User Manual

Version from 01.04.2011

JetEdit3 V3.0.0.7

Paul Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG Daimlerstraße 14 D-78532 Tuttlingen Germany

Phone ++49 7461/9286-0 Fax ++49 7461/9286-199
www.leibinger-numbering.com

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1.1 Table of contents

1.1 Table of contents ........................................................................................................................... 2

1.2 Publisher........................................................................................................................................ 3
1.3 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 4
2. System requirements ................................................................................................................. 4
3. Installation..................................................................................................................................... 4
3.1 Hardware installation ..................................................................................................................... 5
4. Program description .................................................................................................................. 6
4.1 Main menu ..................................................................................................................................... 6
4.2.1 Edit graphics ............................................................................................................................... 7
4.2.2 Edit job........................................................................................................................................ 9
4.2.3 Edit new job .............................................................................................................................. 13
4.2.4 Explorer .................................................................................................................................... 13
4.2.5 Ljet Registration........................................................................................................................ 14

4.2.6 Licensing................................................................................................................................... 15

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1.2 Publisher

1.2 Publisher

Paul Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG

Numbering & Marking Systems
Daimlerstraße 14
D-78532 Tuttlingen
Federal Republic of Germany
Tel. 0 74 61/92 86-0
Fax. 0 74 61/92 86-199
email: vertrieb@leibinger-group.com

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this manual may be reproduced or distributed and stored through the use of electronic data
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We reserve the right to make alterations to the scope of delivery at any time in the form of
technology, hardware, software as well as the corresponding materials (and manual extracts)
as a result of innovative further development of our products.

Texts, illustrations and technical drawings have been compiled with the greatest of care.
Nevertheless errors cannot be excluded. Consequently no guarantee can be assumed for
the correctness of the content of this manual and no claims can be asserted against Paul
Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG.

We shall be grateful for information regarding possible printing errors as well as for
suggestions for the further optimisation of this manual.

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1.3 Introduction

We are pleased that you have decided in favour of a Leibinger JetEdit3 software and
welcome you as one of our customers.

You now have an efficient tool to optimize your printing jobs.

The guarantee conditions can been seen from the confirmation of order. The guarantee
presupposes that the delivered system is operated correctly in accordance with the available
operating manual and any possible additional manuals and descriptions prepared by us.

2. System requirements

Before the installation please check if the following minimum requirements are fulfilled.
You require...

a PC with the operating system Microsoft® XP Professional or Windows®7 Professional

at least 50 MB free hard-disk memory
at least 100 MB free RAM-memory.
a graphic card with a resolution of at least 1024 x 768 pixels
einen Netzwerkanschluss (LAN) oder
a network connection (LAN) or
for each Leibinger JET3 a serial COM-port (e.g. RS 232)

3. Installation

1. Run the file Setup_JetEdit3_V3.0.0x.EXE and follow the instructions.

In case of initial installation to this PC you additionally need to execute step 2.

2. If the program “.NET Framework 2.0” is not installed (check under start/system/software), you have to run the file
“dotnetfx.exe”.
You can also start this installation, when the framework has already been installed. Then this installation is aborted
with an error prompt.
You find the files you need for this in the folder JetEdit3_FirstInstallation.

3. After the program start of JetEdit3 it is possible that the Windows-firewall displays a message. Do not block
anything and allow everything concerning JetEdit3. Click on “Don’t block”.

JetEdit3 is now installed on your PC.

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3.1 Hardware installation

The Leibinger JET3, with which the JetEdit3 software shall communicate, must first bei connected to a PC. For each
Leibinger JET3 this can either be a serial connection (e.g. RS 232) or an ethernet connection.

RS 232:
Connect each Leibinger Jet3 at port X2 via RS 232-cable to a COM-port at the PC. You can purchase the cable with
the parts number Nr. 54-002295SB from company Paul Leibinger GmbH.

Ethernet:
Connect the Leibinger JET3 via Ethernet-cable to the LAN of the PCs. For this the Leibinger Jet3 has a special port
called Ethernet. You can purchase the cable with the parts number Nr. 60000-00584 from company Paul Leibinger
GmbH.

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4. Program description

4.1 Main window

After the program start, the above shown welcome-screen is displayed. Then you automatically get to this
window:

In the menu item “Edit” you have these options:

Edit graphic
Edit Job
Edit new job

In the menu item “Extras” you have these options:

Explorer
Ljet Registration
Licensing
Language

In the menu item “Help” you have these options:

About JetEdit3
Here you can see the version. Furthermore you find the manufacturer information

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4.2.1 Edit graphic

This graphics editor equates exactly to the graphics editor of the Leibinger JET3. For further questions you can also
check the Leibinger JET3 manual.

Each graphics, that was created or changed with this graphics editor, will be saved as a new file. For this you find in
the menu under “File” these options:
New
Open
Save
Save as
Close

The jobs can only be loaded from or saved in the folder C:\paul_leibinger\jetedit3\graphics.

For editing there are these options in the menu:

Cut
Copy
Paste
Delete

These functions are only available if you have made a choice before (see below). Pasted can only what has been
copied or cut before.

