Thursday
30
September, 2010

How to change the media sensor for a Citizen CLP521 printer.

This printer can print on several different kinds of carriers. The media options are See-through and Reflective. How do I adjust the Threshold Setting? By following the simple procedure outlined in the video below.

Video excerpt

Step 1: Switch the printer off

Step 2: Power the printer on and hold the Pause, Feed and Stop buttons.

Step 3: Hold down the Mode/Repeat button and select your media by pressing the Stop button.

Note: When the LED is blinking, Reflective paper is selected. When the LED is on continuosly, the See-through paper media is selected.

Step 4: Push the Stop button if you have selected the media of your choice.

Step 5: Change the paper to that you have just selected, press the Feed button. Done!

For more videos and how-tos you can always visit the BOXwise Youtube channel.

Tuesday
28
September, 2010

The new version of BOXwise: Now with Speed Dial

BOXwise: Speed Dial

BOXwise: Speed Dial

The new version of the BOXwise Warehouse management system introduces new functionality: Speed Dial

This allows users of BOXwise to do quick and easy shipments, without having to choose a delivery service first. Speed Dial is new in BOXwise version 2.0.5451.128. For a complete list of improvements to the software, you can refer to the release notes on the BOXwise Wiki, where you can also find support articles and information on the usage of the software.

Speed Dial not only offers time reduction for shipments, but reduces errors as well. Again, this allows you to reduce cost and save time with BOXwise.

Thursday
23
September, 2010

Barcodes and fonts, what’s the deal?

First a short explanation about bar codes. There’s a great many different types of bar-codes. Amongst the often used are: UPC, Code 39 and EAN. Some types are used for specific standards, and some are used only in certain countries, for instance.

EAN bar-code on a retail product

EAN bar-code on a retail product

EAN is a good example of this; this bar-code is only used in Europe. The existence of these different types of bar-codes means that there’s demands to the layout of the code, but also to its content. With EAN codes there’s a number of digits that decides from which manufacturer a product originates. This is especially important for consumer goods, since these bar-codes are used for scanning at the cash register. Double bar-codes would cause a lot of trouble in this situation, and that’s why an EAN code is only allowed to be used by one organization at a time.

A typeface for bar-codes?

Let’s say you want to print a bar-code. That might seem complicated, but in reality it’s not! By using a word processor like Word or Open Office, you can make a template for printing barcodes. That template works by making use of a bar-code font.
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