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