Ink ribbon is being fed from the tape outlet along with the tape.

Possible Causes

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Tape cartridge loaded

Remove the tape cartridge and check

 

while the ink ribbon is

to make sure the ink ribbon is not

 

slack.

broken. Next, take up any slack in the

 

 

ink ribbon and then reload the tape

 

 

cartridge.

 

 

Important!

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Before loading a tape cartridge into

 

the label printer, always make sure

 

 

you take up any slack in the ink

 

 

ribbon first.

 

 

If the ink ribbon is broken, you

 

 

must change to another tape

 

 

cartridge.

 

 

 

 

Tape Cutting

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot cut tape.

 

Possible Causes

Action

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Tape cutter blade is dull.

Take the label printer to the dealer

 

 

from whom you purchased it to have

 

the tape cutter blade replaced.

 

 

 

 

Printed text is cut off by tape cut operation.

 

Possible Causes

Action

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Out of tape

Replace the tape cartridge with a new

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one.

 

 

 

 

 

Using Labels

Label will not adhere to a surface.

Possible Causes

Action

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The backing paper is still

Peel the backing paper from the back

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on the back of the tape.

of the tape to expose the adhesive.

 

 

 

 

Surface is unsuitable for

Labels do not adhere well to surfaces

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affixing a tape.

that are rough, wet, oily, or dirty.

 

 

 

 

Error Messages/Display Messages

Message

Possible Causes

Action

¥ 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

 

You are attempting to

Reduce the number of

 

print a stamp while three

lines of text to two.

 

lines of text are input.

 

 

 

 

NO DATA!

You are attempting to

 

recall text from memory

 

* This message

 

when there is none

 

appears on the

stored.

 

screen for about

 

 

one second.

 

 

 

 

 

OVERWRITE?

You are attempting to

Press SET to overwrite

SET/ESC

store text in memory

the existing text with the

 

when it already containes

new text, or ESC to

 

text.

cancel the store

 

 

operation.

 

 

 

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