Casio KL-8100 manual Inputting Illustrations, User Characters

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See page E-25 for a complete list of symbols, dingbats, and characters that are available from each menu.

Inputting Illustrations

Your label printer gives you a choice of 50 illustrations that you can use in your labels.

To input illustrations

1.With the cursor at the location where you want to input an illustration, press the ILLUST key to display the ILLUST menu.

2.Use u, i, t and y to move the highlighting to the illustration you want to select, and then press SET.

Pressing SET returns to the input screen with the illustration you selected input at the location where the cursor was located when you displayed the ILLUST menu.

See page E-25 for a complete list of illustrations that are available.

User Characters

You can create up to four user characters and store them in memory. You can create a character from scratch, or you can use an existing character or symbol as a basis for creating a new character.

User character drawing techniques

The following describes the basic techniques for drawing on the user character screen.

To move the cursor

Use u, i, t and y to move the cursor around the screen.

FUNC t and FUNC y makes the cursor jump to the far left or far right of the screen (when ”CON” is not highlighted).

FUNC u and FUNC i makes the cursor jump to the top or bottom of the screen (when ”CON” is not highlighted).

To draw a dot

Press 1 to draw a black dot at the cursor position or 2 to draw a white dot.

To draw a series of black dots

Press 1 to highlight ”BLK”, and then press 3 to highlight ”CON”. In this condition, a continuous series of black dots will be drawn when you move the cursor.

To draw a series of white dots

Press 2 to highlight ”WHT”, and then press 3 to highlight ”CON”. In this condition, a continuous series of white dots will be drawn when you move the cursor.

To create a user character using an existing character

1.Input the character or symbol you want to use as a basis for your new character and locate the cursor under the character.

2.Press FUNC and then ILLUST (USER CHR).

3.Use u and i to move the highlighting to ”MAKE” and then press SET.

4.Use u and i to move the highlighting to ”USE INPUT CHAR” and then press SET.

The screen contains an image of the character you input in step 1.

If you selected ”NEW”, a screen appears for creating a character from scratch.

5.Use the user character drawing techniques to change the image on the screen.

6.After you are finished changing the character, press SET.

7.Use t and y to select the user character area where you want to store the character and then press SET.

If the user character area you select already has a character in it, the old character will be replaced with the new one.

8. Press SET to store the character.

If there was no input character at the cursor location when you pressed FUNC and then ILLUST (USER CHR) in step 2, the screen for creating a new character from scratch appears when you press SET in step 3.

To create a user character from the user character you created

1.Press FUNC and then ILLUST (USER CHR).

2.Use u and i to move the highlighting to ”EDIT” and then press SET.

3.Use t and y to select the user character you want to edit, and then press SET.

4.Use the user character drawing techniques described to edit the character you want, and then press SET.

5.Continue from step 7 under ”To create a user character using an existing character”.

To recall a user character

1.With the cursor located in the input screen where you want to input the user character, press FUNC and then ILLUST (USER CHR).

2.Use u and i to move the highlighting to ”RECALL” and then press SET.

3.Use t and y to select the user character you want and then press SET.

To delete a user character

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Contents KL-8100 About safety precaution symbolsExamples Memory Quick Reference ContentsIntroduction AC Adaptor Important PrecautionsPower Supply Label Printer MenusAuto Power Off Function Turning Power On and OffPower On Recall Function Resetting the MemoryRemoving the Tape Cartridge Sound About the SET UP menuMessage Language Display ContrastDisplay Symbols and Indicators About the Code key To use the Symbol menuManual feed indicator Basic Alpha-Numeric InputUser Characters Inputting IllustrationsText Editing Moving the CursorDeleting Individual Characters Clearing the DisplayTo switch between overwrite and insert Part 9 Frames Text EffectsPart 6 Character Sizes Part 8 PrintingPart 14 Reference Part 12 MemoryPage Page ∑ Contact a nearby dealer whenever you require servicing Page Page Tape Cartridges SET SET Page Page Caps off Example To input á Code 1 ´ a SET Page Page Fonts Text Effects Character StylesDirect Specification of Character Sizes About the format menu To change character size using direct specificationSmall Typeface About Auto Sizing To find out preset format character sizesBlock Operations Using the Layout DisplayFundamentals of Label Layout Creating and Deleting BlocksDirection All Text Operations To display the ALL Form menuPrinting a Tape Printing PrecautionsUsing the Image Display To adjust the print densityTo show the image display To display the Presets menuTo specify a frame around the printing area To specify frames around each characterTo recall a preset layout label from memory To use a preset layout to create a label and print itTo store a label created using a preset layout To print a bar code To delete a preset layout label from memoryTo print a large-size label Bar Code TapeTo print sequentially numbered labels To store a bar codeTo recall a bar code from memory To delete a bar code from memoryTo recall a numbering format from memory To print a preset phraseTo create a new stamp label To store a numbering formatTo store data To store a stamp labelTo recall a stamp label from memory To delete a stamp label from memoryTo clean the printer head and roller Cleaning the Printer Head and RollerInitial Settings To recall memory text using character searchInitializing the Label Printer Format IndicatorTape Length Indicator Illustrations Symbols, Dingbats, and Special CharactersFonts Enlarged Label Measurements FramesPhrases Bar Code SpecificationsTroubleshooting Power SupplyText Input Tape Cutting Using Labels Data Communication Error Messages Specifications
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