Brady GlobalMark User Manual

User's Guide

English

Table of Contents

Copyright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-iii

Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-iii

End User License Agreement for Microsoft Windows CE„ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-iv

Brady Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-v

FCC Notice-US Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-vi

Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-vi

Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-vi

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-vii

Physical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-vii

Environmental characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-vii

Electrical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-vii

International Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-viii

CHAPTER 1 Welcome

About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Features and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

The three printer systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Specialty applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Contacting Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Americas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Asia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

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CHAPTER 2 Setting Up

Connecting Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2

Installing supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3

Opening the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4

Installing a ribbon cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5

Adjusting the ribbon cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6

Installing a tape cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7

Adjusting the printer tape receptacle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7

Inserting the tape cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-8

Advancing the tape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-9

Closing the printer cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10

Installing a compact flash memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12

Cleaning your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-13

CHAPTER 3 Starting Up

Launching Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2

The Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2

Keyboard Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4

The standard keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5

System function keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5

Alphabetic and command keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9

Arrow and navigation keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-12

Numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14

Shortcut keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-16

Mouse Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-17

Using a mouse on labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-17

Checking System Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-18

Accessing Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-19

CHAPTER 4 Basic Procedures

Working in the Editor window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2

Inside the Editor window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3

The preview area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3

The Editor window toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3

Scrolling functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5

Ruler functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6

The status bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-7

Editing procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8

Selecting in the Editor window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8

Selecting multiple objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9

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Deselecting in the Editor window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Undoing in the Editor window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Working in Entry Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Navigating in entry screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Tabbed entry screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Entering information in entry screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Typing uppercase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Typing special characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Choosing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Using entry fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Using option buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Using option lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Using scroll lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Using checkboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Using radio buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Using size adjustment buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Exiting entry screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

CHAPTER 5 Setting Preferences

Accessing System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Setting Printing Tab Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Setting Localization Tab Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Setting Hardware Tab Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Naming supply colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Setting Other Tab Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

Displaying the screen grid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Setting Text Tab Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

Setting On Line Tab Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14

CHAPTER 6 Working with Labels

Creating Custom Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Creating QuickText Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

QuickText toolbar functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

QuickText key functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Creating Template Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

Pipe Marker and Right-to-Know exceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11

Choosing a label application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11

Choosing a category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12

Selecting a template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14

Following prompt sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16

Responding to text prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17

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Responding to pick list prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-18

Responding to graphics prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-19

Responding to Pipe Marker prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-19

Responding to Right-to-Know prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-20

Creating Sets of Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-21

Adding labels to a label set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-22

Adding custom labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-22

Adding template labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-22

Moving between labels in a label set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-23

Editing labels in a label set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-23

Clearing labels in a label set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-23

Clearing Custom labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-24

Clearing template labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-24

Saving label sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-24

Changing Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-25

Changing the size of template labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-25

Editing template labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-27

Changing Label Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-28

Changing label size and orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-29

Adding a label frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-32

Setting frame length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-34

Setting Application Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-35

Accessing Application Preferences screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-35

Setting Print tab preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-37

Setting Other tab preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-37

Setting Text tab preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-37

Setting On Line tab preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-37

Setting Pipe Marker preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-37

Setting Right-to-Know preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-38

CHAPTER 7 Working with Objects

About Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-2

Adding Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-3

Adding and formatting text objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-5

Adding a text object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-5

Formatting text objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-7

Adding special characters to text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-9

Adding variable text objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-11

Choosing a data source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-12

Creating sequential labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-13

Creating text list labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-16

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Adding bar code objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18

Choosing a bar code data source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19

Setting bar code content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20

Setting bar code dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22

Editing bar codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23

Specifying bar code sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24

Adding graphics objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24

Adding HotShapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26

Selecting Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27

Selecting a layered object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28

Moving Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29

Sizing Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30

Using Increase Size and Decrease Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30

Using the Scale function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31

Scaling text objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32

Scaling bar codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33

Copying and Pasting Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33

Changing Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34

Opening and editing an object. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34

Changing object properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35

Setting options on the General tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37

Setting options on the Size and Location tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39

Setting options on the Font tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41

Setting options on the Placement tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42

Setting options on the Options tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43

Setting options on the Content tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46

Setting options on the Dimensions tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46