In the menu item “functions” you find these options:

Selection
Dot
Line
Rectangle
Ellipse
Row
Column

With the function “Selection” an area of graphics an be chosen. For this you left-click on the both opposing corners of
the area to be chosen. Afterwards this area can be cut, copied or deleted.

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The other functions are similar: With one or two mouse-clicks the selected function will be run.

In the menu “view” you can select:

Zoom In
Zoom Out
Show grid
Settings

In the menu “Settings” you have these options:

“Editor size” defines the width and the height of the editor window in pixels. A pixel equates to the size of a drop of the
Leibinger JET3.
The distance of the grid lines can be adjusted via the parameters “width” and “height”.
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4.2.2 Edit job

In the main menu, if you click on “Edit Job”, automatically a window opens, where you can select the job to be edited.
In the job editor itself there is no possibility for this.
Normally the jobs are loaded from the folder C:\paul_leibinger\jetedit3\jobs.
This job editor equates to the job editor of the JET3. For further questions you can also check the Leibinger JET3
manual.

In the menu item “Job” you can choose:

Save Job
Save Job as …
Close Editor

The jobs can only be saved in the folder C:\paul_leibinger\jetedit3\jobs.

In the menu item “Edit” you find:

Cut
Copy
Paste
Delete
These functions refer to the selected and red marked object.

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In the menu item “Insert” you find:
Text
Barcode
Graphic
Date/Time
Counter
Shift Code
Extern Text

With one of these functions another object can be attached next to the last object. The listing above mentions the
objects available.

“Text” is a simple text object. You select the desired font and enter the text. You can leave the text entry with the key
ENTER.

With “Barcode” you define, besides to the content, also the type of barcode. Plaintext can also be printed, if you enter
the position of it.

If you want to embedd a graphics object, you just choose a graphics file. This will always be loaded from the folder
C:\paul_leibinger\jetedit3\graphics.
The graphics will be copied in this job, i. e. if the original graphics file is changed later with the graphics editor, it does
not influence the job.

With the date/time-object, the Leibinger JET3 investigates itself the desired settings, that can be entered via this
dialog:

Under the “Replacements”, fixed numbers, weekdays, months or years can be replaced by own text.

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A counter object contains a number, that will be automatically incremented by the Leibinger JET3.
A counter can have up to 10 digits. The step width defines, how much it is incremented. The value of repetitions tells,
how many times the same counter reading should be repeated, until it should be imcremented again. The counter
always begins with the start value and runs to the end value. Then it is automatically set to its initial value, in order to
run to the end value.
The direction of the counter can be forward or backwards.

With “Replacements” every character can be replaced by own text.

By clicking on “Shiftcode-object” you can deposit particular text for every shift. A shift is a special period of a day.

By clicking on “External text object” there are two kinds:

External text-object
Mailing-object

Both contain dummies, that can be filled with printing data via the serial connection or the Ethernet connection.
Is a “External text-object” filled with data, the data is printed until new data arrives. With a mailing-object the external
data is only printed once. In case of no further data, an error is created.

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Via the parameter “character offset” you define, from which character the n characters for this object are copied. Are
several “external objects” present, that object determines how many characters are needed for a print, whose sum =
character offset plus dummy is the biggest.

By clicking on “mailing-object” each object is attached with exactly one field. The data for a print consists of several
panels, that are separated from eachother by tab characters. Since in the source of the data for each field can have
any arbitrary length, the value for dummies only shows how much space the length of text can take.

In the menu “Settings” you can choose:

Font parameter
Print parameter
Shaft parameter
Change of date parameter

In the menu “Format” you can choose:

Objekt

Here all parameters can be changed that refer to the chosen object.

In the menu “View” you can choose:

Zoom In
Zoom Out
Show grid
Catch active
Editor preferences

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4.2.3 Edit new job

Select the job editor without objects. By leaving the editor, a window automatically appears, with which the new job
can be saved at C:\paul_leibinger\jetedit3\jobs.

4.2.4 Explorer

With the explorer, job data can be sent from the PC, saved at C:\paul_leibinger\jetedit3\jobs to the connected
Leibinger JET3 printers.
In the left area all available jobs are listed.
In the right area all connected Leibinger JET3 printers are listed.
You can chose any data at any Leibinger Jet3 by setting the corresponding checkmark.
The transfer will be carried out by clicking the button “Transfer”.

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4.2.5 Ljet Registration

All Leibinger Jet3 printers connected to the PC must be registered here. This happens by setting the corresponding
checkmark.

Interface Settings (IP adress of the printers)

A right-click on the chosen printer icon opens the interface setting to adjust the according IP adress of the printer.

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Now you can enter the IP adress of the printer.

4.2.6 Licensing

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The program JetEdit3 is fee-based and only works completely, when a valid serial number is entered.
After clicking “New License” the following windows appears:
:

A valid serial number you get from company Paul Leibinger GmbH. For this you need the MAC-adress of the first
network interface card of the PC. The MAC-adress is displayed in this window.

Without licensing you cannot save graphics of jobs. Besides that you cannot send jobs to Leibinger JET3 printers.
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