Canon Mk2600 User Manual

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User’s Guide

Please read this guide before operating this product. After you finish reading this guide, store it in a safe place for future reference.

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A Vital Tool for Electrical Facilities

Introducing the Mk2600

When you open a power distribution panel, you are confronted with an array of tightly packed terminals, circuit

breakers, and switches, and these myriad devices are connected by a maze of cables. If each device and cable

is not clearly labeled with a symbol or a number, maintenance can become a nightmare. In such electrical

facilities, it is common practice to use printed tube to identify cables and printed labels to identify switches. The

printer is used to print such labels and tube.

Tube

Easy yet high-quality printing

Printing tube

The Mk2600 can print tube that identify cables: “AB01” or “+20V”, for example. Because the tube that is used is available commercially, the Mk2600 provides an economical solution. The Mk2600 can also be used to print on heat shrink tube.

Label

Labeled with switch name or number

Label switches clearly

Printing labels

The Mk2600 can also be used to print label tape (sold separately). Because labels

that correspond to specic

cable tube labels can be printed and applied to the corresponding devices, using such labels results in

improved efciency.

Clear laminate seal

Label with clear adhesive lamination

Wrap around tape with printable and laminating layers

When applied after printing, the printing is covered by

plastic laminating lm,

protecting the characters from scratching. Adheres to cables after they have been connected.

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Main Features

 Compactandeasytocarry

In addition to being compact at 250 mm (W) x 300 mm (D) x 85 mm (H), the printer also has a

lightweight design (2kg), making it easy to transport to the site of electrical facilities. Overall, the printer

greatly increases work efciency.

Fast printing

When printing at fast speed, the printer can easily print 42 tube segments per minute.*

* When a tube is cut into to 20mm segments and ve “3mm 100%” characters are printed in the half

cutting mode. (This feature is available only for printing on tube.)

 Supportsavarietyofprintingmedia

The printer can print on tube, label tape, heat shrink tube, wrap around tape, plate and 4mm I.D. strip.

(To print on other than commercially available tube and plate, a special cassette is needed.)

Legibleprintingevenincoolenvironments

Install the optional Tube Warmer to print legibly in environments as cool as 5°C.

 Manyfunctionsnotnormallyfoundinahand-portablemachine

Includes a variety of standard features such as adjustable character size, spacing and margins, and le

saving capabilities that are hard to imagine in such a light-weight machine.

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ExplanationofSymbols .......................................4

Safety Precautions

QuickGuidetoUsingthePrinter.......................12

..............................................5

Part 1 Before You Begin (Preparation)

1.1 Names and Functions of Parts .......... 18

MainUnit ....................................................18

LCDscreen ................................................20

Keyboard

1.2 Connecting the AC Adapter ............... 24

1.3 Use the PC Connection Kit ................ 26

....................................................22

Contents

 Turnthepowerswitchon .......45

 Inputcharacters .....................46

Print ........................................46

2.4 Printing on Plates ............................... 48

Installcassettes ......................48

 Insertplate

 Turnthepowerswitchon .......51

..............................50

Part 2 Basic Operations

2.1 Printing on Tube and Clear Tube ....... 28

Installcassettes ......................28

Inserttube ..............................30

 Turnthepowerswitchon .......31

 Inputcharacters .....................32

Print ........................................35

2.2 Printing on Label Tape, Heat Shrink

Tube, and 4mm I.D. Strip ................ 36

Installcassettes ......................36

Turnthepowerswitchon .......39

 Inputcharacters .....................40

Print ........................................42

2.3 Printing on Wrap around Tape ........... 43

 Inputcharacters .....................52

Print ........................................55

Part 3 Character Input

3.1 Inputting Characters .......................... 58

Inputtingcharacters ...................................58

3.2 Inputting Symbols ............................... 59

Inputtingsymbols .......................................59

3.3 Deleting Characters, Creating New

Pages, Moving the Cursor .............. 61

Deletingorchangingcharacters ................61

Deletingallenteredtextdata .....................62

Insertmodeandoverwritemode ...............63

Creatinganewpage ..................................64

Movingthecursor ......................................65

Installingcassettes .................43

Installthewraparoundtape

guide .......................................44

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Part 4 Advanced Operations

4.1 Changing the Characters and the

Number of Lines .............................. 68

Changingcharactersize ............................68

Changingthespacingbetweencharacters6 9

Addinganunderlineto“6”and“9” ............70

Addingaframetocharacters .....................71

Printingontwolinesorthreelines .............72

4.2 Editing Pages ...................................... 74

Pages .........................................................74

Copyingandpastingpages .......................75

Cuttingandpastingpages .........................77

Insertingpages ...........................................79

Deletingpages ...........................................80

Dividingpages ............................................81

Combiningpages .......................................83

4.3 Saving, Retrieving and Deleting

Character Data ................................ 85

Files and Folders ........................................85

Savingcharacterdata ................................86

Loading character data

Deletingcharacterdata ..............................90

Renamingafolder ......................................92

4.4 Various Printing Functions ................. 94

Printing count and printing range ...............94

Changingtheprintingorientation ...............97

Changingthelengthandthecharacter

alignment ................................................99

Printingaspecificpagemultipletimes

(ContinuousPrint) ................................103

Printingtextwithsequentialnumbers

(Numberingprint) ..................................105

Adjustingtheprintingstartpositionand

verticalposition ....................................108

Printing centerlines

Printingwithshortpitchwidth .................111

Printing result obtained by specifying a

characteralignmentmodeandamultiple

linecenteringmode ..............................112

..............................88

...................................110

Adjustingtheprintingdensity...................113

Changingtheprintingspeed ....................114

4.5 Changing the Cutting Method ......... 115

Half cuts and full cuts...............................115

Turningoffhalfcuts ..................................115

Makingafullcutafteraspecificnumberof

tubesegments ......................................117

4.6 Other Operations .............................. 118

Removingtheprintmedia ........................118

Changingthedisplaycontrast .................120

Turningoffsounds ....................................121

Turningoffcleartubereverse ...................121

Restoring the initial settings

.....................122

Part 5 Maintenance

5.1 If a Tube or Label Tape Becomes

Jammed .......................................... 124

ActiontoTakeagainstMediaJam

(Whenthe“MediaJAM”messageis

displayed) .............................................124

ActionstoTakeagainstOtherJams

(Whenthe“MediaJam”messageisnot

displayed) .............................................126

WhenaTubeorLabelTapeisNot

Ejected/Fed

5.2 What To Do If the Cutter Is Getting Blunt

Changingthecuttingdepth .....................130

Reducing the cutting speed

5.3 Replacing the Cutter ........................ 133

5.4 Replacing the Cassette .................... 136

Replacing the ribbon cassette .................136

Replacing a tube or the label

tape cassette

5.5 Maintenance ...................................... 138

Cleaningtheprinter ..................................138

Cleaningthetransportrollers ...................138

Cleaningtheprinthead ............................140

..........................................128

.............................. 130

.....................132

........................................137

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Cleaning/Replacingthetubecleaner

forattachment ......................................140

Part 6 Appendices

6.1 Consumable Supplies and Options

Consumablesupplies ...............................142

Options

6.2 Message List ..................................... 144

6.3 Troubleshooting ................................ 147

6.4 List of Symbols ................................. 150

6.5 List of Function ................................. 151

6.6 Main Specifications .......................... 152

........................................... 142

.....................................................143

Contents

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Explanation of Symbols

The meanings of the symbols that are used in this manual are explained below.

WARNING

CAUTION

A precaution to be followed to use the printer in safe is written. Failure to follow it can

result in fatal or serious injury. Be sure to follow it.

A precaution to be followed to use the printer in safe is written. Failure to follow it can

result in an injury. Be sure to follow it.

A precaution to be followed to use the printer properly is written. Failure to follow it can

break the printer or damage other products. Be sure to follow it.

An important notice or restriction to be followed to prevent troubles due to improper

operation is written. Be sure to read it.

Supplementary information is provided to facilitate operation.

Supplementary information about the operational procedure is written.

Indicates a page that should be referenced in regards to a specic operation. Refer to the

information on that page.

Indicates a key that should be pressed on the keyboard.

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Safety Precautions

In order to ensure safe operation of the printer, be certain to observe the following safety precautions.

The shape of the power plug varies according to country.

WARNING

Do not disassemble or modify the unit

Disassembling or modifying the unit could cause a re or damage the

unit.

Do not handle the power cord with wet hands

Do not attempt to plug in or unplug the AC adapter plug, etc., while

your hands are wet. Doing so could result in electric shock.

Do not place the unit in the vicinity of heating devices

Do not place the unit or the AC adapter cord in the vicinity of heating

devices. Doing so could cause the unit or the cord to melt, which could

result in re or electric shock.

Keep away from paint thinner, etc.

Do not place the unit near alcohol, paint thinner, or other ammable

solvents. The solvents could come into contact with internal electric

components and cause a re or electric shock.

Plug the power cord in securely

Be sure to plug the AC adapter plug into the power outlet securely.

Failing to do so could result in a re or electric shock.

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Always keep the AC plug clean

Clean the AC adapter plug periodically. If dust, dirt, soot, etc., is

allowed to accumulate on the plug, the dust could absorb moisture,

creating an insulation fault that could cause a re.

Do not continue to use the unit if an abnormality develops

If the unit begins to smoke or emit an unusual odor, turn the power

switch off immediately, unplug the AC adapter plug from the power

outlet, and then contact your nearest dealer. Continuing to use the unit

after an abnormal condition has developed could result in re or electric

shock.

Do not connect to a multi-outlet adapter or extension cord

Do not connect this unit to a multi-outlet adapter or extension cord.

Doing so could result in re or electric shock.

Do not power on with the power cord tied. It can cause re or electrical

shock.

Do not use sprays, etc., in the vicinity of the unit

Do not use ammable sprays in the vicinity of this unit. The spray

could come into contact with internal components of the unit, resulting

in a re or electric shock.

Do not clean with paint thinner, etc.

If it is necessary to wipe dirt off the unit, use gauze that has been

dampened with water and then thoroughly wrung out. Never use

ammable solvents such as alcohol, benzene or paint thinner. The

solvents could come into contact with internal electric components and

cause a re or electric shock.

Turn the unit off for cleaning

Before cleaning the unit, turn the power off and unplug the AC adapter

from the power outlet. Injury could result if the power switch is

inadvertently left in the “ON” position and the unit is put into operation.

