•Use a tape width of at least 18mm when received data item character size is increased vertically by a factor of two.

•None of the following functions can be used with received data: frames, preset formats, auto sizing, preset layouts, block operations, proportional character spacing, smooth- ing, character input settings, character deletion, text stor- age into memory, text recall from memory.

•The printer returns to the screen in step 4 (the one that appears after data communication is complete) after print- ing is complete.

8. After printing is complete, press ESC SET to quit data communications.

•All received data is cleared from label printer memory when you quit data communications.

9.Turn the label printer and graphic scientific caluculator off and disconnect the cable.

Part 14 Reference

This section contains information about the label printer that you can use as reference when you need it.

Cleaning the Printer Head and Roller

A dirty printer head and roller can result in poor printing quality. If you have problems with print quality, use the following procedure to clean the printer head and roller.

To clean the printer head and roller

1.Make sure the label printer is turned off.

2.Press the tape cartridge compartment cover release and open the compartment cover.

3.Remove the tape cartridge.

4.Use a cotton swab dipped in alcohol to clean the printer head and roller as shown in the illustration.

Printer head

 

Roller

 

 

 

5.Replace the tape cartridge and close the compartment cover.

Initial Settings

The following are the initial settings of the label printer whenever you turn it power on or reset the unit.

Item

Power On

Reset

 

 

 

Display

Cleared

Cleared

 

 

 

Memory

Retained

Cleared

 

 

 

User Characters

Retained

Cleared

 

 

 

Calendar Week Start Day

Sunday

Sunday

 

 

 

Horz/Vert

Horizontal

Horizontal

 

 

 

Text Alignment

Left

Left

 

 

 

Justification

Justified

Justified

 

 

 

Character Spacing

Narrow

Narrow

 

 

 

Block Length

Auto

Auto

 

 

 

Mirror Printing

Normal

Normal

 

 

 

Proportional Spacing

On

On

 

 

 

Smoothing

On

On

 

 

 

Block Spacing

Narrow

Narrow

 

 

 

Auto Feed

Long

Long

 

 

 

Tape Length

Auto

Auto

 

 

 

Block Alignment

Left

Left

 

 

 

Default Font

Retained

Sans-Serif

 

 

 

Insert/Overwrite

Insert

Insert

 

 

 

Contrast (32 levels)

Retained

Level 17

 

 

 

Density (5 levels)

Retained

Level 3

 

 

 

Sound

On

On

 

 

 

Language

Retained

English

 

 

 

cm/inch

Retained

cm

 

 

 

Initializing the Label Printer

If you experience serious malfunction of the label printer or if operation fails completely, try performing the following operation to initialize the printer.

Important! Initializing the label printer deletes all memory contents. Make sure you have a back-up copy of text stored in memory if you need it.

To initialize the label printer

1.Turn power off.

2.Holding down the PRINT, ESC, and ON keys, turn power back on.

I N I T I A L ?

S E T / E SC

•This prompt confirms whether or not you want to initialize the label printer.

3.Press SET to initialize the label printer or ESC to abort the reset operation.

Format Indicator

The following shows how the brackets on either side of the format indicator change to indicate various conditions.

[■]: fixed block length (specified by user)

(■]: block text too long for fixed block length, but printing will be performed by compressing text.

■]: Printed tape length will be longer than specified fixed length because text will not fit within fixed tape length even if its size is reduced 50%.

Tape Length Indicator

The following shows how the brackets on either side of the tape length indicator change to indicate various conditions.

[5.1cm]: fixed tape length specified by user. 5.1cm]: Printing operation cannot be performed.

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