CHAPTER 8 Applying Color

About Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Ribbon color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Tape color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

Applying Color to Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

About the Object Color screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Choosing color on the Monocolor system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Choosing color on the Multicolor and Color & Cut systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

With a continuous color ribbon installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

With a paneled ribbon installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

With a CYMK ribbon installed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Printing Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

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CHAPTER 9 Working with Files

About Files and File Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-2

Saving Labels as Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-3

Managing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-7

Opening saved label files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-7

Editing files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-10

Deleting files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-11

Printing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-12

Transferring Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-12

Using My Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-12

Accessing template files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-13

Changing My Template label size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-14

CHAPTER 10 Working with Cut-outs

About Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-2

Creating Cut Out Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-4

Adding cut out objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-4

Cutting out text objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-5

Weeding cut out text objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-6

Cutting out variable text objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-7

Cutting out graphic objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-8

Cutting out HotShape objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-8

Cutting Around Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-9

Cutting Around Label Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-10

Calibrating the Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-12

Setting cutter calibration values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-12

Restoring default cutter calibration settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-14

CHAPTER 11 Printing

Printing Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-2

About pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-2

Single label on a page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-2

Multiple labels on a page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-3

Printing a single label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-4

Printing multiple copies of a single label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-5

Printing labels in a label set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-6

Printing labels in a file group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-7

Checking Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-11

Checking Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-11

Checking Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12

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Minimum length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13

Maximum length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13

When the printer truncates labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-14

Non-truncating conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-15

Cut out label length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-15

Checking Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-16

Ribbon and color choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-16

Ribbon color needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-18

Tape color needed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-19

Checking for cut out labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-19

Printing Tab Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-20

Accessing the Printing tab options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-20

Supply saver option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-22

Overprint option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-24

CHAPTER 12 Connecting to a PC

Working with a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2

Setting Up Your System as a Hardware Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3

Placing Your System Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4

Setting Online Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4

Connecting your system and a PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5

Printing from a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-7

Working with the File Management Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-8

Storage locations for exported files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-8

Document and Template files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-8

Installing the File Management Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-10

Launching the File Management Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-11

Communication Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-11

Communication Successful. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-11

Communication Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-11

File Management Utility Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-12

Transferring and Managing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13

Upgrading the Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-15

Appendix A Special Characters

Appendix B Cutter Maintenance

About the Cutting Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Removing the Stylus Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

Adjusting the Cut Depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

Replacing the Stylus Blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7

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Cleaning the Stylus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-10

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reliability, function, or design.

Reproduction of this material, in part or whole, is strictly prohibited without the written permission of Brady
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responsible for labeling inaccuracies and omissions occurring during the use of this guide.

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© 2004 Brady Worldwide, Inc. All rights reserved.

www.bradycorp.com

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Microsoft Windows CE

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INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE SOFTWARE OR AGAINST INFRINGEMENT.

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by applicable law not withstanding this limitation.

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EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. You acknowledge that SOFTWARE is of US-origin. You agree to comply with all
applicable international and national laws that apply to the SOFTWARE, including the U.S. Export Administration
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Our products are sold with the understanding that the buyer will test them in actual use and determine for him or
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CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE, OR
INABILITY TO USE, BRADY’S PRODUCTS.

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FCC Notice-US Only

Warning: This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy. If not installed and used in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions, it may cause interference to radio
communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of the
FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against
interference when operating in a commercial environment. Operation of
this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in
which case required corrective measures will be at the owner’s
expense.The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not
expressly approved by Brady Worldwide, Inc. could void the user’s
authority to use the equipment.

Canada

This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian
Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numerique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du
Reglement sur le material broilleur du Canada.

Europe

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This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may
cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take
adequate measures.

Specifications

Physical characteristics

Size: Height 10” Width 16” Depth 11”

Weight: approximately 30 pounds

Environmental characteristics

Operational requirements

Ambient operating temperature: 50° F to 105° F (10° C to 41° C)

Relative humidity: 20% to 80% (non-condensing)

Storage requirements

Ambient storage temperature: 0° F to 140° F (-18° C to 60° C)

Relative humidity: 10 to 95% (non-condensing)

Electrical characteristics

Input current: 2.0 Amps

Input voltages: 100-240 VAC

Input frequency: 50 to 60 Hz

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International Power Cords

Users in countries outside of North America may be required to supply
their own power cord for connecting the system to an AC electrical
outlet. Choose an AC power cord and plug that is suitable for the
country in which the equipment is to be installed. The AC power cord
and plug must meet all national regulations and requirements for that
intended country.

