do not have this checked, the new SumiMark 6.0 files will be created in the current data folder. Import Multiple Product Excel Spreadsheets Checking this feature will allow you to import Excel spreadsheets that have multiple products. These spreadsheets must have product size in column one and length in column two of the spreadsheet. Default Copies Column This is the column in an Excel spreadsheet that you wish to use as a default copies column. If you have many different configurations of Excel spreadsheets, you may wish to leave this at zero or no default copies column. Miscellaneous Copies The copies setting can either be set so that the automatic number of copies is always equal to one (Copies = 1), or so that each time a Marker is entered in the Marker Entry screen, the user will be prompted to enter the number of copies (Enter Copies). Landscape Having this checked will allow you to select Landscape as an option in the Wire List Entry window. Use Graphics Having this checked will allow you to use the Advanced features in the Wire List Entry window. Allow Variable Length Markers Having this checked will allow you to create Wire lists that have variable lengths. Print Copies One Marker at a Time This is the default you wish to have when you are printing markers, in the Print Window. You can change the setting at the Print Window if you wish. Numeric Ser. Character This is the character used to indentify numeric sequencing; we usually use the dollar sign ( $ ), but you can change it to any character you wish to use. When this character is used on a marker, the system assumes you will be using numeric sequencing. Alpha Ser. Character This is the character used to indentify Alpha sequencing; we usually use the exclamation sign (! ), but you can change it to any character you wish to use. When this character is used on a marker, the system assumes you will be using Alpha sequencing. Duplicate Side Character This is the character used to diferenciate the information on the left side of a marker from the information on the right side of the marker. This character is only used when you use the Duplicate side feature. This character is set to 2 spaces as a default, but you may change it to any other character. Auto Length extra length on each side This is the amount of space that will be left on each side of a marker when printing using Auto Length mode. Sumitomo Page 131

134 In the example below the system will leave inches of space before and after the text that it prints. Alignment Horizontal You may set the horizontal text alignment to the left, right or center. Vertical You may set the horizontal text alignment to the top, bottom or center. Margins Top Margin All printers are slightly different and sometimes need small adjustments. This Top margin is used for such small adjustments. Enter a positive number to move the text down or a negative number to move the text up. Left Margin All printers are slightly different and sometimes need small adjustments. These margins are used for such small adjustments. Enter a positive number to move the text to the rigth or a negative number to move the text to the left. Unit of Measure Imperial Click on Imperial if you wish to see the dimensions in Inches. Metric Click on Metric if you wish to use dimensions in Centimeters. Sumitomo Page 132

135 Import options Tab Import Delimited files Delimit character This is the character that is used to delimit the file you are trying to import. The most common characters are "," (comma) and Tab, but What it delimits This is what the delimiter delimits, whether it delimits the lines on a marker, or the marker itself. Column no. used as copies This pulldown list box is a list of Parallel ports your system may have. Select the Parallel (LPT) port that your system will use to connect to the Sumimark III or SumiMark 4 printer. Import Auto Overwrite on import If you wish to automatically overwrite an import file that has already been created, check this check box. When you have this check box checked, you will not be asked if you wish to overwrite an existing file during imports, it will happen automatically. Import SumiMark I/II files in folder you are importing from If you wish to convert older versions of the SumiMark files (SumiMark I or SumiMark II) into the same folder as the older files are, check this check box. Sumitomo Page 133

136 Import Excel files Import Multiple product excel spreadsheets If you have a spreadsheet that has information for Multiple product sizes (1/8, 3/16 and 1/4) and have it formated properly, check this check box. To look up the format required to import Multiple product size spreadsheets, see the import section of this document. Column no. to use as copies If you have a spreadsheet that has a specific column to identify the number of copies of a marker to print, you can specify this column as the "Column no. to use as copies". Number of rows to exclude If you are importing a spreadsheet that has header information, you will want to exclude those header rows from the import. This is the number of the header rows you wish to exclude from the import. The rows are counted fromt he 1st down ot the number of rows you wish to exclude. You can not choose to exclude specific rows. One Column with multiple lines If you have a column in a spreadsheet that has multiple lines of marker information, check this check box. Line Info. Column Number You you select the "One Column with multiple lines" option above, you will be asked to identify this column in your spreadsheet that has the marker information. Sumitomo Page 134

