General Guide

Front

 

Bottom

Liquid crystal display (LCD)

Cover release

Back-up battery compartment

 

 

 

Power Keys
Tape cartridge

 

Turn power

compartment

 

on and off.

 

 

 

Tape outlet

 

 

Tape cutter lever

 

Handle
Print key

 

 

Letter keys

 

 

 

Insulating tape

About the insulating tape

Before using the label printer for the first time, pull out the insulating tape from beneath the back-up battery compartment cover and perform the reset operation (page E-6).

AC adaptor connector

3-pin jack

Replacing the Cover if it Comes Off

If the cover comes off, replace it as shown in the illustration nearby. Take care to avoid damaging the tabs and hinges when installing the cover.

Label Printer Menus

Label printer operation is designed to be as simple as pos- sible, thanks to on-screen menus that you can use to select the settings you need. Each menu is described in detail in the sections that follow in this manual, but note the following general points when using them.

The item that is highlighted in a menu is the one that is currently selected.

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Currently CONTRAST DENS I TY

selected item

L ANGUAGE

Use u and ito move the highlighting up and down and change the selected item.

Press SET to execute the highlighted item, or ESC to exit the displayed menu (and return to the previous menu or screen) without selecting anything.

When you press SET to execute a menu item, the label printer either moves on to the next menu, or it executes the selected function and returns to the text input screen that you started from.

Part 2 Getting Ready

This part of the manual tells you how to replace the memory back-up battery, load the tape cartridge, and perform other basic setups for the label printer.

Important! Be sure to read this section before attempting to use the label printer.

Power Supply

The label printer is powered by the AC adaptor (AD-A12140). In addition, memory contents are protected by a CR2032 lithium battery that must be replaced periodically.

AC Adaptor

Note the following important precautions about the AC adap- tor.

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