
Bar Code Specifications
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| (Yes) *2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | Numerals | ||
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| Yes | 4 to 22 | 1 to 19 | 2 *7 | 1 | |||
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 | No | 4 to 22 | 4 to 22 | — | — | Numerals; hyphen; period; dollar sign; colon; | |
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| Yes | 4 to 22 | 3 to 21 | — | 1 | |||
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Troubleshooting
•Power Supply
Nothing appears on the display.
| Possible Cause | Action | 
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| Improper display con- | Adjust display contrast. | 
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| AC adaptor is not con- | Make sure the AC adaptor is | 
| nected correctly. | connected correctly. | 
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•Text Input
Cannot input text.
| Possible Cause | Action | 
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| FUNC key has been | Press ESC to clear FUNC key | 
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| Tape does not come out when PRINT is pressed. | |
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| Tape cartridge com- Securely close the tape car- | |
| partment cover is not | tridge cover. | 
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| No more tape left in | Replace the tape cartridge with | 
| the cartridge. | a new one. | 
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| Tape jam | Remove the tape cartridge and | 
*1 The check digit is automatically calculated in accordance with input data. For 
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*3 The number of digits printed below a bar code equals the input characters plus automatically appended char- acters.
*4 An error message is displayed whenever there are insufficient digits. The unit will not allow input of too many digits.
*5 An error message appears and printing is impossible if an odd number of digits are input when an ITF check digit is not being used. Append a zero to the beginning of the digits and 
*6 An error message appears and printing is impossible if an even number of digits are input when an ITF check digit is being used. Append a zero to the beginning of the digits and 
*7 Both the start code and end stop code of CODE39 must be asterisks.
*8 An error message appears and printing is impossible if any characters other than those specified here are used.
*9 With CODABAR, A, B, C, or D can be used as the start code and stop code. An error message appears and printing is impossible if any other character is used.
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| hand. Cut off excess tape with | 
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| the cartridge into the label printer. | 
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| Never allow the tape outlet to | 
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| touch tape as it is being fed | 
| during printing. |