Epson GP-C831 Operator's manual

Quick Printing Guide (for Microsoft®Word 2010)
M00089300
Rev.A

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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.
© Seiko Epson Corporation 2015. All rights reserved.

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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
A
B
CD

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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)

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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].

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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)

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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].

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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].

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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

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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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Appendix
Recommended conditions of the Barcode
*: You can set the element ratio when the barcode type is CODE39, ITF, and Codabar.
Cautions:
The above values are valid when using paper recommended by EPSON.
Before using the barcode, print the barcode and check the scan quality.
Ladder barcodes are subject to decreased scan quality due to missing dots or skewed ink drops. Therefore, we
recommend using the fence barcode.
When printing ladder barcodes, take measures against poor barcode scanning such as printing HRI characters.
Barcode Direction Media Type Module Element ratio *
Fence Plain Label 4 2.5
Synthetic Label, Matte Label, Glossy Label 32.7
Ladder Plain Label 62.5
Synthetic Label, Matte Label, Glossy Label
Fence barcode
Paper feed direction
Paper feed direction
Ladder barcode