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Annotation Setting: Setting the Annotation

Set and register the necessary settings beforehand for using the Annotation function of Stamp/Overlay on the Application screen. You can register up to 40 sets of the annotation settings. Also, you can edit or delete registered annotations.

Configure and register the following items to use annotations:

Menu item

Description

[Title]

Enter the title of annotation.

You can enter up to 12 one-byte characters (6 two-byte characters).

[Item 1]

[Item 2]

[Item 3]

Overview

For each of [Item 1], [Item 2], and [Item 3], select one annotation type from [Text], [Date/Time], or [Annotation Number], and set contents to be printed. You can only have one set of annotation for each item.

Press [No Print] if you do not want the annotation to be printed. Press [Text Setting] to specify the size and font of the text printed.

[Text]

When selecting Type In as an item of the annotation, specify the text string to be printed. Up to 40 one-byte characters can be used.

[Date/Time]

When selecting Date/Time as an item of the annotation, specify the style to be printed.

Date: Select one from the five styles ([' 12/1/23], [1/23/' 12], [23/11/' 12], [Jan 23, 2012], [23 Jan, 2012]).

Time: Select one from the two time formats or No Time Print ([No Time Print], [1:23PM], [13:23]).

[Annotation No.]

When selecting Annotation Number as the item of annotation, specify whether or not to print [Text] and [Annotation Number]. Both can be set to be printed.

You can enter up to 20 one-byte characters for [Text].

You can enter up to 9 one-byte characters for [Annotation Number]. Select either [All Digit] or [Effective Digit] for the print form of Annotation Number.

[No Print]

Select this key when you do not want the annotation for the selected item to be printed.

[Text Setting]

Specify the text size and font of the [Text], [Date/Time], or [Annotation Number] for the selected item.

Item Combination Method

Overview

When more than one item is set for annotations, select whether to print all items in a line or print each item in a line by inserting line feeds.

[3 Lines]

The space for three lines is secured and each item is printed in a line, inserting line feeds.

[1 Line]

All the set items will be printed in a single line.

  1. Follow the procedure on Administrator Setting to display the [Administrator Setting Menu] screen.

  2. Press [System Setting] on the [Administrator Setting Menu] screen, and then press [Annotation Setting].

    The [Annotation Setting] screen is displayed.

  3. Select a blank key on the [Annotation Setting] screen, and then press [New Register] to register a new annotation setting.

    The [Annotation New Register] screen is displayed.

    • If you need to edit annotation settings, proceed to step 10.

    • If you need to delete annotation settings, proceed to step 13.

  4. Press [Title] to display the [Title Entry] screen. Enter the desired title.

    • The registration operation will not be completed if the title is left blank. Be sure to enter the title. For more information about how to enter characters, refer to Inputting Characters.

    • Press [OK] when completed.

  5. Press [Item 1].

    • The [No. 1 Item Setting] screen is displayed.

  6. Select one out of [Text], [Date/Time], and [Annotation Number] and set contents to be printed.

    • Select [Text] to display the Text Entry screen. Enter the text to be printed as an annotation and press [OK]. For more information about how to enter characters, refer to Inputting Characters.

    • Press [Date/Time] to display the [Date/Time Setting] screen. Select one of the [Date] options and one of the [Time] options, then press [OK].

    • When [Annotation Number] is selected, the [Annotation Number Setting] screen is displayed.

    • To add text and numbers to the annotation number, select [ON] to the right of [Text], and then press [Set]. Enter text and/or numbers on the Text Entry screen, and press [OK].

    • To print an annotation number, press [ON] on the right of [Annotation Number], then press [Set]. Enter a number from [0] to [9], then press [OK].

    • Press [All Digit] to print all nine digits of the entered annotation number or [Effective Digit] to print only the effective digits under [Annotation Number Print Form.]

    • Select [No Print], if you do not want Item 1 to be printed. The setting is deleted when [No Print] is pressed after setting the [Text], [Date/Time], or [Annotation No.].

    • Press [Text Setting] to display the [Print Text Setting] screen. Select one of the [Text Size] options and one of the [Font] options, and then press [OK].

  7. Press [OK] to complete the setting.

    • To cancel the change, press [Cancel]. In either case, the screen returns to the [Annotation Setting] screen.

  8. Press [Item 2] and [Item 3] to configure the settings, as necessary.

    • Repeat steps 5 to 7 above.

  9. Press [OK] to complete the setting.

    • To cancel the change, press [Cancel]. In either case, the screen returns to the [Annotation Setting] screen.

  10. Select a registered key and press [Edit] to edit a registered annotation setting.

    The [Annotation Edit] screen is displayed.

  11. Repeat steps 5 to 8 above to edit an existing setting.

  12. Press [OK] to complete the setting.

    • To cancel the change, press [Cancel]. In either case, the screen returns to the [Annotation Setting] screen.

  13. Press a registered key and [Delete] to delete a registered annotation setting.

    A confirmation dialog is displayed.

  14. Press [Yes].

    • Or, press [No] to cancel.

    The screen returns to the [Annotation Setting] screen.

  15. Press [Return].

    The screen returns to the [System Setting Menu] screen.