Rice Lake Ishida AstraLabel User Guide - Manual (Page 5)

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1. Introduction
The purpose of the Label Editor is to simplify the process of creating and managing the label
formats used in Ishida weighing and label printing equipment. The main Label Editor features
are as follows.
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Provides a visual interface for creating and editing labels.
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Label format data can be sent to and read from the scales via a serial port.
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The structure of the label format data in the Label Editor can be modified to take
account of future scales upgrades.
System Requirements
Label Editor requires a Windows 3.1 or higher personal computer with a free serial port.
(The FDP-5010 and Astra versions require Windows 95 or higher.)
Installing Label Editor
1. Startup Windows, then run SETUP.EXE from the installation floppy disk. Follow the
instructions that appear on the screen.
2. Double click on the Label Editor icon to run Label Editor.
3. Select Comms Setup from the Setup menu and check that the communication
parameters are set correctly for your PC.
For a quick summary of how to use Label Editor, see Getting Started.
Uninstalling Label Editor
Click the Uninstall icon in the Label Editor group to remove Label Editor from your hard disk.
How to Use This Manual
If you are a new user wishing to familiarize
yourself with the software. ð See Chapter 2 Getting Started
If you wish to learn how to use a specific
feature.
ð Lookup the feature in the Contents and
find the relevant chapter.
If you require information about the
operation of a particular menu or other
command. ð Refer to On-Line Help (click Index in the
Help menu.)