Part 6 Printing
This part of the manual includes all the information you need to print tapes. It also tells you how to print special stamp tapes that you can attach to an optional stamp holder to create your own original stamps.
Printing Precautions
∙Never turn power off while printing is being performed.
∙Make sure that the tape outlet is not blocked before you start printing.
∙Never operate the tape cutter while printer is being performed (indicated by the message “NOW PRINTING” on the display).
∙During printing at very high density, printing of very long text, or repeat print- ing of the same text a number of times, the Label Printer may stop printing for about five seconds. This is not a malfunction, and normal printing should resume shortly (indicated by the message “NOW PRINTING” on the display).
Important!
∙Never touch the tape cutter while a tape cut operation is being performed. Doing so can result in cuts and other personal injury.
Printing a Tape
Printing a tape is as easy as pressing the PRINT key.
To print a tape
1.Press the PRINT key to print a tape of the text you have input and laid out. ∙ To stop a print operation that is in progress, press ESC.
2.After the print operation is complete, press down on the tape cutter button to cut the tape.
3.Use scissors to trim the tape to the size you want, if necessary.
∙After you print a tape, you can peel off its paper
backing and stick the tape onto the object you | Backing | |
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∙An easy way to remove the backing from a tape and expose the adhesive surface is to bend the tape near one of its ends. This should cause the
tape and its backing to separate, allowing you to pull them apart.
Mirror Image Printing
When you specify mirror image for text, it is printed in reverse image. Use mirror image when you plan to print on transparent tape, with the printing on the inside. When viewed through the transparent tape, the text will appear normal. You can also use mirror image printing when using
Normal
Mirror Image
To turn mirror image printing on and off
1. Press FUNC and then 6 (MIRROR).
O F F | ON |
2.Press Hor Jto change the setting shown on the display between ON (mirror printing) and OFF (normal).
3.When the mirror image printing setting is the way you want it, press SET to register it.
∙A mark appears next to the MIRROR indicator on the display when mirror printing is turned on.
∙After you turn printing on, input text and perform the print operation as you normally do to produce mirror image tapes.
Other Printing Features and Operations
The following are other operations and settings that you may need to use when printing.