137 Import Path Tab Import Path Options Ascii/Delimited Path You may preselect the path that the system will use to find the Ascii and delimited files you wish to import. Excel Path You may preselect the path that the system will use to find the Excel files you wish to import. Sumi I/II Path You may preselect the path that the system will use to find the SumiMark I/II files you wish to import. Printer Association Tab Printer Used Printer This pulldown list box is a list of all of the available printers you have loaded on your system. Select the Sumitomo Sumimark III or SumiMark 4 printer as your Default printer. Rfid Port This pulldown list box is a list of Serial (com) ports your system may have. Select the Serial (com) port that Sumitomo Page 135

138 your system will use to connect to the Sumimark III or SumiMark 4 printer. Printer Port Type There are two comunication types available for printing with the SumiMark III/SumiMark 4 printers, Parallel and Ethernet (TCP/IP). Select the port comunication type you wish to use for your SumiMark printer. Parallel Port If you have selected the Parallel comunication type, a list of Parallel ports will be displayed. Select the Parallel (LPT) port that your system will use to connect to the Sumimark III or SumiMark 4 printer (This will usually be LPT1:). Ethernet (TCP/IP) Port If you have selected the Ethernet comunication type, a default IP address will be displayed. Enter in the IP address that you will be using to comunicate with your SumiMark printer (This will usually be ). Sumitomo Page 136

139 Accept To save the above options, click on the Accept button. Exit To close this window click on the Exit button. This will return you to the SumiMark 6.0 main window Password Maintenance Password Maintenance The following options allow you to maintain passwords for up to 3 levels of Password protection: Click on the Tools > Password Maintenance. Sumitomo Page 137

140 If you choose to allow all users complete access to the software, do not enter anything for any of the passwords. If you want one Administrator and all others to have Power User access, type in a password for the Administrator password and leave the Power User and the Standard User passwords blank. A Power User can create & edit wire lists and change defaults, but can't delete Wire lists or change passwords, If you want an Administrator and a Power User, you can enter a password for these two fields and leave the Standard User blank. This will allow a user to log onto the program using the enter key and no password but they will have standard user access. Standard user access is the ability to open up wire lists and print them and to create and print Markers. A standard user can't edit or delete wire lists, change defaults or change passwords.. Sumitomo Page 138

141 6. Graphics Advanced Marker Setup (Graphics and Bar Codes) If you wish to use SumiMark 6.0 software to print logo's, graphics, bar codes or simply to strech your text, there are a few things you will need to know. The following is the basic information to get you started with these SumiMark 6.0 software advanced features. Turning on the Graphics feature First you will have to turn the graphics feature on. To do this go to your Tools>Default Settings. If you are not on the Products tab, click on the Products tab. Under the Miscellaneous category, make sure that the Use Graphics check box is checked. Sumitomo Page 139

142 Ceating a Wire List with Graphics To use graphics you will first need to create a Wire List by clicking on the Create Wire List icon, or click on the Wire List drop down menu, then click on the Create New Wire List option. You must enter a file Name during the creation process. This name will be used by the software to locate, edit and print the data contained in the Wire List file. Sumitomo Page 140

143 The Description field is optional; however, it is very convenient for differentiating between similar file names. From this window, you are also asked to specify Special Features, Sleeve, Font and Alignment information. If you will be using the advanced features, these features will not mater, as you will be selecting these in the Advances screen (Bartender screen). Next, enter the Sleeve information - the Type, Color, Size and Length of the product you wish to print. Now, enter the information for the Font you wish the text on the tags to be printed with: Font Name, Font Style, Point size and number of Lines. (The only feature you need to worry about in this set is the number of lines). Last, enter the Alignment information: Horizontal and Vertical, again these features will be identified in the Advanced screen. After completing this window, you will have created a Wire List file in which to store your markers. The next step is to enter marker data for your Wire List. Clicking on the Accept button will bring up the Marker Entry window. You can now start entering the markers for your wire list. You can also identify the marker format (text positioning and graphics placement). To identify the template for all your makers in this newly created wire list, follow the instructions below. Wire List Entry and Editing This graphic shows the Wire List entry window and the beginning point for entering marker data. The data entry point (called the editing position) will always be in the upper left corner of your window. In addition to entering data, the user may change the number of copies of each marker. Entering data is accomplished by typing data into the marker - or by using one of the shortcut keys, then closing that line of data by using the Return or Tab keys, or the Add/Edit tag button. This will move the finished marker down one position and let you start entering a new marker. Sumitomo Page 141

