





Part
3
Inputting
Characters
and
Symbols




This part of the manual tells you how to input characters. To make things easier to understand, we call everything you input a character, regardless of whether it is actually a letter, number, or symbol. Explanations here all use the default settings that are in effect from the initial
For information on using other fonts, styles, effects and characters sizes, see pages
Important! You can input up to 511 characters per label. Further input becomes impossible after you input the 511th character.
Display Symbols and IndicatorsBefore getting into actual input, you should first become acquainted with the symbols and indicators used on the label printer display.
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This indicator toggles between “ab”


The insert mode is specified when neither “ab” nor “AB” is highlighted. The overwrite mode is specified when “ab” or “AB” is highlighted. The initial default setting is insert.
See “Text Editing” on page
This indicator shows the font setting (page

This indicator appears when you press the FUNCTION key. Pressing a key while this indicator is on the display causes the function marked above that key to be executed.
Shift indicator (
This indicator appears when you press the SHIFT key.While this indicator is on the display, the keyboard is shifted, so the letter keys input the opposite of their current

This indicator appears when you press the CODE key. While this indicator is on the display, number keys input the accents marked above them and the U, O, P, A, S, J, K, L, Z, C and N keys input the special characters marked in their lower right corners. The keyboard automatically returns to normal (and the code indicator disappears) as soon as you input an accent.
Shift & Code indicator (
This indicator appears when you press both the SHIFT and CODE keys. While this indicator is on the display, the keyboard is shifted, so the letter keys input the opposite of their current
The keyboard automatically returns to normal (and the Shift & Code indicator disappears) as soon as you input a character.