Dymo 4200 manual Using Barcodes, Creating Breaker Labels, Creating Module Labels, Adding a Barcode

Creating Breaker Labels

Abreaker label is a multi-cell label used to label a row of breakers. You select the breaker height and number of breakers, enter the text for each breaker, and print. The result is a long label with a text for each breaker.

To create a breaker label

1Press .

2Select the breaker height and press . The default breaker height is 1.0”.

3Select the number of breakers and press .

4Select the number of poles for each breaker and

press .

5Select one of the following:

•On to print empty breakers at the end of the label.

•Off to not print empty breakers at the end of the label.

6Press .

Each breaker is separated by a line in the display.

7Enter the text for each breaker in the label.

Press and to move from breaker to breaker.

By default, a separator line is printed between each cell on a breaker label. To turn off the separator lines, see Printing Separator Lines between Cells on page 16.

To create data for the breakers automatically, see Creating a Series of Labels on page 13.

Creating Module Labels

A module label is a multi-cell label used to label a row of modules of varying widths. You set the width of a module and the number of modules, enter the text for each module, and print. You can use multipliers to adjust the width of individual modules as necessary.

To create a module label

1Press + .

2Select the module length and press . Select the length that applies to the smallest size module. You can then use multipliers to increase the size of individual modules that are larger. The default module length is 0.5”.

3Select the number of modules and press .

4Select the multiplier for each module and

press .

5Select one of the following:

•On to print empty modules at the end of the label.

•Off to not print empty modules at the end of the label.

6Press .

Each module is separated by a line in the display.

7Enter the text for each module.

Press and to move from module to module.

By default, a separator line is printed between each cell on a module label. To turn off the separator lines, see Printing Separator Lines between Cells on page 16.

To create data for the modules automatically, see Creating a Series of Labels on page 13.

Changing the Label Type

Once you create a label using one label type, you can easily change the label type without losing your data.

If the data from one label type will not fit in the new label type, the text that will not fit is shaded in the display.

When you change from a multi-cell label, such as a breaker label, to a single cell label, such as general or flag, each cell becomes a new label. All blank cells are deleted.

When you change from a multi-cell label type to another multi-cell label type, make sure the new label type contains the same number of cells.

To change the label type

1Press the Hot Key for the new label type.

2Make any necessary adjustments to the settings for the new label type.

Using Barcodes

The printer can generate Code 39 and Code 128 barcodes. You can add a barcode to the following label types:

General	Flag
Fixed length	Module

Barcodes cannot be printed on 1/4” labels.

The barcode prints horizontally along the label. You can choose to print the barcode text in small print either below or above the barcode. Optionally, you can add text before and after the barcode and serialize barcodes.

Adding a Barcode

The barcode text appears on the label in the display just like any other text. If the cursor is positioned within the barcode text, the type of barcode and the position of the barcode text are displayed in the caption bar.

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