STYLE
You can also use one of nine different print styles for the characters in your label. If a setting other than NORMAL is selected, the Style indicator at the bottom of the display lights up.
NORMAL | OUTLINE | BOLD |
SHADOW | ITALIC | I+OUTL (italic + outline) |
I+BOLD (italic + bold) | I+SHADOW (italic + shadow) | VERTICAL |
Note:
•If there are two lines of text, they are printed in the NORMAL style, regardless of the selected style setting.
• To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press | . |
1Press 
.
2Press 
and 
until STYLE is displayed, and then press 
(or 
). The current style setting appears in the display.
3Press 
and 
until the desired style setting is displayed.
4Press 
(or 
) to apply the selected style setting to the text.
UNDERLINE/FRAME
This option allows you to emphasize or decorate your entire text by framing or underlining it. If any setting other than OFF is selected, the Undl/Frm indicator at the bottom of the display lights up.
OFF (no underline or frame) | ROUND | WOODEN |
POINTING | CANDY | UNDL (underline) |
Note:
•The underline or frame is not printed if the VERTICAL style setting is used.
• To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press | . |
1Press 
.
2Press 
and 
until UNDL/FRM is displayed, and then press 
(or 
). The current underline/frame setting appears in the display.
3Press 
and 
until the desired underline/frame setting is displayed.
4Press 
(or 
) to apply the selected underline/frame setting to the text.
MIRROR PRINTING
This function prints your label so that the text can be read from the adhesive side of the tape. If
Note:
•With this function, the text must be printed on transparent tape.
• To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press | . |
1Press 
.
2Press 
and 
until MIRROR is displayed, and then press 
(or 
). The current mirror printing setting appears in the display.
3Press 
and 
until the desired mirror printing setting is displayed.
4Press 
(or 
) to apply the selected mirror printing setting to the text.
TAPE MARGIN
This function can be used to leave equal margins of 4 mm (#), 12 mm (##) or 24 mm
(###) on both sides of the text. Using the
Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press | . |
1Press 
.
2Press 
and 
until MARGIN is displayed, and then press 
(or 
). The current tape margin setting appears in the display.
3Press 
and 
until the desired tape margin setting is displayed.
4Press 
(or 
) to apply the selected tape margin setting to the text.
Note:
•After printing with the 
and press 
once to feed the tape before pushing in the tape cutter lever to cut it,
otherwise some of the printed characters may be cut off.
•After printing with the # or ## tape margin setting, push in the tape cutter lever to cut off the label, and then use scissors to cut along the printed dots (:) and centre the text within the label.
PRINTING & CUTTING
After you have entered the text and chosen the desired format settings, you are ready to print the label.
●To print the label, press 
. The message “PRINT” is displayed while the label is being printed, and the label comes out of the tape exit slot at the top end of the
machine.
●To feed out 25 mm of tape (for example, after printing using the
setting), hold down 
and press 
once. The message “FEED” is displayed while the tape is fed out.
●To cut off the label, push in the tape cutter lever in the
Note:
•In order to prevent damage to the tape, do not try to cut it while the messages “PRINT” or “FEED” are displayed.
•After printing with the # or ## tape margin setting, push in the tape cutter lever to cut off the label, and then use scissors to cut along the printed dots (:) and center the text within the label.
REPEAT PRINTING
This function allows you to print up to nine copies of the same label. |
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Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press | . |
1Press 
.
2Press 
and 
until REPEAT is displayed, and then press 
(or 
). The message
3Press 
and 
until the number of labels that you want to print appears on the right side of the display.
OR
Press the key
4Press 
(or 
or 
) to print the labels.
Note:
•After printing with the 
and press 
once to feed the tape before pushing in the tape cutter lever to cut it.
•After printing with the #, ## or ### tape margin setting, push in the tape cutter lever to cut off the tape, and then use scissors to cut along the printed dots (:) and separate the labels.
NUMBERING
This function can be used to print many copies of the same text while increasing a selected number by 1 after each label is printed, for example, when printing labels containing a serial number (for example, 0123, 0124, and 0125).
Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press | . |
1Position the cursor below the number that you wish to increase.
2Press 
.
3Press 
and 
until NUMBER is displayed, and then press 
(or 
). The message
4Press 
and 
until the last number that you want to print appears on the right side of the display.
OR
Press the key
Note: The last number that will be printed must be larger than the number selected in the text, otherwise the message “ERROR” will appear when you try to print.
5Press 
(or 
or 
) to print the labels.
Note:
•After printing with the 
and press 
once to feed the tape before pushing in the tape cutter lever to cut it.
