Short answer: In a small food room, the useful job is a clear date on the carton. Set that date on the colour touch screen, check it, and glide the coder across the box.
The date on the carton
Write the date you want on the box before you pick up the coder. A best-before date or a pack date both sit on the screen as a short line. Edit it until it matches the batch in front of you.

A steady pass
Put the carton on the bench so it does not slide. Glide the coder across the face you want marked. Look at the print, and look at the screen, before the box goes onto the stack.
- On the touch screen, open a message or start a new one.
- Edit the date or code until it reads correctly.
- Glide the coder across the carton to print.
The coder
Set a date or a short code on the colour touch screen, then glide the coder across the carton. English is on the on-screen language list.
Read Handheld inkjet coder for the screen, the message and how to print.