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Safety Precautions

Use a 100-240V AC power supply

Use only at the indicated power voltage.

Use at voltage between 100 and 240V AC. If not, it may result in re,

electrical shock or machine failure.

Do not use any AC adapter or cord other than the included one

Use only the included AC adapter (N14584) and cord. Using any AC

adapter or cord other than the included one can result in re, electric

shock, or printer failure. Do not use the included AC adapter for any

other product. Fire or electric shock can result.

When it thunders at a short distance, remove the power plug from the outlet

When it thunders at a short distance, remove the power plug from the outlet. If not, it may result in re,

electric shock, or machine failure.

Do not damage the AC adapter and cord

Do not damage, pull excessively, or modify the AC adapter and cord. Do not place a heavy thing on the AC

adapter and cord. A short-circuit can be caused at the damaged portion, resulting in a re or electric shock.

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CAUTION

Do not place the unit on an unstable surface

Do not place the unit on an unstable surface or a surface that is subject

to vibration. The unit could fall or tip over and cause injury.

Do not place the unit on a carpet

Do not place the unit directly on a rug or carpet. Fibers and dust from

the carpet can get inside of the unit and cause a re.

Do not insert foreign objects inside the unit

Do not drop or insert foreign objects such as clips or staples in the

opening for the AC adapter, cutter section, or inside the printer.

Otherwise it may cause re, electrical shock, machine failure, or injury.

Protect the unit from humidity and dust

Do not operate or store the unit in a hot and humid environment, in a

dusty environment, in an area exposed to direct sunlight, or near an

open ame. Doing so could result in re or electric shock.

Be sure to observe the storage and operating environment condition.

Operating environment: 15-32.5°C, RH 10-85%

Storage environment: 5-35°C, RH 10-90%

Do not place heavy objects or metal objects on the unit

Do not place heavy objects on the unit. Doing so could damage the

unit.

Do not place metal objects such as accessories or containers such as cup

containing water or uid. Touching the electrical parts inside the printer

can cause short circuit and may result in re or electrical shock.

Handle the AC adapter carefully

When unplugging the power cord from an outlet, grasp the plug itself;

do not pull on the cord. Pulling on the cord could damage the cord,

which could result in re or electric shock. Furthermore, always be

sure to turn the power switch on the unit “OFF” before unplugging or

plugging in the AC adapter.

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Safety Precautions

Unplug the unit when not in use

If the machine will not be used for a long time, unplug the AC adapter

from the power outlet. Otherwise, electrical leakage may occur, and re

could result if dust has accumulated.

Keep the area around the AC adapter clear

In order to allow you to unplug the AC adapter quickly in an emergency,

do not place other objects around the outlet. Inability to unplug the unit

quickly in an emergency could result in re or electric shock.

Do not touch the print head

Do not touch the print head while it is printing or immediately after

printing. Doing so could result in a burn.

Do not touch the cutter

This unit has a built-in cutter. To avoid injury, read this manual

thoroughly and handle the cutter carefully.

Keep small children away from the consumable

Always keep the consumable such as ribbon cassette, cleaner, etc., out of the reach of small children to avoid

accidents.

Securely hold the handle of the printer

To avoid personal injury, securely hold the handle of the printer when carrying it.

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CAUTION

Handle the unit gently

Do not subject the unit to strong impacts. Doing so could damage the

unit.

Do not operate the keyboard roughly

Do not handle the keyboard roughly when typing. Rough handling

could result in damage to the unit.

Do not re-use ribbons or label tape

Do not attempt to re-use ribbons or label tape. Doing so could damage

the unit.

Do not attempt to pull tube out

Do not pull on a tube or tape while printing is in progress. Doing so

could result in poor printing quality or malfunction.

Do not touch ink ribbon

To avoid poor printing results with oil on your skin or staining your

hands, do not touch ink ribbon.

Using only cassettes designed for this unit

Use only the specied types of ribbon cassettes, tube attachments, etc.

Never try to disassemble a cassette and install a new ribbon. Doing so

can result in poor printing quality or damage to the equipment.

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Safety Precautions

Do not feed wires into the unit

The purpose of this unit is to print on tube or labels. This unit cannot

print directly on wires or cables, so do not attempt to feed wires or

cables into the unit. Doing so could result in damage to the unit.

Do not touch the connector (metal part)

Do not touch the connection terminal (metal part) of the cassette. Doing

so could cause an improper recognition of the cassette.

Do not leave the machine unused for a long time

Do not leave the printer in a sun-heated vehicle or any other extreme environment for an extended period.

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Quick Guide to Using the Printer

This section explains the basic use of the printer for people who want to start using it quickly. Although the

printer features a wide variety of functions, this section explains only the most basic sequence of operations:

installing accessories → turning on the power → inputing characters → printing. Refer to the main body of

this manual for more specic details on the functions of the printer.

Installing Accessories

Check that the power switch is turned off.

The shape of the power plug varies according to country.

Cover

Attach the AC adapter (N14584).

Open the cover.

Move this lever to the left, and then open the cover

•

Install the ribbon cassette.

Remove the stopper and take up any slack in the ribbon.

•

Push the cassette in until it clicks into the place.

CAUTION

Do not touch the connector (metal part)

Do not hold the connection terminal (metal part) of the cassette. Doing so could cause an improper recognition of the cassette.

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Quick Guide to Using the Printer

Install the tube attachment.

Align the hooks on the tube atta

•

Push the tube attachment in until it clicks into the place.

Insert a tube.

Push the tube in until

•

its tip touches the transport roller 2.

chment with the holes in the printer.

Transport roller 2

• Insert the tube with the warp oriented as shown in the figure.

If the tube is inserted in a wrong orientation, it can jam and cause a

feed error.

Turn the power switch on.

Close the cover.

Close the cover completely so that it clic

•

Turn on the power switch.

Character input dis

•

play appears after displaying the ribbon cassette information.

ks shut.

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Inputting Characters

[Example]

Printing “C-2” on a 3.0mm-diameter tube

Printed results

While holding down [Shift], press [C].

Press [-].

If you accidentally input an incorrect character

Although you meant to enter “C-2”, you entered

ex.

“C=2” by mistake.

Press [ ] and [ ], and move the cursor box to the

position of the “2” .

Press [Back Space].

The “=” disappears.

•

Press [-].

Press [2].

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Printing

Press [Print].

Make sure that “T

•

Quick Guide to Using the Printer

ube” is selected.

“No ribbon cassette” is displayed if the ribbon cassette is not installed. Install the ribbon cassette. “No ribbon information. No ribbon amount displayed. Press enter” is displayed if the information cannot be read due to the ribbon cassette failure and so forth. If this message is displayed, follow the instruction on the screen.

Press [Enter].

Make sure that “φ3.0mm” is selected.

•

Press [Enter].

Make sure that “Sets to print” is “1”.

•

Press [Enter].

The tube is automatic

•

printer and printing begins.

Once printing is completed, the tube is

•

cut automatically

ally fed into the

Take out the cut tube.

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Part 1

Before You Begin (Preparation)

This section describes preparations and some things you should know before entering characters.

1.1 Names and Functions

of Parts ............................... 18

Main Unit ................................................18

LCD screen .............................................20

Keyboard ................................................22

1.2 Connecting the

AC Adapter ......................... 24

1.3 Use the PC Connection Kit . 26

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1.1

Names and Functions of Parts

Main Unit

*Removing the wrap around tape guide

To print to other media, remove the wrap around tape guide

Pull out the cutter

. 2.

Pull out the wrap-ar

tape guide.

ound

Reinstall the cutter

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Cover

Open this cover when you need to load a cassette

or tube.

Before You Begin

Transport roller 2

This roller feeds printing media past the print

head.

Part 1

Cover release

Pull this lever to the left to open the cover.

Power switch

Use this switch to turn the power on and off. Flip

the switch to the “|” position to turn the power on,

and ip the switch to the “

power off.

LCD screen

Displays text that has been input or the

information about settings.

Ribbon cassette holder

Place the ribbon cassette here.

Mounting location for attachment or printing

media cassette

Mount the tube attachment or label tape cassette

here. The optional Tube Warmer also mounts

here.

Cutter

The cutter cuts printing media automatically. The

cutter can be replaced.

Cutter receiver

This is the receiver for the cutter blade when

cutting printing media. When the cutter is

replaced, the cutter receiver is replaced at the

same time.

” position to turn the

Transport roller 3

This roller feeds printed printing media to the

cutter.

Transport roller 3 release lever

Pull this lever to the right to release transport

roller 3. Use this lever when clearing jammed

printing media.

Media intake

Insert tube or plate here (when attachment

installed).

Outlet

Printed printing media emerge here.

Keyboard

Input text to be printed and data for settings

through this keyboard.

AC adapter connector

Connect the AC adapter cable here.

Interface cover

Open this cover to connect the USB cables of the

PC connection kit.

Wrap around tape guide

This guide is installed when printing on wrap

around tape. Remove it when printing to other

media.

Print head

This device prints by applying heat to a ribbon.

As it becomes very hot, not touch this device

while printing is in progress or immediately after

printing.

Transport roller 1

This roller feeds printing media to the print head.

Handle

Hold this handle when carrying the printer.

Connector for ribbon cassette

This is to read out information of the ribbon

cassette. Do not touch and deform the connector.

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LCD screen

Caps Lock

Indicates whether the Caps Lock mode is active.

: Active, so all alphabetic characters are

entered in uppercase.

(no indication): Normal(inactive)

Insert/Overwrite mode indicator

Indicates which of the two input modes is selected:

insert mode or overwrite mode.

: Insert mode

(no indication): Overwrite mode

Printing speed indicator

Indicates which printing speed has been selected:

high, middle, or low.

High

Middle

Low

Half cutting mode indicator

Indicates the half cutting mode that was selected

for a single printing operation in which multiple

tube segments or label tape are printed and then

cut apart. Note that the half cutting mode is

selected by pressing [Set Cut]

: Half cut.

: Not half cut, but a solid line is printed

showing where to cut with scissors, etc.

: Not half cut, but a dotted line is printed

showing where to cut with scissors, etc.

Not half cut, and no cuttin

(No indication)

Power indicator

Indicates that the AC adapter is properly

connected.

: AC adapter

Seg Length/Alignment/margin indicator

Indicates either “Seg Length”, the length of one

tube segment(or one label); “Alignment”, whether

text is centered or left-justied; or “margin”.