The table below shows the specifications for the power cord to be used in
various countries:

In this country: Use this power cord:

Sweden, Norway, Finland, Austria, Germany,
Belgium,

Netherlands

United Kingdom, Ireland

France, Spain, Portugal,

Specifications

plug: CEE-7/7
connector: IEC 320 60320 C13

conductor size: 3 x 1.00 mm2

description: H05VVF3G1.0
typ. stranding: 32/0.2 mm
current rating: 10A
voltage rating: 250 VAC
maximum length

Specifications

plug: BS 1363A
connector: IEC 60320 C13

conductor size: 3 x 1.00 mm2

description: H05VVF3G1.0
typ. stranding: 32/0.2 mm
current rating: 10A
voltage rating: 250 VAC
maximum length: less than 3 meters

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In this country: Use this power cord:

Australia, New Zealand Specifications

plug: AS 3112-1981
connector: IEC 320 60320 C13

conductor size: 3 x 1.00 mm2

description: AS 3191H05WF3G1.0
typ. stranding: 32/0.2 mm
current rating: 10A
voltage rating: 250 VAC
maximum length: less than 3 meters

Italy Specifications

plug: CEI 23-16/VII
connector: IEC 60 320 C13

conductor size: 3x 1.0 mm2

description: H05VVF3G1.0
typ. stranding: 32/0.2 mm
current rating: 10A
voltage rating: 250 VAC
maximum length: less than 3 meters

Denmark Specifications

plug: Afsnit 107-2-D1
connector: IEC 60 320 C13

conductor size: 3x 1.0 mm2

description: H05VVF3G1.0
typ. stranding: 32/0.2 mm
current rating: 10A
voltage rating: 250 VAC
maximum length: less than 3 meters

Switzerland Specifications

plug: SEV 1011
connector: IEC 60 320 C13

conductor size: 3x 1.0 mm2

description: H05VVF3G1.0
typ. stranding: 32/0.2 mm
current rating: 10A
voltage rating: 250 VAC
maximum length: less than 3 meters

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CHAPTER 1

Welcome

Thank you for purchasing our label maker, which you use to create and

print professional-looking labels and signs for use just about anywhere.

All you have to do is:

z Drop in a ribbon cartridge, choosing from a wide range of single-color

ribbons, paneled ribbons, and CYMK ribbons for blended colors.

z Drop in a tape cartridge, choosing tape in widths that range from 1/2

inch to 4 inches, and come in many colors, in many different styles,
and in a wide range of materials.

z Type your text and plug in objects or symbols of your choice, or

choose a pre-formatted layout design to use.

This chapter introduces you to your printing system. Topics include:

 How to use this book

 Introduction to features and functions

 How to get Technical Support

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About This Book

This manual documents the basic Monocolor printing system, all of
whose features are common to all three systems (described in The
three printer systems on page 1-3).

You’ll also find complete information about the Multicolor system and
the Color & Cut system features and special applications in specially­designated sections and chapters. This book also provides an appendix
listing all special characters you can use on your labels, and instructions
for those of you with the Color & Cut system about how to maintain your
system’s cutter mechanisms.

Features and Functions

Listed below are just some of the features that make this system so easy
to use and ready to meet your label-making requirements:

z Small, lightweight (approximately 30 pounds), ready for your

desktop.

z Touch screen LCD display, plus keyboard input for ease of use, with

optional mouse capabilities provided.

z Pre-designed layouts for many standard-use labels included.
z Hundreds of graphics provided for inclusion on your labels.
z QuickText special application for speedy print of text-only labels.
z HotShapes feature for printing non-standard labels of various

shapes. Cut-out capability comes with Color & Cut system.

z Single color job printing at 300 DPI up to 100 mm wide, up to 100

inches (2540 mm).

z Color job printing at 300 DPI, 2 inches (51 mm) to 38 inches (965

mm).

z Tape supplies from .5 (13mm) to 4 (102) inches, in vinyl, polyester,

phosphorescent, reflective, polypropylene, tamper evident, tag stock,
brushed metallic polyester tapes, custom-color vinyl offered.

z Wide variety of monochrome ribbons, panel ribbons in panel lengths

of 6 to 16 inches (152 to 406 mm), and CYMK ribbons that blend to
make many colors.

z File or graphic transfer from PC available.

