Epson GP-C831 Operator's manual

Quick Printing Guide (for NiceLabel)
M00087300
Rev.A

2
Trademarks
EPSON is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
Exceed Your Vision is registered trademark or trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
NiceLabel and NiceLabel Pro are registered trademarks or trademarks of Euro Plus d.o.o. in the United States and other
countries.
In this manual, the NiceLabel GUI is used with the permission of Euro Plus d.o.o.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and used for identification purpose only.
© Seiko Epson Corporation 2015. All rights reserved.

3
Overview
This manual contains necessary information to print on Euro Plus "NiceLabel Pro 6.3.1" (NiceLabel), using GP-C831 or
GP-M831.
Here we will use the following print data as an example. Change the content based on the actual use environment.
Printed Information:
Media Type: Plain Label
Paper Size: 240 x 300 mm
Label Size: 200 x 290 mm
Margins: Top (A): 5 mm, Bottom (B): 5 mm, Left (C): 15 mm, Right (D): 25 mm
Text data
Picture data
Barcode data
(Barcode type: CODE128)
Paper feed direction
Cut-off line
Dimension line
A
B
CD

4
Install NiceLabel beforehand.
See the NiceLabel manual for how to install and operate NiceLabel.
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 NiceLabel.

5
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.
2After setup is complete, display the printer driver. Specify "User Defined Paper" as
follows, and then click [Save].
Note:
When using multiple media layouts with different media sizes, register multiple media sizes.
Setting Items Setting Value
Paper Size Name EPSON_LABEL (Optional)
Paper Width 240.0 mm
Paper Height 300.0 mm

6
3Specify the Media Type. Select "Plain Label", then click [OK].

7
Preparation of NiceLabel
1Start NiceLabel to create a new label.
2Specify the printer. Select [EPSON GP-C831], then click [Next].
Note:
When using GP-M831, select "EPSON GP-M831".
3Specify the Stock type. Select [<None>], then click [Next].

8
4Specify the Page size.
Select "EPSON_LABEL" (media size you created using "Preparation of the Printer"), and
then click [Next].
5Specify the Orientation. Select [Portrait], then click [Next].

9
6Specify the Label layout dimensions.
Specify as shown below, and then click [Next].
7Follow the wizard instructions to create the document.
Setting Items Setting Value
Label Width 200 mm
Label Height 290 mm
Top Margin 5 mm
Left Margin 15 mm

10
Creating Label Design
See the following and create a label design using NiceLabel.
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:
The maximum printable width for GP-C831 and GP-M831 is 216.2 mm.
Data placed in the position more than 216.2 mm from the left edge of the media is not printed.
Use the [Text] Object to insert Text Data.
Use the [Picture] Object to insert Picture Data.
Use the [Barcode] Object to insert Barcode Data.
For detail, refer to the NiceLabel manual.
Text Data
[Barcode] Object
[Text] Object
[Picture] Object
Picture Data
Paper Size
Label Size
Barcode Data
216.2 mm

11
Barcode Settings
In the barcode properties, set the Narrow bar width to more than "4" dots.
Note:
When printing a barcode, there are recommended conditions according to the Media Type. If the recommended
conditions are not followed, the printed barcode may not be read properly. For the recommended conditions, see the
appendix.

12
Appendix
Recommended conditions of the Barcode
*: You can set the ratio when the barcode type is Codabar, CODE39, Interleaved 2 of 5, or MSI.
Cautions:
The above values are valid when using paper recommended by EPSON.
Before using the barcode, print the barcode and check the scan quality.
Barcode Direction
Printer Driver settings NiceLabel settings
(Recommended minimum value)
Media Type Narrow bar
width Ratio
Fence Plain Label 4 2.5
Matte Label, Synthetic Label, Glossy Label 42.5
Ladder Plain Label 6 2.5
Matte Label, Synthetic Label, Glossy Label 62.5
Fence bar code
Paper feed direction
Paper feed direction
Ladder bar code

13
Barcode font of the Printer Driver
When printing a barcode that has higher reading quality than a NiceLabel barcode, you can use the printer driver's
barcode font.
Use the following method.
1In printer driver's "Barcode and 2D Symbol" settings, register the barcode font for
which you specified the barcode type, size, rotation direction, and so on.
2In printer driver's "Font Replacement" settings, replace the registered barcode font
with TrueType font.
3On a NiceLabel, enter the barcode value using the "Text" object as text data, and
specify the replaced TrueType font.
Notes:
For more details on how to set the printer driver, see "GP-C830/GP-M830/GP-C831/GP-M831/GP-C832/GP-M832
User's Guide".
The barcode is displayed as text data on the NiceLabel screen and is not displayed as a barcode image. When you
want to check the barcode image, use the printer driver's preview function.