Next page indicator

Indicates that another page exists following the

currently displayed page.

Previous page indicator

Indicates that another page exists prior to the

currently displayed page.

is printed.

g line

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Printing orientation indicator

Indicates which printing orientation has been

selected: “horizontal/horizontal character”,

“vertical/vertical character”, or “vertical/

horizontal character”.

Horizontal/horizontal character

H/H

ertical/vertical character

V/V

Vertical/horizontal character

V/H

Frame indicator

Indicates the type of frame that has been selected

to print around text.

Character size indicator

Indicates the selected printing character size.

When 50% character size width is selected, “

displayed next to the size.

Line number indicator

Indicates the number of lines selected for printing,

either one line, two lines or three lines.

■

” is

Before You Begin

Part 1

Character spacing indicator

Indicates the selected character spacing.

Standard character spacing (no extra

N(Narrow)

M(Medium)

W(Wide)

Continuous printing indicator

Indicates for how many times (how many pages)

the currently displayed character data will be

printed.

Cursor

The cursor appears as a rectangle (■). Text is input

at the cursor position.

spacing)

Moderate character spacing

(approximately 0.5mm between

characters)

Wide character spacing

(approximately 1.0mm between

characters)

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Keyboard

[A/A] ( page 97)

Use this key to change the printing orientation.

[Seg Len] ( page 99)

Use this key to change the cutting length (the

length of one tube or one label tape), the character

alignment (left-justied or centered), and the

margin.

[Frame] ( page 71)

Use this key to add a border around text.

[Char Size] ( page 68)

Use this key to change the character size.

[Set Lines] ( page 72)

Use this key to change the number of lines.

[Char Space] ( page 69)

Use this key to change the spacing between

characters.

[Edit] ( page 74 to 84)

Use this key to insert, delete, copy, cut and paste

pages.

[Cont Print] ( page 103)

Use this key to print a specic page multiple times

(continuous printing).

[Num] ( page 105)

Use this key to print numbered character data

(numbered printing).

[File] ( page 85 to 93)

Use this key to save text data that has been input,

and to retrieve saved data.

[PC Conn]

Use this key when the printer is connected to

the PC using the USB cable contained in the PC

connection kit.

[Func]

Use this key

to adjust the printing density (

to select the printing speed (

to set the operation sound (

and so forth.

page 113),

page 114),

page 121),

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[Maint]

Use this key to feed a printing media forward or

backward (

cutter (

label tape (

[Del All] ( pages 62 and 122)

Use this key to delete all of the text data that

is currently displayed, or to restore the initial

settings.

[Ins] ( page 63)

Use this key to switch between insert mode and

overwrite mode.

[Del]

Use this key to delete character data that has been

input. When this key is pressed, the character

marked by the cursor is deleted.

pages 126 and 128), to replace the

page 133), to forcibly full cut a tube or

page 131), and so forth.

Before You Begin

[Alt]

To input symbols, use this key to select or delete

characters.

[Remove] ( page 118)

Use this key to eject a printing media.

[Symbol 1] ,[Symbol 2] ( page 59)

Use this key to input symbols.

[Adjust]

Use this key to adjust the printing start position

page 108), to adjust the depth and speed of

(

half cutting and full cutting (

132), and so forth.

[Set Cut] ( pages 115 and 116)

Use this key to select whether or not to use half

cutting, and when to make a full cut.

pages 130 and

Part 1

[Canc]

Use this key to return to the previous display in

the setup display, or to cancel a printing operation.

If the setup display is currently displayed, hold

down the [Shift] key while pressing the [Canc] key

to return to the text input display. To cancel the

current printing operation immediately, without

waiting for the printing or cutting operation to

end, hold down this key until the printer begins to

beep.

[Back Space]

Use this key to delete character data that has been

input. Each time this key is pressed, the character

that precedes the cursor is deleted.

[Page]

Use this key to nd out what page is currently

being displayed. The free memory capacity is also

displayed simultaneously.

[Caps Lock]

Press this key to switch character input between

uppercase and lowercase.

[Print]

Use this key to print the entered text on a printing

media.

Direction keys

Use these keys to make selections on the setup

display and in the menus, and to move the cursor

on the text input display. Also on the text input

display, hold down the [Shift] key while pressing

these keys to jump either one page back or one

page ahead.

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1.2

Connecting the AC Adapter

Make sure that the power switch is off.

Plug the power cord into the AC adapter

(N14584).

Plug it in all the way.

Plug the AC adapter into the printer.

Plug the AC adapter power plug into a 100-240V power outlet.

Plug it in all the way.

The shape of the power plug varies according to country.

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Before You Begin

Part 1

WARNING

CAUTION

Do not handle the power cord with wet hands

Do not plug in or unplug the AC adapter while your hands are wet. Doing so could result in electric shock.

Do not connect to a multi-outlet adapter or extension cord

Do not connect this unit to a multi-outlet adapter or extension cord. Doing so could

result in re or electric shock. Do not power on with the power cord tied. It can cause re or electrical shock.

Push the plug in all the way

Push the AC adapter power plug all of the way into the power outlet. Failure to do so

could result in re or electric shock.

Do not use any AC adapter or cord other than the included one

Never use any other AC adaptor or cord than the included one. Using it can result in

re, electric shock, or printer failure. Do not use the included AC adapter for any other

product. Fire or electric shock can result.

Use a 100-240V AC power supply

Use at voltage between 100 and 240V AC. If not, it may result in re, electrical shock

or machine failure.

When it thunders at a short distance, remove the power plug from the outlet

When it thunders at a short distance, remove the power plug from the outlet. If not, it

may result in re, electric shock, or machine failure.

Do not damage the AC adapter and cord

Do not damage, pull excessively, or modify the AC adapter and cord. Do not place a heavy thing on the AC adapter and cord. A short-circuit can be caused at the damaged

portion, resulting in a re or electric shock.

Handle the AC adapter carefully

When unplugging the power cord from an outlet, grasp the plug itself; do not pull on

the cord. Pulling on the cord could damage it, which could result in injury, re or

electric shock.

Keep the area around the AC adapter clear

In order to allow you to unplug the AC adapter quickly in an emergency, do not place other objects around the outlet. An inability to unplug the unit quickly in an emergency

could result in re or electric shock.

About the memory backup battery

If the memory backup battery starts become weak, the message shown below is displayed when the printer is turned on. If you continue to use the printer without replacing the battery, the memory backup battery will become completely dead, and the next time that the printer is turned off all data and settings will be lost. If this message appears, be sure to contact your dealer.

If the memory backup battery becomes completely dead, the message shown below is displayed when the printer is turned on. If this message appears, be sure to contact your dealer. If you continue to use the printer without replacing the battery, the printer may operate incorrectly.

After reading this message, press any key to continue.

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1.3

Install the printer diver and application in the PC in advance.

For details on how to use the PC connection kit, refer to “Application Software for Mk2600” and the printer

driver contained in the included Software CDROM.

To use the PC connection kit, connect the printer to the PC as shown.

Use the PC Connection Kit

Connect the printer to the PC using the included USB cable.

•Insert the type-B (square) plug of the USB cable in the USB socket

on the printer, and insert the other plug of the USB cable in the

USB socket on the PC.

ou may have to adjust the segment length for each printing media.

For more details, refer to Note, “Adjusting the segment length” (

page 101).

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Part 2

Basic Operations

This section describes the basic steps to take before printing.

2.1

Printing on Tube and

Clear Tube

Install cassettes ....................28

Insert tube .............................30

Turn the power switch on .....31

Input characters ....................32

Print ......................................35

.......................... 28

2.2 Printing on Label Tape, Heat Shrink Tube, and 4mm I.D.

.................................... 36

Strip

Install cassettes ....................36

Turn the power switch on .....39

Input characters ....................40

Print ......................................42

2.3 Printing on Wrap around Tape

Installing cassettes ...............43

Install the wrap around

tape guide .............................44

Turn the power switch on .....45

Input characters ....................46

Print ......................................46

............. 43

2.4 Printing on Plates ................. 48

Install cassette ......................48

Insert plate ............................50

Turn the power switch on .....51

Input characters ....................52

Print ......................................55

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2.1

The procedure for printing on tube or clear tube is shown below.

Printing on Tube and Clear Tube

Install cassettes

Insert tube

Turn the power switch on

Input characters

Install cassettes

Install the ribbon cassette and the tube attachment.

Open the cover.

Take up any slack in the ribbon.

•

Remove the stopper and then take up any slack in the ribbon.

The printer cannot detect the ribbon if it has any slack. Always be sure to take up slack in the ribbon when installing the ribbon cassette.

Dispose the removed stopper according to local government regulation.

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Install the ribbon cassette into the printer.

Push the cassette in until

•

If the ribbon cassette is loose, the ribbon may not be detected, so be sure to press it in until it clicks.

it clicks into the place.

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Part 2

CAUTION

Install the tube attachment into the printer.

Align the tabs on the tube atta

•

holes in the printer, and then push the tube

attachment in until it clicks into the place.

Remove the wrap around tape guide.

•

page 18.

Close the cover.

Close the cover completely so that it clic

•

Do not touch the connector (metal part)

Do not hold the connection terminal (metal part) of the cassette. Doing so could cause

an improper recognition of the cassette.

chment with the

ks shut.

Ink ribbon cassette and tube attachment

The ink ribbon cassette and tube attachment shown below are supplied with the printer.

Ink ribbon cassette

The ink ribbon cassette contains a ribbon that contains special ink. The ink is printed on a tube or label tape by applying heat to the ribbon.

Tube attachment

The tube attachment is used to print characters on a tube. It feeds a tube into the printer.

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Insert tube

Tube is not provided with the printer; it must be purchased separately. The printer can print on tube with a

diameter ranging from 2.5mm to 6.5mm. Note that the printer will not print properly on tube that is bumpy,

dirty, or of uneven thickness.

Open the cover.

Insert a tube.

Insert the tube into the intake, and push the tube

•

it touches the transport roller 2.

in until

Transport roller 2

Close the cover.

Close the cover completely so that it clic

•

ks shut.

Pay attention to warp of the tube.

Insert the tube with the warp oriented as shown in the

gure. If the tube is inserted in a wrong orientation, it

can jam and cause a feed error.

CAUTION When tube presence cannot be detected

Depending on the type of tube, this machine may be unable to detect whether the tube is

present. In such cases, use the clear tube mode for printing. However, in the clear tube

mode, the machine cannot detect when the tube supply has run out.