144 To link a Logo or graphic to this wire list, click on your Advanced button in the upper right hand corner of the marker entry and editing window. This will bring up the Advanced window with the marker template already setup for you. You can now add any graphic to the template and also link your marker the text lines of to the template. Adding Graphics to you Marker template To add a Logo or graphic, click on the Create drop down menu, then click on the Picture menu item or click on the Picture Icon. Now click on the marker template aproximately where you want it to be placed and double click on the icon that has been placed on the template. Sumitomo Page 142

145 This will bring up a modify selected picture window. Now click on the Select Picutre button and brows to the picture you wish to insert into the template. Sumitomo Page 143

146 You can now resize and drag the picture where you wish to place it on your template. You have now completed the process of placing a graphic on the marker template. This graphic will be printed on all markers in you wire list. Sumitomo Page 144

147 Linking Text to the Template To link your text lines from the Sumitomo marker entry window to an advanced template, click on the Create drop down menu, then click on the Text menu item or click on the Picture Icon. Now click on the template aproximately where you wish to place the text. To link this text to your SumiMark III marker text line, double click on the Sample Text display to get the Modify Selected Text object window. To link your marker entry text line, the one change you must make at the Modify Selected Text object window is the data source. If it is not on the Data Source tab, click on the Data Source tab at the top of the window. Now Click on the Source drop down box and select Database Field and click on the Advanced >> button in the bottom right hand corner of the window. This will take you to the advanced window to make the last entry that completes the text link to your marker data. Sumitomo Page 145

148 At the advanced window click on the Share/Name tab under the source (Database Field) option and type the line you wish to attach to this text object (line1, line2 etc.) in the Name field. ATTENTION: this must be typed in exactly as shown all lower case and no space between the line and the line number (line1). You have now completed the text link to your SumitMark III marker data. You can now change the position, font, font size and many other text attributes you wish to change. Sumitomo Page 146

149 Now click on the OK button to exit this window. Youre label window will look something like this. Note that you may have to change the size and position of the Field: <Empty> text object. Sumitomo Page 147

150 When you have finished with all your text lines, exit out of this window, back to the SumiMark data entry window. When you have finished inputting all marker data into the Wire List file, click on Print button to enter the print window, or click on Exit button to leave this window and return to the main SumiMark III window. The inputted data will be saved with either option. Click on the Print Advanced button instead of the Print button to print your wire list ncluding graphics. Note: if you use the Print button, the system will print the text as you see it on your window instead of the advanced marker wire list that you created. Sumitomo Page 148

151 This concludes the instructions on printing markers with logo's and graphics. Sumitomo Page 149

152 7. Help Help Drop down Menu This will allow you to get help and view the About window. Click on the Help drop down menu to get help and view the About window SumiMark 6.0 Help SumiMark 6.0 Help This is the SumiMark 6.0 Help window You may choose from the available tabs, Contents, Index, Search or Favorites. The Contents option may be used when a more general, or "shotgun," approach is needed to find out as much information about a subject as the help program may contain. You can select from many categories in the Table of Contents to learn information about the SumiMark 6.0 Printing System Program. Click on Help > SumiMark 6.0 Help. We suggest you use the Help screen to quickly locate specific items of interest. Using the mouse pointer as a guide (it turns into a hand when it touches an underlined topic or image 'hot spot'), click on this "selective" feature to quickly get through the streams of information, which are attached to the generalized categories on the Contents page. See the chapter to learn more information about shortcuts for using this help manual. Sumitomo Page 150

153 7.2. About SumiMark 6.0 Printing System About SumiMark 6.0 Printing System Data on the SumiMark 6.0 Printing System window may include such information as Copyright Notices, Version Number, and programmer's data. To view the About window, click on About SumiMark 6.0 Printing System in the SumiMark 6.0 Help Dropdown Menu (Help > About SumiMark 6.0 Printing System), or click anywhere on the large SumiMark Icon in the middle of the Main Window. Sumitomo Page 151

154 Click on OK to close this window and return to the SumiMark 6.0 main window. Sumitomo Page 152