•Make sure that the tape does not extend too far past the tape guide. If it does, cut off the end with a pair of scissors.

4.Use a pencil or some other thin object to take up slack in the ink ribbon as shown in the illus- tration. Note that the tape does not move at this time.

•If the ink ribbon is slack when you load it into the Label Printer, it can break or cause some other problem.

•Be sure to turn the ink ribbon take up spool only in the direction indicated by the arrow (a).

•Turn the spool until the other spool (b) starts turn- ing in the direction noted by the arrow. This indi- cates there is no slack in the ribbon.

5.Load the tape cartridge into the Label Printer, making sure that the tape and ink ribbon pass between the head and roller.

6.Close the back cover.

(b)

Head

(a)

Roller

Tape Width Specification

Important!

•When using 6mm tape, using certain character sizes can cause characters to run off the top or bottom of the tape. Be sure to use the following procedure to tell the Label Printer when you are using 6mm tape.

To specify 6mm tape width

1.Turn power on.

2.Press FUNCTION and then 9 (6mm).

3.Press H, J, K or Lto change the setting shown on the display between ON (6mm tape) and OFF (other tape width).

4.When the tape width setting is the way you want it, press SET to register it.

• The tape width you set remains in effect until you change it, press ON or reset the Label Printer’s memory.

Part 3 Inputting Characters and Symbols

This part of the manual tells you how to input characters. To make things easier to understand, we call everything you input a character, regardless of whether it is actually a letter, number, or symbol. Explanations here all use the default settings that are in effect from the initial power-on screen.

7.Turn on Label Printer power and press FUNCTION and then PRINT (FEED) two or three times to make sure that the tape comes out without any problem.

•If the tape does not come out normally, turn off power and start again from step 1 above.

For information on using other character sizes and effects, see page 12.

Important!

•You can input up to 63 characters per label. Further input becomes impossi- ble after you input the 63rd character.

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