When the tube supply has run out, hold down [Canc] until the printer beeps.

When using a tube reel

Adjust the tube reel so that the load does not exceed

4.9N (500gf). If the load is too great, the tube will

stretch and the cutting position will shift.

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Basic Operations

Part 2

Turn the power switch on

Before turning the power switch on, make sure that the cassettes and tube have been inserted properly, that the

cover is closed, and that the AC adapter has been properly connected.

Press the “|” side of the power switch.

• The startup display appears.

Startup display

• Character input display appears after displaying the ribbon cassette

information.

The character input display appears immediately if no ribbon cassette is installed.

* If the display remains blank, refer to “Troubleshooting” (

page 147).

Ribbon cassette information display

Do not turn the power switch on and off rapidly

Turning the power switch on and off rapidly and repeatedly can cause misoperation and

the loss of stored data.

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Input characters

ex. Print four each of the following tube segments.

Tube to be used: φ3.0mm

Input “200V”

To input uppercase letters or the characters appearing on the upper half of the keycaps, press and hold the [Shift] key, and then press the desired key. If you input a wrong character by mistake, press [Back Space] to delete the character and then input the correct character.

Press [Enter].

new page appears, and the system awaits input

•

of more character data.

Input “Pump Room”.

If you input a wrong character

Press [Back Space] to delete the character and then input the correct character.

Indicates that another page precedes the currently displayed page.

Press [Enter].

new page appears, and the system awaits input

•

of more character data.

Input “A1”.

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Basic Operations

If you accidentally input an incorrect character

Follow the procedure described below to make changes if you accidentally input an

incorrect character.

ex. You meant to input “200V” but accidentally input “240V”

Press [◄] or [►] and move the cursor (n) to

the “4”.

Press [Del] to delete the “4”.

If you press [Back Space] instead of [Del], the character to the left of the cursor (“2” in this case) is deleted.

Press “0” to input the correct character.

Part 2

Deleting all entered text

Follow the procedure described below to delete all characters input on all pages.

Press [Del ALL].

The Delete

•

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Text only”, and

then press [Enter].

•

The deletion confirmation display appears.

When only the text is deleted, settings such as Orientation, Character Size, Seg Length, Frame, Lines, Character Space, Continuous Print, and Numbering remain unchanged.

Press [◄] or [►] to select “Yes”, and then

press [Enter].

When the message shown at right appears, text

•

data on all pages is deleted.

All selection display appears.

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Number of characters that can be input

The printer can accept data input of totalling approximately 5000 characters on all pages

combined; if the printer’s capacity is exceeded, the message “Not enough memory Character

input is no longer possible.” appears. If this occurs, save all text data (

refer to “Saving

character data” on page 86), delete all characters that are displayed on the display (refer to

Memo on the previous page, “Deleting all entered text”), and then continue inputting new

characters.

You can also press [Page] to display the following display, where you can check how much

space is available.

Currently used capacity Free capacity

What is a page?

As used in relation to the printer, the term “page” has special meaning. The text entries

“200V”, “Pump Room” and “A1” that were input in the procedure described on page 32 are

actually input on three separate pages. A new page is created automatically whenever you

enter characters and press [Enter].

Viewing data from a previous page

If there is a page preceding the currently displayed page, “◄” appears in the upper left

corner of the display. If you press the [◄] key and move the cursor to the left past the rst

character that is currently displayed on the display, the display will change to show the

character data from the preceding page. You can also jump directly to the preceding page

by pressing [Shift] + [◄].

If there is a page that following the currently displayed page, “►” appears in the upper right

corner of the display. If you press the [►] key and move the cursor to the right past the

last character that is currently displayed on the display, the display will change to show the

character data from the next page. You can also jump directly to the next page by pressing

[Shift] + [►].

Indicates that there is a page preceding the current page.

Indicates that there is a page following the current page.

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Once the characters have been input, begin printing.

Press [Print].

•

The print media selection display appears.

What is “print media”?

Print media is the material that you are printing on, such as a tube, heat shrink tube, label tape, wrap around tape, 4mm I.D. strip, plate, or clear tube.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Tube”, and then press [Enter].

•

The tube size (inner diameter) selection display appears.

Printing on clear tube

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Clear tube” and then press [Enter].

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “φ3.0mm”, and then press [Enter].

•

The sets to print and range settin

Select the correct tube size

Printing will not be performed correctly if you do not select the correct tube size.

g display appears.

Basic Operations

A check mark is displayed next to the currently selected print media.

A check mark is displayed next to the currently selected tube size.

Part 2

Rough amount of the remaining ink ribbon is displayed as shown. When the

information of the cassette is not properly retrieved, the amount of the ribbon does not appear.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Sets to print”, and then press [4].

•

The result of this operation is that the character data for three

pages is printed four tim

If “Range: all” is not selected, press [▲] or [▼] to select “Range”, and then press [◄] or [►] to select “All”

Press [Enter].

•

Printing begins.

Canceling printing

If you press [Canc], the message “Aborting print” appears and printing is aborted. In this case, the tube that is currently being printed is cut and then ejected.

Take out the tube.

half-cut tube is ejected.

•

If a tube jams

Hold down [Canc] until the printer beeps. The printer stops all

operations immediately. In this case, the tube is not cut and it is not ejected. Refer to “If a Tube or Label Tape Becomes Jammed” (

page 124) and take out the jammed tube.

es.

The tube is halfcut to permit easy cutting by hand.

Make sure that “Range: All” is displayed.

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2.2

Printing on Label Tape, Heat Shrink Tube, and

4mm I.D. Strip

Print the text by the following operating procedure. Prepare the following according to the type of media to be

printed

•

o print on label tape: label tape cassette

•

o print on heat shrink tube: heat shrink tube cassette

•

o print on 4mm I.D. strips: 4mm I.D. strip cassette

These cassettes are not include with the machine: they must be purchased separately. Contact your dealer for

details.

Install cassettes

Turn the power switch on

Input characters

Install cassettes

Install the ribbon cassette and the label tape cassette. Note that this explanation assumes that you will be

printing on label tape. If you will be printing on heat shrink tube or 4mm I.D. strip, simply substitute heat

shrink tube cassette or 4mm I.D. strip cassette for label tape cassette as appropriate.

Open the cover.

Take up any slack in the ribbon.

Remove the stopper and then take up any slack in the ribbon.

•

The printer cannot detect the ribbon if it has any slack in the ribbon. Always be sure to take up slack in the ribbon when installing a cassette.

Dispose the removed stopper according to local government regulation.

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Install the ribbon cassette into the printer.

Push the cassette in until

•

If the ribbon cassette is loose, the ribbon may not be detected, so be sure to press it in until it clicks.

it clicks into the place.

Basic Operations

Part 2

CAUTION

Install the label tape cassette into the printer.

• Align the tab on the label tape cassette with

the hole in the printer, and then push the

cassette in until it clicks into the place.

Conrm that the release paper is not peeled when setting the

label cassette. Before setting, cut the part where the release paper is peeled or the end is not straight.

Remove the wrap around tape guide.

•

page 18.

Close the cover.

Close the cover completely so that it clic

•

Do not touch the connector (metal part)

Do not hold the connection terminal (metal part) of the cassette. Doing so could cause

an improper recognition of the cassette.

ks shut.

Various cassettes

These cassettes must be purchased separately. Contact your nearest dealer for details.

Label tape cassette

This is used to print characters on label tape.

Heat shrink tube cassette

This is used to print characters on heat shrink tube.

Wrap around tape cassette

This is used to print on wrap around tape.

4mm I.D. strip cassette

This is used to print characters on 4mm I.D. strip.

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Do not install the wrong type of cassette

The printer can print on tube, clear tube, label tape, heat shrink tube, wrap around tape,

plate, and 4mm I.D. strip, but each requires a different type of cassette. Loading a wrong

type of cassette makes it impossible to print characters properly.

When printing on tube or plate

Install the ribbon cassette and tube attachment in the machine.

If the wrap around tape guide or media cassette is already installed, remove it rst.

Note that the attachment does not come with tube or plate; they must be purchased

separately.

When printing on label tape, heat shrink tube or 4mm I.D. strip

Install the ribbon cassette and the appropriate cassette in the machine.

The wrap around tape guide and attachment are not used, so if they are already installed,

remove them rst.

When printing on wrap around tape

Install the ribbon cassette, the wrap around tape cassette and wrap around tape guide in the

machine. The tube attachment is not used, so if it is already installed, remove it rst.

What to do if the label tape becomes stuck inside the cassette

Ordinarily, the tip of the label tape protrudes from the cassette as shown in Fig. 1, but

sometimes the label tape becomes wound all the way into the cassette, as shown in Fig.

2. In this case, pull the label tape out as shown in Fig. 3. If you do not pull the label tape

out before installing the cassette, the message “Start of media not detect.” appears and the

printer can not print. This message can be cleared by pressing [Canc].

Fig. 1

The label tape should be set as shown here.

Fig. 2

Here, the label tape has become wound up inside of the cassette.

Fig. 3

Use tweezers to pull out the label tape to the prescribed position.

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Basic Operations

Part 2

Turn the power switch on

Before turning the power switch on, make sure that the cassettes have been inserted properly, that the cover is

closed, and that the AC adapter is connected.

Press the “|” side of the power switch.

• The startup display appears.

Startup display

• Character input display appears after displaying the ribbon cassette

information.

The character input display appears immediately if no ribbon cassette is installed.

* If the display remains blank, refer to “Troubleshooting” (

page 147).

Ribbon cassette information display

Do not turn the power switch on and off rapidly

Turning the power switch on and off rapidly and repeatedly can cause misoperation and

the loss of stored data.

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Input characters

ex. Print the following label tape.

Label tape being used: 9mm label tape

Input “10W”.

If you accidentally input an incorrect character, press [Back Space] to delete the character and then input the correct one.

Press [Enter].

new page appears, and the system waits for input of more

•

character data.

Press [Set Lines].

Since the middle label has two lines press [Set Lines] to change

•

the Lines settin

An “×” appears next to number of lines that are not available.

Indicates that another page precedes the currently displayed page.

A check mark indicates the number of lines that is currently selected.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “2 lines” and then press [Enter].

Input “+12V”.

The input display now has two lines.

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Press either [▼] or [►].

If you press [Enter] instead of [▼] or [►], a new page is created.

