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Web Instructions for Custom Print Markers

Weidmuller now offers a more efficient way to place custom print marker orders.  Using your version of our M-Print Pro® software or our free download, just fill out the markers you want printed and send the card as an email attachment along with your order details to your Authorized Weidmuller Distributor or designated Weidmuller contact.

The custom print marker variations offered by Weidmuller are all of those formats within our MultiCard family used to mark terminals, wires, and devices.  To download an Identification Systems Catalog , click here or select “Identification Systems Catalog” from the download files listed below.  We do not offer custom prints on thermal marker and/or heat-shrink technology.  Any symbol or character available in the standard version of M-Print Pro® can be printed by our custom print staff; however, we cannot support custom printing of photos, images, logos, etc. 

Instruction Shortcuts

  1. Download M-Print Pro®
  2. Create your Markers using M-Print Pro®
  3. Save your M-Print Pro® file
  4. Create your PO
  5. Send your M-Print Pro® file (Email)

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IMPORTANT: Before sending your project file to Weidmuller, your project should be set up EXACTLY as you want it printed. Weidmuller will print your markers directly from the file you send without any edits, this is critical to be sure we do not corrupt or change your format. If we see something we believe you may want changed, you will be contacted and asked to check and change your copy of the file.  Once we have prompted you to make a change, we will ask you to submit the new version of your project referencing the original PO#. Any variation from this procedure is subject to an hourly design fee (minimum 1 hour at $20.00 list) in addition to the custom print charge (varies per marker type).

 

Full Instruction Set


1) Download M-Print Pro®: If you already have M-Print Pro® version 4.2 or more recent, proceed to step 2.

Updating your version of M-Print Pro®
To check your version of M-Print Pro®, open the software, select “Help” from the menu above the toolbar, and click on “About M-Print Pro®…”

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Prior to downloading the update, please be sure to keep your license key information. To obtain your license key information for your older version, open the software, select “Help” from menu above the toolbar, and click on “License Key”.

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NOTE: To save any personal information from your older version of M-Print Pro®, please be sure to backup your data.  For backup instructions, select “Frequently asked questions” from the top of the M-Print Pro® download page.

Locating the M-Print Pro® download page

Click here to access the M-Print Pro® download page.

Please ignore information on the download page regarding the part numbers for a disk version of M-Print Pro®, these are for purchase in Europe and are not available in the US (because we offer it free - license keys are also free with the purchase of a printing system).

Download M-Print Pro® software or updates

The software is available free of charge on the international web site as an update for those who already have a licensed version of M-Print Pro®, and will have all functions activated.  To those without a license key, it is available as a demo version that will allow you to perform all functions except for printing.  Printing is not needed for custom print ordering, so a license key is not necessary for this process.  

Whether updating your current version of M-Print Pro® or downloading for the first time, use the full download:

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The software will only over-write your current version where necessary if you are a current M-Print Pro® user (i.e. it will only add new marker variants or critical updates).

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2) Create your Markers using M-Print Pro®:

Select the Marker Type
From M-Print Pro®, select the MultiCard marker type you would like to use from the product catalog window. Make note of the custom print order number and the marker description for your order (see example below to locate the custom order number).

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If the product catalog window does not automatically open,
when you start M-Print Pro®, access the product catalog by
selecting the “New Product” icon as shown.

 

 

 

 

 

Tips for Filling out your Markers

M-Print Pro® has a similar interface as popular office software programs -

  • Be sure all characters and symbols are facing the direction you want them to print (vertical, horizontal, left, right, upside down, etc.)
  • Be sure all characters and symbols fit on the tag. M-Print Pro® will indicate that the font or symbol size you have selected is too large with a red arrow/triangle at the top and bottom of the tag.
  • Be sure to have a second set of eyes review the markers to be sure there are no errors.
  • Avoid using light colors when possible as it may not be as visible, once printed, as it appears on your PC. For instance, oranges and yellows can be too light to see on a white background due to shine from overhead lighting. Also, those who do not distinguish color well will recognize symbols or colored markers better than colored ink.

Click here for the complete M-Print Pro® software manual.

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3) Save your M-Print Pro® file:

Now that you have completed your tags, save your project and name it something you will remember in case you want to use this job again. M-Print Pro® will allow you to create tags on both Dek 5/5 and WS 8/5, for instance, and save both types to one filename.

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4) Create your PO:

Please verify your custom print order numbers (part numbers) with your distributor. If you order from Weidmuller directly, please call customer service to verify your part numbers.

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5) Send your M-Print Pro® file (instructions 1 through 4):
  1. Attach your M-Print Pro® file.
    When an Email program is available to the operator, such as Outlook:
    Once you have completed setting up your project, from M-Print Pro®, select “File” at the top left of the screen. From the “File” drop-down, select “Send to…” M-Print Pro® will use your email program and attach the project automatically.
    If the operator creating the tags does not have access to an Email program:
    Once you have saved your project, be sure the file is located in a directory that can be accessed by someone with Email. The Email user can create the email and attach the file you have saved.
  2. Attach your PO.
  3. In the body of your email, be sure to include:
    Contact Name and Email – if different than the sender
    Number of Prints – How many copies of the attached file do you want?

    If you send in a file with more than one card filled out, please be sure to tell us how many of each individual card you want.

    Example: This file contains two Dek 5/5 multicards and one WS 8/5.
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    In this example, the instructions should be given per card type as follows: 
               DEK 5/5 – 2 copies of Page 01, 1 copy of Page 02
               WS 8/5 – 4 copies of Page 01 

  4. Send the Email to your Authorized Weidmuller Distributor. You may need to call them to verify the email address they would like you to use. Do not send your email directly to Weidmuller unless you are a Distributor or a Key Account, or you run the risk that your order may be lost. 

    Distributors and Key Accounts, please send your orders to your Customer Service Representative or customerservice@weidmuller.com

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