Recharging the Battery Pack
The battery pack automatically recharges while the printer is connected to a power source through the power adapter. Charging the battery pack for the first time will take approximately eight hours; recharging the battery pack will take approximately two hours.
Inserting the Batteries
As temporary backup power, the printer can operate using six AA alkaline batteries.
To insert the batteries
1.Press the thumb latch on the back of the printer to remove the battery compartment cover. See Figure 4.
Press thumb latch to open
Figure 4
2.Insert the batteries into the battery compartment. See Figure 4.
3.Replace the battery compartment cover.
Remove the batteries if the printer will not be used for a long period of time.
Inserting and Removing the
Label Cartridge
Your printer comes with a starter label cartridge. Visit www.3m.com/electrical for information about purchasing additional label cartridges.
To insert the label cartridge
1.Gently lift the label cartridge door on the back of the printer.
2.Make sure the label and ribbon are taut across the mouth of the cartridge and that the label passes between the label guides. If necessary, turn the ribbon rewind spool clockwise to tighten the ribbon.
3.Insert the cartridge with the label and ribbon positioned between the label guides.
Label guides
Lift
Ribbon rewind spool
Figure 5
4.Press firmly on the cartridge until the cartridge snaps into place.
To avoid tape jams, make sure both sides of the label cartridge snap into place.
5.Close the label cartridge door.
To remove the label cartridge
1.Gently lift the label cartridge door on the back of the printer.
2.Gently remove the label cartridge.
3.Insert a new label cartridge as described above.
4.Reset the label width as described in Setting the Label Width.
Setting the Label Width
Each time you insert a label cartridge into the printer, you are prompted to set the label width so the printer knows what size label you are currently using. Some of the features you use to design labels depend on the width of the label.
However, to create a label for a label width different than what is currently in the printer, you can set the label width at any time from the Settings menu.
To set the label width
1.Press 
.
The Settings menu appears on the display.
2.Select Label width and press 
.
3.Select the width of the label currently inserted in the printer.
4.Press 
and then select Done (OK).
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