Input “-12V”.

Press [Enter].

new page appears, and the system waits for input of more

•

character data.

Press [Set Lines].

Since the third label has just one line, press [Set Lines] to change

•

the Line settin

g for the third label.

Basic Operations

The cursor moves to the second line.

A check mark indicates the number of lines that is currently selected.

Part 2

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “1 line” and then press [Enter].

Input “Relay”.

If you input the wrong character

Press [Back Space] to delete the character and then input the correct one.

The input display now has one line.

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Once the characters have been input, begin printing.

Press [Print].

•

The print media selection display appears.

What is “print media”?

Print media is the material that you are printing on, such as a tube, heat shrink tube, label tape, wrap around tape, 4mm I.D. strip, plate, or clear tube.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Label”, and then press [Enter].

The label tape size (width) selection display appears.

•

If 4mm I.D. strip is the selected media, the size display does not appear.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “9mm”, and then press [Enter].

The sets to print and range settin

•

If “Range: all” is not selected, press [▲] or [▼] to select “Range”, and then press [◄] or [►] to select “All”.

Rough amount of the remaining ink ribbon is displayed as shown. When the

information of the cassette is not properly retrieved, the amount of the ribbon does not appear.

Press [Enter].

Printing begins.

•

Canceling printing

If you press [Canc], the message “Aborting print” appears and printing is aborted. In this case, the label tape that is currently being printed is cut and then ejected.

g display appears.

A check mark is displayed next to the currently selected print media.

A check mark is displayed next to the currently selected label tape size.

Make sure that “Range: All” is displayed.

Take out the label.

half-cut label is ejected.

•

If label tape jams

Hold down [Cancel] until the printer beeps. The printer stops

all operations immediately. In this case, the label tape is not cut

and it is not ejected. Refer to “If a Tube or Label Tape Becomes Jammed” (

page 124) and take out the jammed label tape.

A small notch is cut between each label so that the labels can be easily separated.

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Basic Operations

Part 2

2.3

Wrap around tape consists of a printable part and a transparent laminate. It is used for indicating the

destinations of cables.

Prepare a wrap around tape cassette and print characters by the following procedure.

Note that a wrap around tape cassette is not supplied with the machine; it must be purchased separately.

Printing on Wrap around Tape

Installing cassettes

Installing the wrap around tape guide

Turn the power switch on

Input characters

Installing cassettes

Install a ribbon cassette and the wrap around tape cassette.

Open the cover.

Take up any slack in the ribbon.

Remove the stopper and then take up any slack in the ribbon.

•

The printer cannot detect the ribbon if it has any slack in the ribbon. Always be sure to take up slack in the ribbon when installing a cassette.

Dispose the removed stopper according to local government regulation.

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Install the ribbon cassette in the printer.

Push the cassette in until

•

If the ribbon cassette is loose, the ribbon may not be detected, so be sure to press it in until it clicks.

it clicks into the place.

CAUTION

Install the wrap around tape cassette into the

printer.

•

Align the tab on the wrap around tape cassette

with the hole in the printer, and then push the

cassette in until it clicks into the place.

Do not touch the connector (metal part)

Do not hold the connection terminal (metal part) of the cassette. Doing so could cause

an improper recognition of the cassette.

Install the wrap around tape guide

If the wrap around tape guide has been installed, verify that it is installed correctly.

Pull out the cutter.

Install the wrap around tape guide.

Press the guide firmly so that it hooks under the

•

ledge in the machine.

Install the cutter.

•

o ensure correct orientation, align the “-” mark on the cutter with

the “◄” mark as shown, and insert the cutter all the way in.

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Basic Operations

Close the cover.

Turn the power switch on

Before turning the power switch on, make sure that the cassettes have been inserted properly, that the

cover is closed, and that the AC adapter is connected.

Press the “|” side of the power switch.

• The startup display appears.

Part 2

• Character input display appears after displaying the ribbon cassette

information.

The character input display appears immediately if no ribbon cassette is installed.

* If the display remains blank, refer to “Troubleshooting” (

Do not turn the power switch on and off rapidly

Turning the power switch on and off rapidly and repeatedly can cause misoperation and

the loss of stored data.

page 147).

Startup display

Ribbon cassette information display

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Input characters

ex. create three pieces of wrap-around tape of the following types.

Input “A-1”.

Once the characters have been input, begin printing.

Press [Print].

The print media selection display appears.

•

What is “print media”?

Print media is the material that you are printing on, such as a tube, heat shrink tube, label tape, wrap around tape, 4mm I.D. strip, plate, or clear tube.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Wrap around”, and press [Enter].

The sets to print and range settin

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g display appears.

A check mark is displayed next to the currently selected print media.

If “Range: all” is not selected, press [▲] or [▼] to select “Range”, and then press [◄] or [►] to select “All”.

Rough amount of the remaining ink ribbon is displayed as shown. When the

information of the cassette is not properly retrieved, the amount of the ribbon does not appear.

Press [3] and then [Enter].

Three pieces are printed.

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Canceling printing

If you press [Canc], the message “Aborting print” appears and printing is aborted. In this case, the tape that is currently being printed is cut and then ejected.

Take out the wrap around tape.

half-cut tape is ejected.

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If tape jams

Hold down [Cancel] until the printer beeps. The printer stops all

operations immediately. In this case, the tape is not cut and it is not ejected. Refer to “If a Tube or Label Tape Becomes Jammed” (

page 124) and take out the jammed tape.

The tape is half-cut so that it can be easily separated by hand.

Make sure that “Range: All” is displayed.

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Basic Operations

Part 2

Attaching the wrap-around tape

Peel the printed film from the wrap around tape backing.

When wrapping, the laminating cover should overlap the printed part sufciently. We

therefore recommend using with cable of φ3 to φ7.6 mm.

Attach the tape to the cable as shown in the diagram,

starting from the printed end.

Wrap the transparent laminating portion so that it

covers the printed part.

If the film does not peel away from the backing

Because wrap around tape has a strong adhesive, it may be hard to peel the lm off the

backing. Refer to the following diagram for the peeling method.

Peel-off Film

Printable Area

Hold the backing

Peel the printed part away

If the cut is too shallow

Wrap around tape is thicker than typical label tape, so the half-cut may be shallower.

In this case, refer to “What To Do If the Cutter Is Getting Blunt” on page 130 to adjust

cutting depth. If it still does not cut, replace with new cutter. (

If the half-cut is too shallow, the lm may not peel from the backing properly.

If this part is joined, pull apart with your fingers

If the remaining part cannot be separated, adjust the cutting depth.

page 133)

Printable Area

Nisca Corporation shall not be responsible for damages that might result from the tape peeling off, or from fading of the printing on the tape.

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2.4

The procedure for printing on plates is shown below.

Printing on Plates

Install cassettes

Insert plate

Turn the power switch on

Input characters

Install cassettes

Install the plate ribbon cassette and the plate attachment.

This device may not print properly on some types of plate. Please contact your nearest dealer for details.

Open the cover.

Take up any slack in the ribbon.

Use the plate ribbon cassette

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Remove the stopper and then take up any slack in the ribbon.

The printer cannot detect the ribbon if it has any slack in the ribbon. Always be sure to take up slack in the ribbon when installing the ribbon cassette.

Dispose the removed stopper according to local government regulation.

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Install the ribbon cassette into the printer.

Push the cassette in until

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If the ribbon cassette is loose, the ribbon may not be detected, so be sure to press it in until it clicks.

it clicks into the place.

Basic Operations

Part 2

CAUTION

Install the plate attachment into the printer.

Align the tabs on the plate atta

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holes in the printer, and then push the plate

attachment in until it clicks into the place.

Remove the wraparound tape guide.

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page 18.

Close the cover.

Close the cover completely so that it clic

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Do not touch the connector (metal part)

Do not hold the connection terminal (metal part) of the cassette. Doing so could cause

an improper recognition of the cassette.

chment with the

ks shut.

Use only a plate ink ribbon cassette!

A special ribbon cassette is required for printing on plates.

The supplied ink ribbon cassette will not print properly on

plate media.

This cassette is not included with this product, so contact your

nearest dealer.

*The tension of the ink ribbon dedicated to the plate was factory-adjusted.

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Insert plate

Plates are not provided with the printer; they must be purchased separately. The printer can print on from 8.0mm

to 10mm plates. Note that the printer will not print properly on plates that are bumpy, dirty or of uneven

thickness.

Open the cover.

Insert a plate.

Insert the plate into the intake, and push it in

•

it touches the transport roller 2.

until

Transport roller 2

Close the cover.

•

Close the cover completely so that it clic

ks shut.

Printing may not be performed properly if the surface of the plate is unsuitable.

Pay attention to warp of the plate.

Insert the plate with the warp oriented as shown in the

gure. If the plate is inserted in a wrong orientation, it

can jam and cause a feed error.

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Basic Operations

Part 2

Turn the power switch on

Before turning the power switch on, make sure that the cassettes and plate have been inserted properly, that the

cover is closed, and that the AC adapter is properly connected.

Press the “|” side of the power switch.

• The startup display appears.

Startup display

• Character input display appears after displaying the ribbon cassette

information.

The character input display appears immediately if no ribbon cassette is installed.

* If the display remains blank, refer to “Troubleshooting” (

page 147).

Ribbon cassette information display

Do not turn the power switch on and off rapidly

Turning the power switch on and off rapidly and repeatedly can cause malfunction and

the loss of stored data.

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Input characters

ex. Print the following plates.

Plate being used: 8mm plate

Press [Set Lines].

Since the first plate has two lines, press [Set Lines] to change

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the Lines settin

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “2 lines” and then press [Enter].

An “×” appears next to number of lines that are not available.

Input “A-1”.

A check mark indicates the number of lines that is currently selected.

The input display now has two lines.

Press either [▼] or [►].

If you press [Enter] instead of [▼] or [►], a new page is created.

Input “A-2”.

Press [Enter].

new page appears, and the system waits for input of more

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character data.

The cursor moves to the second line.

Indicates that another page precedes the currently displayed page.

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Press [Set Lines].

Since the second plate has just one line, press [Set Lines] to

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change the Line settin

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “1 lines” and then press [Enter].

Input “B-1”.

Press [Enter].

new page appears, and the system waits for input of more

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character data.

g for the second plate.

Basic Operations

A check mark indicates the number of lines that is currently selected.

The input display now has two lines.

Part 2

Press [Set Lines].

