Microplate Barcode Labeler User Guide - Agilent Technologies

Chapter 5: Creating label formats for printing
VCode User Guide
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Printing and applying multiple labels to a plate
Introduction
This topic describes how to use the Testing tab of VCode Diagnostics to
print more than one identical label and apply them to one plate.
Procedure
To print and apply more than one label to one plate:
1. Open VCode Diagnostics.
2. If the label format that you want to print is not currently loaded into
memory, load it from either the printer or file.
3. Click the Testing tab.
4. In the Format list box, select the format currently contained in the
printer that you want to use for this test.
5. In the Label Data group box, type the text that you want to appear
on the label.
Fields that are defined in the label format as bar code fields will be
encoded into a bar code before printing.
Note: Field data entered into VCode Diagnostics is temporarily
stored in the computer and not the printer, so it can only be used
for testing purposes.
6. In the Testing Options group box, select Print and apply.
7. Select the compass points corresponding to one or more sides that
you want to apply labels to, for example North and West.
8. Make sure that the height of the plate stage is suitable for the type of
plate to which you plan to apply labels.
9. Set the value in the Number of cycles list box to 1.
10. Click Run test or press the green button.
The labels are printed and applied to the plate.
Related information
For more information about...
Different ways to perform a test
print
Opening VCode Diagnostics
Loading a label format from the
printer
Loading a label format from the
computer
See...
“About test printing and applying” on
page 99
“Starting VCode Diagnostics” on
page 62
“Loading a format from the printer” on
page 88
“Loading a format from the computer”
on page 88
Placing a plate on the plate stage “Placing a plate” on page 74
Setting the height of the plate stage
“About the vertical plate stage
positions” on page 75