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Trademarks EPSON is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Exceed Your Vision is registered trademark or trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Seagull Scientific is trademark of Seagull Scientific, Inc. in the United States and other countries. BarTender is registered trademark of Seagull Scientific, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
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Overview This manual contains necessary information to print on Seagull Scientific "BarTender 10.1 Professional" (BarTender), using GP-C831 or GP-M831. Here we will use the following print data as an example. Change the content based on the actual use environment. Printed Information:...
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Install BarTender beforehand. See the BarTender manual for how to install and operate BarTender. See the "GP-C830/GP-M830/GP-C831/GP-M831/GP-C832/GP-M832 User's Guide" for details on how to use the printer and printer driver. Caution: The usage may differ when printing with a different version or edition of BarTender.
Preparation of the Printer Insert the supplied CD into the computer, and set up the printer according to the setup tool instructions. Note: The printer driver is installed automatically if it has not been installed. Specify the media type. After setup is complete, display the printer driver. Specify "Plain Label", and then click [OK].
Preparation of BarTender Start BarTender, and create a new document. Set the Starting Point. Select [Blank Template] , then click [Next].
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Select the printer. Select "EPSON GP-C831", then click [Next]. Note: When using GP-M831, select "EPSON GP-M831". Specify the Stock Selection, select [Specify Custom Settings], then click [Next].
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Specify the size of the paper to be used, as shown below. Then click [Next]. Setting Items Setting Value Paper size User Defined Size Width 240.0 mm Height 300.0 mm Specify the page margins to set the label size. Specify as shown below, and then click [Next].
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Specify the number of rows and columns. Specify as shown below, and then click [Next]. Setting Items Setting Value Rows Columns Follow the wizard instructions to create the document.
Cautions: The maximum printable width for GP-C831 and GP-M831 is 216.2 mm. Data placed in the position more than 216.2 mm from the left edge of the media is not printed. Barcode Object Icon...
Barcode Settings In Barcode Properties, specify more than [12.50 mils] for X Dimension. Notes: When printing a barcode, there are recommended conditions according to the Media Type. If the recommended conditions are not followed, the printed barcode may not be read properly. For the recommended conditions, see the appendix.
*: You can set the ratio when the barcode type is Codabar, CODE39, Interleaved 2 of 5, ITF-14, or MSI. Fence bar code Ladder bar code Cautions: The above values are valid when using paper recommended by EPSON. Before using the barcode, print the barcode and check the scan quality.
TrueType font. Notes: For more details on how to set the printer driver, see "GP-C830/GP-M830/GP-C831/GP-M831/GP-C832/GP-M832 User's Guide". The barcode is displayed as text data on the BarTender screen and is not displayed as a barcode image. When you...