Since the third plate has two lines, press [Set Lines] to

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change the Line settin

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “2 lines” and then press [Enter].

Input “C-1”.

Press either [▼] or [►].

If you press [Enter] instead of [▼] or [►], a new page is created.

g for the third plate.

A check mark indicates the number of lines that is currently selected.

The input display now has two lines.

The cursor moves to the second line.

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Input “C-2”.

Press [Set Cut].

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The Set cut selection display appears.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Half cut” and then press [Enter].

• The Half cut selection display appears.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Off” and then press [Enter].

The Cut line selection display appears.

•

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Dotted” and then press [Enter].

• Now the cut line is printed as a dotted line.

The media cannot be cut in the plate mode.

Press [Func].

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The Function selection display appears.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “CenterLine” and then press

[Enter].

The Center line selection display appears.

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “On” and then press [Enter].

The character input display reappears.

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Once the characters have been input, begin printing.

Press [Print].

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The print media selection display appears.

What is “print media”?

Print media is the material that you are printing on, such as a tube, heat shrink tube, label tape, 4mm I.D. strip, clear tube, wraparound tape or plate.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Plate”, and then press [Enter].

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The plate (width) selection display appears.

The plate size must be set accurately. If the correct plate size is not selected, printing will not proceed correctly.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “8.0mm”, and then press [Enter].

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The sets to print and range settin

g display appears.

Basic Operations

A check mark is displayed next to the currently selected print media.

A check mark is displayed next to the currently selected plate size.

Part 2

If “Range: All” is not selected, press [▲] or [▼] to select “Range”, then press [◄] or [►] to select “All”.

Rough amount of the remaining ink ribbon is displayed as shown. When the

information of the cassette is not properly retrieved, the amount of the ribbon does not appear.

Press [Enter].

Printing begins.

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Canceling printing

If you press [Canc], the message “Aborting print” appears and printing is aborted.

Take out the plate.

Cut the plate with scissors.

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If a plate jams

Hold down [Canc] until the printer beeps. The printer stops all operations immediately. Refer to “If a Tube or Label Tape Becomes Jammed” (

take out the jammed plate.

In the plate mode, plates are neither cut in half nor cut fully. If characters are printed on

a plate with “On" selected on the Half cut selection display, a solid cut line is printed

automatically.

When a page is repeatedly printed in the continuous printing mode, the actual segment

length may be different from the specied one. To adjust it, refer to Note, “Adjusting the

segment length” (

page 101).

If CL is displayed, a centerline is printed.

page 124) and

For details on printing characters on the plate, refer to “Printing with short pitch width” (

page 111).

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Part 3

Character Input

This section explains how to input characters and symbols, and how to delete and change characters.

3.1 Inputting Characters ............ 58

Inputting characters ................................58

3.2 Inputting Symbols ................ 59

Inputting symbols ...................................59

3.3 Deleting Characters, Creating New Pages, Moving the

Cursor ................................. 61

Deleting or changing characters.............61

Deleting all entered text data ..................62

Insert mode and overwrite mode............63

Creating a new page...............................64

Moving the cursor ...................................65

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3.1

Inputting Characters

Inputting characters

Input the following characters:

ex. Res 7-1

Input “Res 7-1”.

To input uppercase letters or the characters that appear on the top half of the keycaps, hold down the [Shift] key while pressing the desired key.

If you input an incorrect character

Press [Back Space] to delete the character and then input the correct one.

To input uppercase letters only

If you only want to input uppercase characters (for example, “SYSTEM”), it is more

convenient to press the [Caps Lock] key than type while holding down the [Shift] key.

When you press the [Caps Lock] key, letters are input as uppercase letters and the system

is set to “Caps Lock input mode.” If you want to input a lowercase letter while in Caps

Lock input mode, simply type it while holding down the [Shift] key.

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Character Input

Part 3

3.2

Inputting Symbols

Inputting symbols

Input the following characters:

250Ω

ex.

When the character size is set to 1.3 mm, no symbol can be entered.

Press [Symbol 2].

The symbol selection display appears.

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Press [◄], [▲], [►], or [▼] to select “ ”.

Press [Enter].

If you input an incorrect symbol

Delete the symbol by holding down the [Alt] key while pressing [Back Space] and then input the correct one. You can also move the cursor by holding down the [Alt]

key while pressing [◄] or [►].

is displayed.

Hold down [Alt] and press [Enter].

•

This inputs the symbol “

Input “250”.

If you input an incorrect character

Press [Back Space] to delete the character and then input the correct one.

Press [Symbol 1].

The symbol selection display appears.

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Press [◄], [▲], [►], or [▼] to select “Ω”.

”.

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Press [Enter].

If you input an incorrect symbol

Delete the symbol by holding down the [Alt] key while pressing [Back Space] and then input the correct one. You can also move the cursor by holding down the [Alt]

key while pressing [◄] or [►].

Hold down [Alt] and press [Enter].

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This inputs the symbol “Ω”.

Ω is displayed.

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Character Input

Part 3

3.3

Deleting Characters, Creating New Pages,

Moving the Cursor

Deleting or changing characters

There are two methods for deleting characters: one uses the [Back Space] key, and the other uses the [Del] key.

ex. Change “-27V” to “+24V”

Move the cursor to the “2” to the right of the “-”.

Press [◄] or [►] to move the cursor

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Press [Back Space] to delete the “-”.

The [Back Space] key deletes the character that is located to

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the left of the cursor

Press [ + ].

Move the cursor to the “7”.

Press [◄] or [►] to move the cursor

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Press the [Del] key to delete the “7”.

The [Del] key deletes the character at the cursor

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Press [4].

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Deleting all entered text data

It is possible to delete all text on all pages in a single operation. There are two alternatives: “Text only” or “Text

+ settings.”

Text only

This operation deletes the text on all pages, but leaves the settings from the nal page.

Text + settings

This operation deletes the text on all pages, and restores the initial values for the settings such as character size

and character spacing.

ex. Delete text on all pages, and restore the initial values for settings such as character size.

Press [Del All].

The Delete

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Text + settings”, and then press

[Enter].

The deletion confirmation display appears.

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All selection display appears.

Press [◄] or [►] to select “Yes”, and then press [Enter].

After the display at right appears, display returns to the

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character input display

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Character Input

Insert mode and overwrite mode

Press the [Ins] key to toggle between “insert mode” and “overwrite mode.” To determine which is the current

mode, check the upper left corner of the display. If the insert mark (

otherwise, input is in the overwrite mode.

Insert mode Overwrite mode

Starting from the state shown in Screen 1 below, if “A” is input in insert mode, the display will change to

“ABACDE”, since the character that is input is inserted to the left of the cursor. If the same operation is

performed in overwrite mode (Screen 2), the result is “ABADE”, since the “C” where the cursor is located is

replaced with “A”.

) appears, input is in the insert mode;

Part 3

Screen 1 (in insert mode) The character is inserted to the left of the

Screen 2 (in overwrite mode) The character where the cursor is

cursor.

positioned is overwritten with the new character.

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Creating a new page

In order to print three tube segments as shown below, a total of three pages of character data must be created.

This is accomplished by creating a page break between each page of text data. When a page break is created, a

new page is created automatically.

Input “200V”.

Press [Enter].

This operation creates a page break.

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the system waits for input of more text.

A new page is created and

The ◄ mark indicates that there is a page preceding that currently displayed. This shows that the page break was created correctly.

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Character Input

Moving the cursor

The cursor can be moved to the beginning of the line, to the end of the line, or to the preceding or following

page.

Moving to the beginning of the line

Press [Shift] + [▲] .

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The cursor moves to the beginning of the line.

Moving to the end of the line

Press [Shift] + [▼].

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The cursor moves to the end of the line.

Moving to the preceding page

Press [Shift] + [◄] .

•

Part 3

Moving to the following page

Press [Shift] + [►] .

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The cursor moves to the beginning of the preceding page.

The cursor moves to the beginning of the following page.

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Part 4

Advanced Operations

This chapter explains how to change characters and the number of lines, how to edit pages, how to save text data, and how to perform various printing functions.

4.1 Changing the Characters and

the Number of Lines .......... 68

Changing character size .........................68

Changing the spacing between

characters ...........................................69

Adding an underline to “6” and “9” ........70

Adding a frame to characters .................71

Printing on two lines or three lines .........72

4.2 Editing Pages ....................... 74

Pages ......................................................74

Copying and pasting pages....................75

Cutting and pasting pages .....................77

Inserting pages .......................................79

Deleting pages ........................................80

Dividing pages ........................................81

Combining pages ...................................83

4.3

Saving, Retrieving and Deleting

Character Data

Files and Folders ....................................85

Saving character data.............................86

Loading character data ..........................88

Deleting character data ..........................90

Renaming a folder ..................................92

................... 85

4.4 Various Printing Functions .. 94

Printing count and printing range ...........94

Changing the printing orientation ...........97

Changing the length and the character

alignment ............................................99

Printing a specific page multiple times

(Continuous Print) .............................103

Printing text with sequential numbers

(Numbering print) ..............................105

Adjusting the printing start position and

vertical position .................................108

Printing centerlines ...............................110

Printing with short pitch width ..............111

Printing result obtained by specifying a

character alignment mode and a multiple line centering mode

Adjusting the printing density ...............113

Changing the printing speed ................114

...........................112

4.5 Changing the Cutting

Method ............................. 115

Half cuts and full cuts ...........................115

Turning off half cuts ..............................115

Making a full cut after a specific

number of tube segments .................117

4.6 Other Operations................ 118

Removing the print media ....................118

Changing the display contrast ..............120

Turning off sounds ................................121

Turning off clear tube reverse ...............121

Restoring the initial settings .................122

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4.1

Changing the Characters and the Number of

Lines

This section explains various character and line-related functions, such as changing the size of printed characters,

widening the spacing between characters, and printing on two lines.

Changing character size

It is possible to change the size and width of printed characters. There are seven choices available for the size

and width of printed characters. Initially, “3mm 100%” is selected.

The size and width of printed characters can be changed for individual pages.

ex. Select “3mm 50%” as the character size.

Input the characters.

Press [Char Size].

The Character Size selection display appears.

•

An “×” appears next to character sizes that are not available.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “3mm 50%”, and then press [Enter].

The display returns to the character input display; you can now

•

begin printing in the new size.

Character sizes that cannot be selected (printed)

Most symbols print at normal size, even if half is selected as the character size.

