Going From 8.5x11 To 3.625 Continus Roll Stock? S’abonner

[quote name='tom manning' timestamp='1323220387' post='1238']
we have bartender
intl. basic
ver 7.51
build 1376

we are upgrading from standard printers using 8.5x11 labels. we have purchased a Datamax I-4208 printer that uses a continues roll of 3.5x1.250 labels. i do not see any way to configure the printer to accept this type.
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Hi Tom,
First, make sure that your Datamax printer is installed on the computer with BarTender. When you open your label format, go to File|Print and change it to the Datamax printer. Click Close (this will not print your labels, but simply set it up to print to the Datamax printer). You'll get a warning message, click 'Automatically Adjust Page Setup'.

If you go into the Page Setup dialog (File|Page Setup), you'll need to make some changes to account for the new printer. You'll need to change the size of the paper you're using on the 'Paper' tab. For Width, enter 3.5, for height, enter 1.25. The picture should match your stock. Other settings you [i]may[/i] need to change are the margins and label size, found on the 'Layout' tab. Keep in the mind that the 'Paper Size' refers to the size of your labels plus the backing of the paper its on...the size of the label is exactly that. Once you close the Page Setup dialog, your label should be reconfigured for your new printer.

Hope this helps!
Jim

[quote name='Jim' timestamp='1323224053' post='1240']
Hi Tom,
First, make sure that your Datamax printer is installed on the computer with BarTender. When you open your label format, go to File|Print and change it to the Datamax printer. Click Close (this will not print your labels, but simply set it up to print to the Datamax printer). You'll get a warning message, click 'Automatically Adjust Page Setup'.

If you go into the Page Setup dialog (File|Page Setup), you'll need to make some changes to account for the new printer. You'll need to change the size of the paper you're using on the 'Paper' tab. For Width, enter 3.5, for height, enter 1.25. The picture should match your stock. Other settings you [i]may[/i] need to change are the margins and label size, found on the 'Layout' tab. Keep in the mind that the 'Paper Size' refers to the size of your labels plus the backing of the paper its on...the size of the label is exactly that. Once you close the Page Setup dialog, your label should be reconfigured for your new printer.

Hope this helps!
Jim
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