1-2  About This Book

The three printer systems

All three label-printing systems use Microsoft Windows CE© as the

basis for the operating system and application. As the user, most of the

Windows CE operating system will be invisible to you. You don’t need to

use your computer skills to operate this printing system.

Hint! You do have the option to connect to a desktop computer to use

the system as a peripheral printer or to manage and store files.
See CHAPTER 12: Connecting to a PC, beginning on page
12-1, for information.

The three systems are:

Monocolor system

The base system, which produces monochrome labels only.

Hint! The definition of monochrome in this context is not necessarily

black, white, and shades of gray as you may see on a black-and­white television screen. In this system, monochrome means a
single color, plus shades of that color, plus white. In the
Monocolor system, the single color is determined by the color of
the ribbon you have installed.

The Monocolor system automatically shears labels to the correct
length after printing, but does not have the ability to produce cut­outs and cut-arounds.

The system is designed to run as a standalone system without
support from a PC, but you can attach a PC to access special file
management features. The Monocolor system LCD screen displays in
grayscale only, like a black and white television.

Multicolor system

The base system, plus color printing capability. The Multicolor
system is provided with a color LCD display, and can take full
advantage of spot and process color printing supplies available. See
CHAPTER 8: Applying Color, beginning on page 8-1, for
information about using color.

Welcome  1-3

Color & Cut system

The base system, plus color printing capability and a color LCD
display, plus cut-out capability, which means the system can not only
print your labels, but can cut labels into shapes. See CHAPTER 10:
Working with Cut-outs, beginning on page 10-1, for information
about using the cutter.

Specialty applications

Your system provides these specialty label applications:

z Custom, for creating labels you design yourself.
z QuickText, for creating text-only labels quickly and easily
z Pipe Marker, with pre-designed layouts for creating standard, roll-

form, or symbol and arrow labels for marking pipes.

z Tags, with pre-designed layouts for creating hazard prevention,

maintenance, production, and quality labels you can print on tag
label stock.

z Right to Know, with pre-designed layouts for creating U.S.

Occupational Safety and Health OSHA-compliant chemical warning
labels, including the entire OSHA database of chemical names and
hazard information, with all relevant safety data.

z Safety, with pre-designed layouts for creating Caution, Notice,

Danger, and other warning labels.

z Equipment, with pre-designed layouts for creating equipment

placards, panel and switch labels, bin and shelf labels, and property
or asset identification labels.

z Warehouse, with pre-designed layouts for creating warehouse

facility labels such as shelf, rack, and bin labels, or production
quality control labels.

z WHMIS, with pre-designed layouts for creating Workplace

Hazardous Materials Information System-compliant chemical
warning labels, which communicate safe-handling procedures for
hazardous products in the workplace.

Note: WHMIS is available only in North American markets.

1-4  Features and Functions

Contacting Technical Support

Please contact Brady Worldwide, Inc., with your questions or concerns.

The contact support numbers for each region are listed below.

Americas

www.bradycorp.com

United States 800-643-8766 technical_support @bradycorp.com

Canada 888-262-7576 [e-mail]

Mexico 0 1-800-112-7239 [e-mail]

Brazil 55 11 3686-4720 Unavailable

Other (Americas) 414-438-6868 Unavailable

Europe

www.bradyeurope.com

Austria 0800 293 698 [phone] [e-mail]

Benelux and other
European countries

France - Signmark +33 (0)4.37.24.52.34 [e-mail]

Germany - Signmark

Italy [phone] [e-mail]

Spain [phone] [e-mail]

Switzerland 0800 835 438 [phone] [e-mail]

United Kingdom [phone] [e-mail]

+32 52 457
397 (Dutch)

+32 52 457
394 (English)

[phone] [e-mail]

+32 52 457
393 (French)

+32 52 457
390 (German)

[e-mail]

Welcome  1-5

Nordic Region [phone] [e-mail]

Eastern Europe + 36 23 42 85 26 [e-mail]

Pacific

www.bradyaust.com.au

New Zealand 0800 446 269 [e-mail]

Australia 1800 644 834 [e-mail]

Asia

Singapore, Malaysia,
Philippines,
Indonesia, Taiwan,
Thailand

Hong Kong 852-2359-3149

China 86-21-5255-0008

Korea 82-2-400-8418

Japan 81-45-461-3600

65-6775-2077

1-6  Contacting Technical Support

CHAPTER 2

Setting Up

This chapter tells you how to set up and maintain your label printing

system. Topics are:

 Connecting peripherals

 Installing supplies

 Installing a flash card

 Cleaning and maintaining your printer

If you plan to connect your printer to a desktop computer, be sure to see

Connecting to a PC on page 12-1.