•

If “2 lines” is selected, the “6mm” character size cannot be selected.

Printing on three lines is possible only when the character size is 1.3 mm.

•

If the cut length is specified by the user

depending on the text data that is input.

, some character sizes might not be available,

A check mark is displayed next to the currently selected character size.

The selected character size appears. If a “half” size is selected, the display characters also change to half size.

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Advanced Operations

Part 4

Changing the spacing between characters

The spacing between printed characters can be changed as desired. There are three possible spacings of printed

characters, as shown below. Initially, “Narrow” is selected.

The spacing between printed characters can be changed for individual pages.

ex. set the spacing between characters to “Wide”.

Input the characters.

Press [Char Space].

The Character Space selection display appears.

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Wide”, and then press [Enter].

The display returns to the character input display; you can now

•

begin printing with the new spacing.

Character spacings that cannot be selected (printed)

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If the segment length is specified by the user, some character spacings might not be

available, depending on the text data that is input.

A check mark is displayed next to the currently selected character spacing.

The selected character spacing appears.

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Adding an underline to “6” and “9”

In order to make it easier to distinguish sixes and nines, both characters can be printed with an underline.

Initially, the printer prints sixes and nines without an underline.

This function cannot be changed for individual pages.

Input the characters.

Press [Func].

The Settin

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Underline 6 and 9”, and then press

[Enter].

•

The “Underline 6 and 9” selection display appears.

gs display appears.

A check mark is displayed next to the currently selected setting.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “On”, and then press [Enter].

The display returns to the character input display; you can now

•

begin printing with the new settin

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Advanced Operations

Adding a frame to characters

It is possible to add various types of frames to characters as shown below. Initially, the printer is set to print

without frames.

Different types of frames can be specied for individual pages.

When the segment length is shorter than 6 mm, you cannot set a frame.

ex. Add a square frame to text.

Input the characters.

Part 4

Press [Frame].

The frame selection display appears.

•

Press [▲] or [▼] , [◄] and [►] to select “ ”, and then

press [Enter].

The display returns to the character input display; you can now

•

begin printing with the new frame.

Frames when using two-line or three-line printing

Depending on character size, segment length, and so forth, frames may not print correctly

around text that is printed on two lines or three lines. Furthermore, frames may not print

correctly around large-size characters, even when printing on just one line.

The selected frame appears.

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Printing on two lines or three lines

It is possible to print on two lines or three lines as shown below. Initially, the printer is set to print on one line.

The number of lines to be printed can be changed for individual pages.

ex. Create the following labels:

Press [Set Lines].

•

Since the first label has two lines, you must first press [Set Lines].

A check mark is displayed next to the currently selected number of lines.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “2 lines”, and then press [Enter].

The character input display changes to two lines.

•

An “×” appears next to number of lines that are not available.

Input “+12V”.

Press [▼] or [►].

If you press [Enter] instead of [▼] or [►], a new page is created.

Input “-12V”.

Press [Enter].

new page is created, and the printer waits for the next character

•

to be input.

The selected number of lines is displayed.

The characters are input on the first line.

The cursor moves to the second line.

Indicates that another page precedes the currently displayed page.

Press [Char Size].

•

The Character Size selection display appears.

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Press [▲] to select “1.3mm 100%”, and then press [Enter].

The display returns to the character input display

•

When printing characters on three lines, set the character size to “1.3 mm” before selecting “Number of lines”. You can select the “3 lines” only when the characters size is set to “1.3 mm”.

Press [Set Lines].

Since the second label has only one line, you must press [Set

•

Lines] again.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “3 lines”, and then press [Enter].

The character input display changes to three lines.

•

Input “A-1” .

Advanced Operations

A check mark is displayed next to the currently selected number of lines.

The selected number of lines is displayed.

Part 4

Press [▼] or [►].

•

The cursor moves to the second line.

Input “A-2” .

Press [▼] or [►].

The cursor moves to the third line.

•

Input “A-3” .

Perform the printing operation.

•

After entering characters, change the number of lines

To change two lines to one line, or to change three lines to two lines or one line after entering

characters, edit the created data in the desired line number and then select [Set Lines].

Using two-line printing when printing on tube, heat shrink tube or 4mm I.D. strip can result

in part of the printing being missing or in incorrect printing. Correct printing may also be

impossible with some character sizes.

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4.2

Pages

Assume that we want to create three tube segments as shown below. First, we input “200V” on the character

input display, and this character data is automatically placed on the rst page. After the characters have been

input, pressing [Enter] creates a new (second) page; we can then input the characters “Pump Room” on this

new page. Pressing [Enter] is referred to as “creating a page break”. This is the means by whitch new pages are

created. By inputting characters on three pages in this fashion, we can print these three tube segments.

Editing Pages

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Advanced Operations

Part 4

Copying and pasting pages

It is possible to copy an entire page of character data and paste it onto a new page immediately before or after

another existing page.

ex.

Paste the character data “200V” fr

om page 1 to a new page immediately following page 2.

Press [Shift] + [◄] to display the page to be copied.

Display the character data from page 1.

•

Press [Edit].

The Page Edit display appears.

•

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Copy”, and then press [Enter].

copy confirmation display appears.

•

Press [Shift] + [◄] until “◄” is no longer displayed.

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Press [◄] or [►] to select “Yes”, and then press [Enter].

After the display shown at right is displayed, the character input

•

display re-appears.

page 1 has been copied.

Press [Edit].

The Page Edit display appears.

•

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Paste”, and then press [Enter].

•

The system asks where you want to paste the copied data.

Specify the destination where you want to paste the copied

data.

This indicates that the character data from

Press [◄] or [►] to select the page, and press [▲] or [▼] to select the position (before or after the page) where you want to paste the data.

Press [Enter].

After the display shown at right is displayed, the character input

•

display re-appears.

page 1 has now been pasted after page 2.

Displaying the current page number

If you want to know the page number of the currently displayed character data, press [Page].

Press any key to return to the character input display.

This indicates that the character data from

This indicates that there are a total of three pages, and the currently selected page is page 2.

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Advanced Operations

Cutting and pasting pages

It is possible to cut an entire page of character data and paste it onto a new page immediately before or after

another existing page. Use this function to move a page.

ex.

Cut the character data “Pump Room” fr

om page 2 to a new page following the last page.

Part 4

Press [Shift] + [◄] or [Shift] + [►] and display the page to be

cut.

•

Display the character data from page 2.

You can press [Page] to quickly nd out which page is currently being displayed. Press

any key to return to the character input display.

Press [Edit].

The Page Edit display appears.

•

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Cut”, and then press [Enter].

The cut confirmation display appears.

•

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Press [◄] or [►] to select “Yes”, and then press [Enter].

After the display shown at right appears, display returns to the

•

character input display

from page 2 has been cut.

Press [Edit].

The Page Edit display appears.

•

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Paste”, and then press [Enter].

•

The system asks where you want to paste the data that was cut.

Specify where you want to paste the character data.

. This indicates that the character data

Press [◄] or [►] to select the page, and press [▲] or [▼] to select the position (before or after the page) where you want to paste the data.

Press [Enter].

After the display shown at right appears, display returns to the

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character input display

from page 2 has been moved to the last page.

. This indicates that the character data

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Inserting pages

It is possible to insert blank pages. Use this function if you want to insert a new page in a specic location after

you have already input character data for several pages.

ex.

Insert a blank page between page 1 and page 2.

Press [Shift] + [◄] or [Shift] + [►] and display page 2.

Because the blank page will

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displayed page, display the page that will follow the blank page.

You can press [Page] to quickly nd out which page is currently being displayed. Press any key to return to the character input display.

Press [Edit].

The Page Edit display appears.

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Insert”, and then press [Enter].

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The insert confirmation display appears.

Press [◄] or [►] to select “Yes”, and then press [Enter].

After the display shown at right appears, the newly inserted

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page is displayed.

inserted between page 1 and page 2.

This indicates that a new page has been

be inserted in front of the currently

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Deleting pages

It is possible to delete specic pages. If you delete a page, the character data that was input on that page is also

deleted.

ex.

Delete page 2.

Press [Shift] + [◄] or [Shift] + [►] and display the page to be

deleted.

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Display the character data on page 2.

You can press [Page] to quickly nd out which page is currently being displayed. Press

any key to return to the character input display.

Press [Edit].

The Page Edit display appears.

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Delete”, and then press [Enter].

The delete confirmation display appears.

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Press [◄] or [►] to select “Yes”, and then press [Enter].

After the display shown at right appears, the page following the

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page deleted is displayed.

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Dividing pages

Data entered in two lines on one page can be divided into two pages.

The rst line becomes the rst page, and the second line the second page.

ex. On all pages, data entered in two lines is divided into separate pages.

Press [Edit].

The Page Edit display appears.

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Division”, and then press [Enter].

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The Page division selection display appears.

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “All”, and then press [Enter].

The division confirmation display appears.

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Press [◄] or [►] to select “Yes”, and then press [Enter].

After the display shown at right is displayed, the final divided

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page appears.

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Dividing at a specified page ex. Divide only the third page.

Move the cursor (■) to the first page you

want to divide.

Press [Edit].

The Page Edit display appears.

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Division”, and then

press [Enter].

• The Page division selection display appears.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Specify”, and then

press [Enter].

Input “1” for the number of pages to divide

from the current page, and then press [Enter].

• After the display shown at right is displayed,

the final divided page appears.

Page Division

When a page with one line is divided, the same data is duplicated on the newly created

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page.

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The page on which characters are entered on three lines cannot be divided.

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Page division is disabled when sequentia

When a page is divided, the following settin

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Orientation: Hor/Hor char, Character Size: 3mm 100%, Character Space: Narrow, Seg

Length: Automatic, Continuous print: 1

Segment Length may be changed when character size reset to 3mm Normal. Data that would

extend beyond the 150mm Segment Length is deleted, so we recommend saving data to a

le before dividing pages.

l numbers are enabled.

gs revert to their default values.

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Combining pages

Two pages of data can be combined into two lines on a single page.

Data from the earlier page is on the rst line, and that on the latter page is on the second line.

ex. Six pages of data is combined into three pages.

Press [Edit].

The Page Edit display appears.

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Combining”, and then press [Enter].

• The Page combining selection display appears.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “All”, and then press [Enter].

The combine confirmation display appears.

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Press [◄] or [►] to select “Yes”, and then press [Enter].

