Printing with The Eagle allows for greater control over the shipping label content and the upper-left position of the label. The Eagle can append a custom Audit Label to the bottom of the shipping label.
The Eagle can print labels as each package is processed instead of having to wait for the complete shipment to be processed. You can choose to include a package count on FedEx Ground labels. When you let The Eagle control the printing, it can correct the total package count (x of y) when you are printing labels as you process packages.
The Eagle supports Zebra S500/Z4000 printers for FedEx Ground labels.
The Printing tab consists of three subtabs: Shipping Labels, Doc Tab, and Other Documents. These tabs allow you to configure the way in which The Eagle or FedEx Ship Manager Server prints shipping labels, forms, and more.
You can choose to have The Eagle or the FedEx Ship Manager Server print shipping labels. Make your selection in the Label is printed by: section. If you select The Eagle, then click in the Label files: field and enter a path to a folder that is shared by all The Eagle workstations and the FedEx Ship Manager® Server. You can also search for a folder using the Browse button. This will be the folder where the FedEx Server places the label files.
Print label:
This setting defines at what point in the shipping process the package labels are printed.
Select this option to print all labels when you save the shipment.
Select this option if you want the package label to print when you click the "Next" button on the Shipping Window.
Prompt for total package count before printing first label
This check box is enabled when you select "As package is processed" above and also when Label is printed by: The Eagle. When it is checked, The Eagle prompts you for the total package count when you click "Next" on the first package of a shipment. This allows The Eagle to correct the package count (for example, "1 of 5") before sending the label to the printer. In order for this setting to work, you must configure a setting in the FXRS configuration tool.
Open the FXRS Configuration tool.
Click on the Meter Settings tab.
Under Ground Options, enable the Label Multi Pack
Piece Count.
Click OK.
Note: In order to change this setting, you need the appropriate access rights. If the Ground Options section is grayed-out for you, contact your Administrator.
Notes:
This setting does not apply to Express International and Express COD shipments. Those labels must print when the shipment is saved.
If you make a change to a shipment-level field, such as Address or Service, after printing one or more labels, the shipment is voided and recreated. If you change a package-level field, such as Weight, only that package is voided.
FedEx Express
This setting depends upon your choice in the Label is printed by: section.
Select the Label Printer port and type from the drop-down lists.
To set up a printer to print through a driver or port, or to configure thermal settings, click the Setup button. (See Printer Setup for a list of compatible printers.)
Enter the UNC path of a printer shared by The Eagle and the FedEx Server. To select a printer from your network, click the Browse button.
FedEx Ground
Check the "Use same printer settings as FedEx Express" to set the FedEx Ground label printer and printer type to the same values selected for FedEx Express.
Or, use the same instructions as FedEx Express to set up the label printer and type for FedEx Ground.
Notes about thermal settings when printing with The Eagle
The darkness settings do not affect the FedEx Server labels.
The Orientation setting is only used if the "Print Doc Tab" setting in the Doc Tab section is unchecked.
Notes about printing With FedEx Ship Manager ®Server
General Printing Notes
You should turn off Print on Savein the The Eagle Shipping window so that none of the local shipping labels or waybill forms print from within The Eagle (unless you have an additional form such as an audit label that you want to print). To do this, select FedEx as the Carrier in the Shipping window, and click Print. Select the form(s) and uncheck Print on Save.
Network Printing Notes
The FedEx Server must be able to access printers you select on the network. Use Windows Explorer to verify that the printer is accessible from the FedEx Ship Manager® Server PC.
When specifying a network printer, the computer and printer names may not contain any blanks.
To print on a network printer, both the Ship Manager Server PC and the PC with the printer attached must have the NetBEUIprotocol installed.
General Printing Notes
You should turn off Print on Savein the The Eagle Shipping window so that none of the local shipping labels or waybill forms print from within The Eagle (unless you have an additional form such as an audit label that you want to print). To do this, select FedEx as the Carrier in the Shipping window, and click Print. Select the form(s) and uncheck Print on Save.
Network Printing Notes
The FedEx Server must be able to access printers you select on the network. Use Windows Explorer to verify that the printer is accessible from the FedEx Ship Manager® Server PC.
When specifying a network printer, the computer and printer names may not contain any blanks.
To print on a network printer, both the Ship Manager Server PC and the PC with the printer attached must have the NetBEUIprotocol installed.
The doc tab refers to the 1" area at the bottom of the shipping label. The Ship Manager® Server can include additional information there, which prints on each package. You must be using a label stock of at least 7".
Print doc tab?
Check this box to add doc tab fields to the bottom of the label.
Note for Zebra S500/Z4000 printers
Currently, you are unable to customize the doc tab fields. Only the Service and Tracking Number are printed.
Doc tab prints: first or last
Select the end of the label on which the doc tab prints. If the doc tab portion of the label is fed into the printer first, click first. Select last if the bottom of the label is fed into the printer last. This must match your label stock if you have a removable doc tab on the labels.
Custom Doc Tab Info
In this section, select up to 12 shipment fields to include on the doc tab. These settings override any doc tab settings that you may have set up in the FXRS Configuration tool.
Choose whether to have The Eagle or FedEx Ship Manager® Server print documents.
If The Eagle will print documents, enter the path to the same folder you specified for "Directory" in the FSMS Configuration Tool (Report Settings tab). All workstations should have access to this directory. This directory MUST match what was configured in the FSMS Configuration so be sure that it’s
exact otherwise your commercial invoices will not print as desired.
Commercial Invoice Printer: This field specifies the printer for Commercial Invoices. To allow The Eagle to print Commercial Invoices, you must first enable Directory Printing in the FSMS Configuration Tool.
Express DG Printer: This field specifies the laser printer for Dangerous Good documentation (1421 C forms).
Ground Hazardous Documentation
Enter the name of the printer used for Ground HazMat OP-900 forms. Due to a limitation of the Ship Manager® Server, you cannot enter the UNC path of a shared printer. The printer must be installed as a "Local" printer on the Ship Manager® Server machine through one of these printer ports:
TCP/IP Port: You can use the IP Address if the printer is on the Network Printer Server;
LPR Port: Print Service for Unix;
Port Forwarding: For example, NET USE LPT3\\ComputerName\PrinterShareName /Persistent: YES