 2--1

Connecting Peripherals

This section describes how to get your system connected and powered
up. You should have already unpacked your printer, using the
instruction sheet included in the shipping box.

You connect your keyboard and your mouse, if you have one, and then
the power cord, to begin setting up your system. (The USB connection is
discussed in Placing Your System Online on page 12-4.)

Display
screen

Compact
memory
flashcard port

USB port

Serial port

Mouse connector

Keyboard connector

Figure 2-1. The label printer, side view.

ON/OFF
switch

Power cord
connector

Step 1: Plug the keyboard cable into the keyboard connector, shown in Figure 2-

2.

Step 2: If you have a mouse, plug the mouse cable into the mouse connector, as

shown inFigure 2-1

Step 3: Plug the power cord into the printer as shown in Figure 2-1. Plug the

other end of the cord into an AC power outlet.

Important! Be sure the AC power outlet is located near the printer

and is easily accessible.

2-2  Connecting Peripherals

Installing supplies

The next step in setting up your printer is installing a ribbon cartridge

and a tape cartridge. Your system reads information stored in the

memory cell flag located on each ribbon and tape cartridge, and uses

that information when you compose a label and when you print a label.

Hint! Before composing a label, install the supplies you want to use for

printing the label. You may change supplies during the label
composition process, but you then may have to make length or
color adjustments to your label before you can print it.

The system reads the memory cells on the cartridges every time you

open and close the printer, whether you install new supplies or not, and

when you print a label.

Setting Up  2-3

Opening the printer

Step 1: To open the printer, squeeze the release bar.

Step 2: Raise the printer cover up and away to the right.

The cover
release bar

Make sure all internal packing materials have been removed before you
proceed.

2-4  Installing supplies

Figure 2-2. Opening the printer.

Installing a ribbon cartridge

The ribbon cartridge tab

Figure 2-3. Installing a ribbon cartridge.

Step 1: Hold the ribbon cartridge with the open part of the tab on top and facing

you.

Step 2: Place the lower cylinder of the cartridge (with the unused ribbon), in the

lower slot in the cover, as shown.

Step 3: Position the upper cylinder of the cartridge in the upper slot and push

gently until the tab clicks in place.

Your ribbon is now installed.

Setting Up  2-5

Adjusting the ribbon cartridge

If a ribbon cartridge has been stored outside the printer, the ribbon
between the take-up spool and the wiper may have been exposed to dust.
The dust on the ribbon may transfer to the print head causing streaks or
scratches on your labels.

When a ribbon cartridge has been stored outside the printer, before
installing it, you should first advance the ribbon approximately 2 inches
(or 250 millimeters) counterclockwise, as shown in Figure 2-4.

This will prevent any dust that may have accumulated on the ribbon
from transferring to the print head and affecting how your labels print.

2-6  Installing supplies

Figure 2-4. Adjusting the ribbon cartridge.

Installing a tape cartridge

There are three simple steps to installing a tape cartridge: adjusting the

tape cartridge receptacle to accommodate the width of the tape,

dropping in the cartridge, and feeding the tape through the advance

rollers.

Adjusting the printer tape receptacle

Since the printer accepts tape widths from .5 inches (25 mm) to 4 inches

(102 mm), you must adjust the tape cartridge receptacle inside the

printer for the cartridge you are installing.

Figure 2-5 shows the tape width guide inside the printer, and Figure 2-6

shows you where that guide is located inside your printer.

Size-adjusting
lever. Grasp
between thumb
and finger.

Move arrow to
width code.

Match these width
codes to the code
on the tape
cartridge.

Figure 2-5. Tape width guide

Step 1: Note the width code shown on the tape cartridge to be installed.

Step 2: Grasp the size-adjusting lever between thumb and finger and move the

arrow to the appropriate width code on the tape width guide.

Setting Up  2-7