After the display shown at right is displayed, the final combined

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page appears.

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Combining from a specified page ex. Combine only the third through sixth pages.

Move the cursor (■) to the first page you

want to combine.

Press [Edit].

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The Page Edit display appears.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Combining”, and

then press [Enter].

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The Page combining selection display appears.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Specify”, and then

press [Enter].

• The combine confirmation display appears.

Input “4” for the number of pages to combine

from the current page, and then press [Enter].

• After the display shown at right is displayed,

the final combined page appears.

Page Combining

Pages for which sequential numbers are set or pages on which characters are entered on

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two lines or three lines cannot be combined.

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When pages are combined, the following settin

Orientation: Hor/Hor char, Character Size: 3mm 100%, Character Space: Narrow, Seg

Length: Automatic, Continuous print: 1

Segment Length may be changed when character size reset to 3mm Normal. Data that would

extend beyond the 150mm Segment Length is deleted, so we recommend saving data to a

le before combining pages.

gs revert to their default values:

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4.3

Saving, Retrieving and Deleting Character

Data

Files and Folders

You can save character data that you have created in “les” in the printer’s internal memory. When you save a

le, you have to assign it a le name; the purpose of the le name is to allow you to quickly identify the data

that is stored in that le.

The printer also has three preset folders; when you save a le, you can save the le in one of these ten folders.

In other words, a folder can be viewed as a “container” or “holder” of les. Naturally, multiple les can be

stored in a folder.*

Although les can be deleted, folders cannot. Initially, the folders are named “Folder 1” to “Folder 10”, but

you can rename these folders as desired.

* One folder can hold up to 99 les, assuming each le contains approximately 60 characters.

To prevent accidental erasure of the saved data

The machine has a built-in memory backup battery for retaining the saved data. If the

following message appears on the screen, make a backup copy of the saved data and save it

to a PC immediately, then contact your nearest dealer.

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Saving character data

Character data that has been created can be stored in les.

A total of approximately 60,000 characters of character data can be saved. For example, if you have already saved a le containing 50 characters, an additional 59,950 characters can be saved.

ex. Save the character data that has been created in a file named “Switch 1” inside “Folder 2”.

Press [File].

The file

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Save”, and then press [Enter].

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Folder 2”, and then press [Enter].

The file

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File names may contain up to 8 characters.

operation selection display appears.

The folder selection display appears.

name input display appears.

Input “Switch 1”.

If you accidentally input an incorrect character, press [Back Space] to delete it and then input the correct character.

Press [Enter].

The save confirmation display appears.

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Press [◄] or [►] to select “Yes”, and then press [Enter].

After the display at right appears, the display returns to the

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character input display

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Do not turn the power off during file saving.

Turning the power off during le saving can damage data.

The maximum number of files that can be saved is 99

The maximum number of les that can be saved in one folder is 99. If an attempt is made

to save more than 99 les in a folder, the message “Already 99 les in selected folder.”

appears.

Overwriting files

If an attempt is made to save a le with the same name as a previously saved le, the

message “

select “Yes”. If you want to save the le under a different name and not overwrite the

original le, select “No”.

Renaming of file

You cannot rename a le. To rename a le, follow the procedure described in “Loading

character data” (

“Deleting character data” (

(le name) already exists. Overwrite?” If it is OK to overwrite the le,

XXXX

page 88) to save it as a new le. Next, follow the procedure described in

page 90) to delete the le which is no longer required.

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Loading character data

There are two methods for retrieving character data that has been stored in les: “New” and “Add”.

Loading with “New”

When character data (le) is retrieved, the character data that is currently displayed is deleted and is replaced

with the retrieved character data.

Loading with “Add”

When the character data (le) is loaded, it is added following the last page of the data that is currently

displayed.

It is possible to load the settings associated with character data as well as the chracter data itself. For example,

if wide character spacing was set for some character data that was saved, there are two possibilities for loading

as shown below.

Loading with “Text only” specified

Only character data is loaded. For example, if narrow character spacing is set for the character data that is

currently displayed, the original wide character spacing setting of the character data that is being loaded is

ignored and standard character spacing is used.

Loading with “Text + settings” specified

Both character data and associated settings are loaded together. For example, even if narrow character spacing

is set for the character data that is currently displayed, the character data that is loaded is displayed with its

original wide character spacing. Note that when loading with “Add”, the settings of previously input character

data are not affected.

Append the character data in the file “Switch 1” inside “Folder 2” to the character data

ex.

that is curr

Press [File].

The file

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Load”, and then press [Enter].

The retrieval selection display appears.

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If no les have been saved, the message “No les.” appears, and then the display

returns to the character input display.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Add”, and then press [Enter].

The

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ently being displayed, and load the settings also.

operation selection display appears.

Add selection display appears.

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Text + settings”, and then press

[Enter].

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The Choose Folder display appears.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Folder 2”, and then press [Enter].

The Choose File display appears.

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If no les have been saved in the selected folder, the message “No les in selected

folder.” appears and the display returns to the folder selection display.

“*” appears next to the names of les that cannnot be loaded because of their data size.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Switch 1”, and then press [Enter].

The “Add” loading confirmation display appears.

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Press [◄] or [►] to select “Yes”, and then press [Enter].

After the display at right appears, the last page of the loaded

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character data is displayed.

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Deleting character data

It is possible to delete character data les that have been saved. There are three different modes for deleting

les: “One le”, “Folder contents” and “All les”.

One file

Deletes only one le in a folder.

Folder contents

Deletes all les within a folder.

All files

Deletes all les within all folders.

ex.

Delete the file “Switch 1” within “Folder 2”.

Press [File].

The file

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Delete”, and then press [Enter].

The deletion selection display appears.

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operation selection display appears.

If no les have been saved, the message “No les.” appears, and then the display returns to the character input display.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “One file”, and then press [Enter].

The Choose Folder display appears.

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If “All les” is selected, the message “Delete all saved les?” appears. Select “Yes” and press [Enter] to delete all les. If “Folder contents” is selected, proceed to step 4, select the folder, and then select “Yes” and press [Enter] to delete all les in that folder.

If no les have been saved in the selected folder, the message “No les in selected

folder.” appears and the display returns to the Choose Folder display.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Folder 2”, and then press [Enter].

The Choose File display appears.

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Switch 1”, and then press [Enter].

The deletion confirmation display appears.

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Press [◄] or [►] to select “Yes”, and then press [Enter].

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After the display at right appears, the display returns to the

character input display

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Renaming a folder

Although the printer has ten predened folders (“Folder 1” to “Folder 10”), these folders can be renamed

freely.

ex.

Rename “Folder 2” as “BREAKERS”.

Press [File].

The file

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Save”, and then press [Enter].

The Choose Folder display appears.

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Folder 2”, and then press [Space].

The Input folder name display appears.

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Use [Del] to delete all of the characters.

Input “BREAKERS”.

operation selection display appears.

If you accidentally input an incorrect character, press [Back Space] to delete it and then input the correct character.

Press [Enter].

The display returns to the Choose Folder screen.

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Press [Shift] + [Canc].

The display returns to the character input display

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Restoring the original folder name

To restore the original folder names (“Folder 1” to “Folder 10”) when the folder names have

been changed, follow the procedure described below.

ex. Restore the name “Folder 2” to the folder named “BREAKERS”.

Press [File].

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The file

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Save”, and then

press [Enter].

The Choose Folder display appears.

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “BREAKERS”, and

then press [Space].

• The Input folder name display appears.

operation selection display appears.

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Use [Del] to delete all of the characters.

Press [Enter].

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The original folder name has now been

restored.

Press [Shift] + [Canc].

The display returns to the character input display

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Various Printing Functions

Printing count and printing range

For the sake of example, assume that the following character data for printing three tube segments has been

input.

If “3” is set as the sets to print, tube segments are printed as shown below. In short, the three pages of character

data are printed three times, resulting in a total of nine tube segments.

If “2” is set as the sets to print and “Start page: 2” and “End page: 3”, tube segments are printed as shown

below.

The sets to print can be set to any value from “1” to “10”; the print range can be selected from among “All”,

“Cursor”, and “Specied”.

All

The character data from all pages is printed.

Cursor

The character data from the page where the cursor is located is printed.

Specified

Only pages in the range specied by “Start page” and “End page” are printed. For example, to print only pages

5 through 12, set “Start page: 5” and “End page: 12”.

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ex. Create the character data shown below and then use that data to produce tube segments

as shown in the example below by printing the character data from pages 2 to 4 as follows.

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Press [Print].

The Print Media selection display appears.

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Tube”, and then press [Enter].

Tube size selection display appears.

The

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Ф3mm”, and then press [Enter].

The Sets to print and Range settin

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Sets to print”, and then press [3].

If you input the wrong number by mistake, press [Back Space] to delete the number and then input the correct number.

g display appears.

A check mark is displayed next to the currently selected print media.

A check mark is displayed next to the currently selected tube size.

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Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Range”.

Press [◄] or [►] and then select “Specified”.

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “Start page”, and then press [2].

Press [▲] or [▼] to select “End page”, and then press [4].

Press [Enter].

Printing begins.

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Canceling printing

If you press [Canc], the message “Aborting print.” appears and printing is aborted. In this case, the tube that is currently being printed is cut and then ejected.

If a tube jams

Hold down [Canc] until the printer beeps. The printer stops all operations immediately. In this case, the tube is not cut and it is not ejected. Refer to “If a Tube or Label tape Becomes Jammed” (

page 124) and take out the jammed tube.

Canon Mk2600 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Explanation of Symbols

Safety Precautions

Quick Guide to Using the Printer

Names and Functions of Parts

Main Unit

LCD screen

Keyboard

Connecting the AC Adapter

Use the PC Connection Kit

Printing on Tube and Clear Tube

Printing on Wrap around Tape

Printing on Plates

Inputting Characters

Inputting characters

Inputting Symbols

Inputting symbols

Deleting or changing characters

Deleting all entered text data

Insert mode and overwrite mode

Creating a new page

Moving the cursor

Changing character size

Changing the spacing between characters

Adding an underline to “6” and “9”

Adding a frame to characters

Printing on two lines or three lines

Pages

Editing Pages

Copying and pasting pages

Cutting and pasting pages

Inserting pages

Deleting pages

Dividing pages

Combining pages

Files and Folders

Saving character data

Loading character data

Deleting character data

Renaming a folder

Various Printing Functions

Printing count and printing range