Epson GP-C831 Operator's manual

Quick Printing Guide (for Microsoft®Word 2010)

M00089300

Rev.A

Trademarks

EPSON is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.

Exceed Your Vision is registered trademark or trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.

Microsoft®is registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

In this manual, the Microsoft®Word GUI is used with the permission of Microsoft Corporation.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and used for identification purpose only.

Overview

This manual contains the necessary information for printing from Microsoft® Word 2010 using GP-C831 printer driver

Ver.2.1.0.0.

Here we will use the following print data as an example. Change the content based on the actual use environment.

Media Type: Plain Label

Paper Size: 240 (width) x 300 (height) mm

Label Size: 200 (width) x 290 (height) mm

Margins: Top (A): 5 mm, Bottom (B): 5 mm, Left (C): 15 mm, Right (D): 25 mm

Paper feed direction

Cut-off line

Dimension line

Printed Information:

Install Microsoft®Word 2010 beforehand.

See the Microsoft®Word 2010 manual for how to install and operate Microsoft®Word 2010.

See the "GP-C830/GP-M830/GP-C831/GP-M831/GP-C832/GP-M832 User's Guide" for details on how to use the printer

and printer driver.

Caution:

The usage may differ when printing with a different version or edition of Microsoft®Word.

Due to the specifications of Microsoft®Word 2010, printing will not be performed as intended if you use the landscape

label size. When using the landscape label size, use a different application.

Text data

Picture data

Barcode data

(Barcode type: CODE128)

Preparation of the Printer

1Insert the supplied CD into the computer, and set up the printer according to the

setup tool instructions.

Note:

The printer driver is installed automatically if it has not been installed.

2Specify the Media Type.

Once setup is complete, display the printer driver, specify "Plain Label" for the media

type, then click [OK].

Setting of Barcode Font

Once the printer is ready, set the barcode font in the printer driver.

Caution:

When printing barcodes, there are recommended conditions depending on the media type. If you do not use the

recommended conditions, the printed barcode may not be scanned as expected. For the recommended conditions, see

the Appendix.

1Register the barcode font.

In [Barcode and 2D Symbol Settings], specify the settings as follows, then click [Add].

2The registered font is displayed on the [Font List].

Click [OK].

Setting Items Setting Value

Font Name EPSON_CODE128

Type Code128

Module 4 dot or more

Adjust Bar Width Enable (check)

3Replace the font.

In [Font Replacement], replace [Courier New] (or any TrueType font you want to

replace) with [EPSON_CODE128] (the barcode font you added in Step 1), then click

[OK].

Preparation of Microsoft®Word 2010

1Start up Microsoft®Word 2010 and create a new media layout.

2Specify the printer.

Click [File], then [Print], and then select [EPSON GP-C831] in [Printer].

3Specify the page size.

Click [File], then [Print], then select [Page Settings]. Perform the following settings

then click [OK].

Setting items Setting Value

[Paper] tab Paper size

Select [Customize], then specify the following.

•Width: 240 mm

•Height: 300 mm

[Margins] tab Margins

Top 5 mm

Bottom 5 mm

Left 15 mm

Right 25 mm

Creating Label Design

When printing a barcode, input the data you want to make a barcode from as text data, then for the font, specify [Courier

New] (the font replaced on Setting of Barcode Font).

Make sure you have the top and bottom margins of 1.5 mm and more, and left and right margins of 2.0 mm and more

inside the label size.

Cautions:

When inputting barcode data, do not begin a new line using the replaced font.

The maximum printable width for GP-C831 is 216.2 mm.

Data placed in the position more than 216.2 mm from the left edge of the media is not printed.

Note:

The barcode image is not displayed on the Microsoft®Word 2010 screen. If you want to check the barcode image, use

the preview function of the printer driver.

Text Data

Picture Data

Barcode Data

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