
Ink ribbon is being fed from the tape outlet along with the tape.
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Ink ribbon cassette | Remove the ink ribbon cassette and |
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loaded while the ink | check to make sure the ink ribbon is |
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ribbon is slack. | not broken. Next, take up any slack |
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| in the ink ribbon and then reload the |
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| tape cartridge. |
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| ∙ Before loading an ink ribbon | |
| cassette into the label printer, |
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| always make sure you take up any |
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| slack in the ink ribbon first. |
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| ∙ If the ink ribbon is broken, you |
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| must change to another ink ribbon |
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| cassette. |
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∙ Tape Cutting |
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| Cannot cut tape. |
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Tape cutter blade is dull. | Take the label printer to the dealer |
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Printed text is cut off by tape cut operation. |
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The printer is set up for | Be sure to press the FUNC FEED key |
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manual tape feed. | before performing the tape cut |
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| operation. |
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| When the printer is set up for manual |
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| tape feed, the tape is not fed |
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| automatically after printing is complete. |
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Out of tape | Replace the tape cartridge with a new | |
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∙ Using Labels
Label will not adhere to a surface.
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The backing paper is still | Peel the backing paper from the back | ||
on the back of the tape. | of the tape to expose the adhesive. | ||
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Surface is unsuitable for | Labels do not adhere well to surfaces | ||
affixing a tape. | that are rough, wet, oily, or dirty. | ||
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Error Messages/Display Messages
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¥ ERROR! | ∙ The number carriage | ∙ Use wider tape or reduce | |
returns you input causes | the number of lines. | ||
* This message | |||
the label to exceed the | 6mm tape...1 line | ||
appears on the | maximum number of lines | 9mm tape...1 line | |
screen for about | for the tape you are | 12mm tape...Up to 2 lines | |
one second. | using. | 18mm tape...Up to 3 lines | |
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| 24mm tape...Up to 3 lines | |
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NO DATA | ∙ You are attempting to |
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* This message | recall text from memory |
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when there is none |
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appears on the |
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stored. |
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screen for about |
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one second. |
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OVERWRITE? | ∙ You are attempting to | ∙ Press SET to overwrite | |
| store text in memory | the existing text with the | |
| when it already contains | new text, or ESC to | |
| text. | cancel the store | |
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| operation. | |
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