Dymo H-1265 User Manual

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Quick Start Guide

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Quick Start Guide

Follow these steps to install the LabelWriter printer and print your first label.

1. Unpacking your LabelWriter Printer

NOTE Do not plug the printer into your computer until asked to do so during the

software installation.

1 Unpack your printer and save the packing materials.

2 Make sure you have all the items shown in Figure 1. (Labels included in the

package may vary.)

LabelWriter

Quick Start

Figure 1

Power adapter

LabelWriter printer

CD-ROM

Roll of Address labels

Power cable

Quick Start Guide

USB cable

Roll of

DYMO Stamps labels

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Become familiar with the printer’s m ajor components. See Figure 2.

LabelWriter Printer Features

Yo ur LabelWriter printer is a direct thermal printer and does not use ink or toner.
Instead, the printer uses heat from a thermal print head to print on specially
treated labels. Labels are the only supplies you wi ll ever need to buy.

The form-feed button on the front of the printer advances a single label. The label
eject button is used to remove labels from the printer when changing rolls.

The LED status light visually shows the current state of the printer:

• Solid blue - power is on and the printer is ready.

• Flashing blue - labels are not loaded properly or label spool is empty.

Figure 2

Form-feed

Label feed path
and tear bar

Top
cover

USB
connector

DC power
connector

button and LED

Cable
channel

Label eject
button

Platen

Label roll

Label
spool

release

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2. Installing the Software

NOTE Do not connect the printer to your computer until instructed to do so during

the software installation.

To install the software on a Windows system

1 Insert the LabelWriter CD into your CD-ROM drive. After a few seconds, the

installation screen appears.

If the installation screen does not appear:

a. Click Start, then Run on the Windows taskbar. The Run dialog box

appears.

b. Enter D:\install.exe (where D is the letter assigned to the CD-ROM drive)

and click OK.

2 Click Install and follow the instructions in the installer.

To install the software on a Mac OS system

1 Insert the DYMO LabelWriter CD into the CD-ROM drive.

After a few seconds, the DYMO Label Software Installer
icon appears. See Figure 3.

2 Double-click the Installer icon and follow the instructions.

If you do not see your printer in the printer list when the installation is
complete, refer to the ReadMe file for instructions on how to add the printer.

DYMO Label

Figure 3

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3. Connecting your LabelWriter Printer

NOTE Do not connect the printer to your computer

until instructed to do so during the software
installation.

To connect the power

1 Plug the power cord into the power adapter.

See Figure 4.

2 Plug the power adapter into the power connector

on the bottom of the printer. See Figure 5.

3 Plug the other end of the power cord into a

power outlet.

4 Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the

bottom of the printer. See Figure 5.

5 Insert the power and USB cables through the

cable channel and set the printer down.

NOTE DO NOT CONNECT the other end of the USB cable to

your computer until asked to do so during the software
installation.

6 When prompted by the software installer, plug the USB

cable into a USB port.

Power adapter

Power cord

Figure 4

USB

24VDC

Figure 5

USB

Power

Cable
channel

Figure 6

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4. Loading Labels

To load a label roll

1 Press the form-feed button to eject the labels that

protected the printer during shipment.

2 Open the top cover and remove any packing

material inside the label compartment.

3 Remove the label spool from inside the cover.

4 Hold the spool spindle in your left hand and place the

label roll on the spindle so that the labels feed from
underneath and the left edge of the label roll is flush
against the side of the spool. See Figure 7.

5 Place the spool guide onto the right side of the spool

and press the guide tightly against the side of the

label roll, leaving no gap between the roll and the spool. See Figure 8.

NOTE The label roll must fit snugly against both sides of the

label spool, with no gaps, to avoid drifting as the labels feed
through the printer.

6 Insert the label spool into the slot in the printer cover with

the labe

ls extending from underneath the roll. See Figure 9.

Figure 7

Spool
spindle

Spool
guide

Figure 8

Figure 9

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7 Align the left edge of the label with the left edge of the

label feed slot and insert the label into the slot. See
Figure 10.

The printer feeds the labels, stopping at the beginning
of the first label. If the printer does not feed the labels,
make sure the first label is fully inserted and then press
the form-feed button.

8 Close the top cover.

Yo u are now ready to print your first label.

5. Printing your First Label

To print your first label

1 Start DYMO Label Software by doing one of the following:

• For Windows, click Start, then Programs>DYMO Label>DYMO Label.

• For Macintosh, double-click in the DYMO Label folder.

The first time you open the application, you are asked to register the
software. Registering the software ensures that you will be informed of

any

software updates . You are also asked to enter your default return address.

2 At the main window, click once on the label and type some text.

3 Choose a font and a justification setting from the Formatting toolbar.

4 Click to print the label.

Figure 10

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Figure 11 highlights some of the major features available in DYMO Label
Software.

For complete details on using the software, refer to the DYMO Label Software User
Guide, located on the DYMO Label Software CD-ROM, and the online Help.

Insert text,

addresses, pictures,

rectangles, lines,

barcodes, dates, or

counters.

Insert text you’ve
copied to the
Clipboard.

Store your favorite

addresses in the

Address Book;

automatically insert

them on your label.

If you also have a tape

printer, two buttons

allow you to easily

switch between the

Label and Tape Editors.

Verify and correct addresses
as you add them to the
Address Book.

Figure 11

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Printing Postage with
DYMO Stamps

™

Yo u can now print postage right from your desktop using your LabelWriter 400
Turbo label printer. All you need is DYMO Stamps

™

software, your LabelWriter

printer, DYMO Stamps labels, and an Internet connection.

To install DYMO Stamps and print postage

1 Sign up for your USPS account with Endicia. Go to:

www.endicia.com/dymostamps

2 At the end of the sign up process, download and install the DYMO Stamps

software.

DYMO Stamps software is available for both Windows and Mac OS X.

NOTE You must have DYMO Label Software and your LabelWriter printer

installed before installing the DYMO Stamps software.

The first time you start the DYMO
Stamps software, you are prompted
to enter the postage account

number assigned and the pass
phrase you created during the sign-
up process.

3 Enter your account number and

pass phrase, and then click OK.

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4 Select Buy Postage from the

Account menu and purchase

postage for your account.

5 Select DYMO LabelWriter 400

Tur bo from the Printer drop­down list under Printer
Selection.

6 Click Test Print to print a

voided postage label.

Yo u are now ready to start printing

actual postage whenever you need
it. Refer to the DYMO Stamps online
Help for more information about
using the software.

Yo u can add postage, buy DYMO Stamps postage labels, and order supplies
directly from within the DYMO Stamps software.

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