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SMARTFORMS - Text of label is printing 90 degrees and shouldn't be

crazyazcat
Explorer
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Hello all.

I'm trying to create a very simple material label for a Zebra ZT610 printer printing standard portrait. The label is 4"W x 2"L
Details are
Barcode (Material Number)

(TEXT) Material #, Material Description, Storage Bin, UOM
The barcode is printing OK, but the text are all trying to print rotated 90 degrees and bunched up at the bottom. I'm not issuing any special commands to the printer and have started with a new style + smartform.

Any clues on what could be making the text want to print sideways like this?

Thanks in advance,

-Rob

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p244500
Active Contributor
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How about when you see it in print preview ? Is it same?

Sandra_Rossi
Active Contributor
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Did you assign the right device type (SPAD) ? (cf 1173046 - Printer Vendor Wizard Note: Zebra)

ZT610 (200 dpi)          YZB200
ZT610 (200 dpi) Unicode  YZB200U
ZT610 (300 dpi)          YZB300
ZT610 (300 dpi) Unicode  YZB300U
ZT610 (600 dpi)          YZB600
ZT610 (600 dpi) Unicode  YZB600U

DoanManhQuynh
Active Contributor
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How does the barcode displayed in SE73? can you share the screenshot of smartform design?

crazyazcat
Explorer
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nawanandana.edirisinghe - It looks fine in Print Preview. I'll take screenshots when I'm back at work.

quynh.doanmanh - I can do that as well.

sandra.rossi - I am not the one who sets them up, but I will definitely check the configuration.

Thanks! I will report back my findings. Strangest thing I've ever seen.

p244500
Active Contributor
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I think your printer setting has to look at. just follow the answer and try.

crazyazcat
Explorer
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SPAD looks OK to me. It IS printing a barcode and text, but it's rotating the text. Here is the label design.

Sandra_Rossi
Active Contributor
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The text aside the barcode is called the "human-readable format". I searched in the SAP notes and found 2 things. If I understood well, for Zebra/ZPL printers, the note 750772 - Information about ZPL-II printer driver for Smart Forms says that you may add a command node anywhere with the attribute S_LZPL_HR and the value must be the name of the system bar code you used, for which you want the Human-Readable code to be displayed. Another solution, for code39 and code93 symbologies, is to generate the human-readable text directly inside the image by entering respectively the text *machinereadabletext*humanreadabletext and #machinereadabletext#humanreadabletext (cf note 645158 - New bar code technology).

crazyazcat
Explorer
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sandra.rossi - The human-readable code is usually the text right below the barcode. That's pretty standard. I'm not using that. I'm using separate text elements. The barcode itself is just the material number. I suppose I could turn on human-readable for the barcode itself but it wouldn't match the format they're requesting for the label.

Is it possible that this specific printer is designed to print "sideways" whereas I'm trying to print normal? They purchased this printer because it was the same model as one they already have, but the other label prints rotated and the label is perforated that way. This label is perforated to printed normally. (Other label is, like, 4"w x 6" L. This label is 4"w x 2"L.)

Sandra_Rossi
Active Contributor
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It's difficult to say without having access to both your smart form and printer. Maybe the easiest solution is to ask Zebra support (attach the ZPL code which is generated by the smart form runtime engine and sent to the printer - old and new if possible - cf note 5799 - How can you view prepared print data?).