•After printing with the #, ## or ### tape margin setting, push in the tape cutter lever to cut off the tape, and then use scissors to cut along the printed dots (:) and separate the labels.
MEMORY
You can use the memory to store your most frequently used text. The text file remains in the memory, even after all characters are removed from the display by holding down 
and pressing 
. Later, the text can easily be reused by recalling it from the memory. The machine’s memory can store up to 300 characters, which can be divided into as many as nine text files. The maximum capacity for a single text file is 55 characters.
STORING TEXT
Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press | . |
1Press 
.
2Press 
and 
until MEMORY is displayed, and then press 
(or 
).
3Press 
and 
until STORE is displayed, and then press 
(or 
). The message
4Press 
and 
until the file number where you want to store the text is displayed.
OR
Press the key
5Press 
(or 
) to store the text. The text previously shown in the display reappears.
Note:
•If the file number you selected already contains text, the message “ERROR”
appears. Press 
(or 
), and then select a different file number.
•If nine text files are already stored, the message “ERROR” appears. Press
(or 
), and then delete one of the stored text files before trying to store the current text.
•If 300 characters are already stored, the message “FULL” appears. Press
(or 
), and then delete one of the stored text files before trying to store the current text.
RECALLING TEXT
Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press | . |
1Press 
.
2Press 
and 
until MEMORY is displayed, and then press 
(or 
).
3Press 
and 
until RECALL is displayed, and then press 
(or 
). The message
4Press 
and 
until the text file that you want to recall is displayed.
OR
Press the key
5Press 
(or 
) to clear the display and recall the selected text.
DELETING A TEXT FILE
Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press | . |
1Press 
.
2Press 
and 
until MEMORY is displayed, and then press 
(or 
).
3Press 
and 
until DELETE is displayed, and then press 
(or 
). The message
4Press 
and 
until the text file that you want to delete is displayed.
OR
Press the key
5Press 
(or 
) to delete the selected text file.
ERROR MESSAGE LIST
ERROR | An error occurred. |
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BATTERY | The batteries are weak. |
B A T T E R Y | The batteries are empty. |
FULL | The maximum number of characters (55 characters) have already |
| been entered or the memory is full. |
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TROUBLESHOOTING
| Problem |
| Solution |
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1. | The display stays blank after you have | • Check that the batteries are correctly | ||
| turned on the machine. | inserted. |
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| • If the batteries are weak, replace them. | ||
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| • Check that the adapter is correctly | ||
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| connected. |
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2. | The machine does not print, or the | • Check that the tape cassette has been | ||
| printed characters are blurred. | inserted correctly. |
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| • If the tape cassette is empty, replace it. | ||
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| • Check that the character size is |
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| appropriate for the width of the tape that | ||
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| is used. |
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3. | The printed characters are not formed | • If the batteries are weak, replace them. | ||
| properly. |
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4. | Striped tape appears. | • The tape cassette is empty. Replace it. | ||
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5. | The memory has cleared on its own. | • The batteries may be weak. Replace | ||
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| them. |
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6. | A blank horizontal line appears through | • There may be some dust on the print | ||
| the printed label. | head. Remove the tape cassette and use | ||
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| a dry cotton swab to gently wipe the print | ||
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| head with an | ||
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| printing again, and if dust still remains, | ||
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| dip the cotton swab in isopropyl (rubbing) | ||
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| alcohol and gently wipe the print head | ||
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| again. |
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7. | The machine has “locked up” (i.e., nothing | • Turn off the machine, and then while | ||
| happens when a key is pressed, even | holding down | and | , press |
| though the machine is on). | |||
| to turn the machine back on. | |||
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| Finally, release | and | . |
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| Note: The text and formats in the | ||
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| display and all text files stored in | ||
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| the memory are erased. |
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SPECIFICATIONS
Keyboard: | 42 keys |
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Print speed: | 10 mm/sec. |
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Character size: | Standard size |
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| Double width |
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| Double height |
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| Double width & double height | |
| 4⋅ width & double height | |
Character font: | HELSINKI |
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Print tape: | ||
| Three widths available: | |
| 12 mm |
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| 9 mm |
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| 6 mm |
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LCD: | 7 ⋅ 5 dots | 1 line ⋅ 8 characters |
Power supply: | Six AAA size alkaline batteries (LR03) or optional AC adapter | |
| (7V, 1.2A) [Adaptor for | |
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Dimensions: | 154 mm (W) ⋅ 129 mm (D) ⋅ 60 mm (H) | |
Weight: | 400 g (without batteries and tape cassette) | |
Buffer size: | 55 characters |
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Memory size: | 300 characters maximum, 9 text files | |
