Dymo LP200 User Manual

Introduction

DYMO

The DYMO LabelPOINT 200 (LP200) enables you to create a wide variety of high quality self-adhesive labels of up to 90 characters.

The LabelPOINT uses 6mm (

(

/2") wide tape cassettes in a number of label colors. Labels are back slit for easy removal from the backing tape. Text can be printed horizontally or vertically in a variety of sizes and styles and can be left-justified, rightjustified or centered on the label.

Visit our website (www.dymo.com) for more information on obtaining tapes and accessories for the LP200.

/4"), 9mm (3/8") or 12mm

Power Supply

BATTERIES

• Apply pressure to thumb catch then open and lift away

battery compartment cover – see fig A➊, page 2.

• Insert six size AA alkaline or re-chargeable Nickel-

cadmium batteries, observing the polarity markings

A➋, and close the cover.

• Remove batteries if the LabelPOINT is to be unused for

some time.

AC ADAPTOR (optional)

• Connect the AC adaptor to socket

adaptor plug disconnects the supply from the batteries.

• Unplug the AC adaptor from the LabelPOINT before

disconnecting the mains power to the adaptor, otherwise last label memory settings may be lost (see also ON/OFF).

A➌. Inserting the

Changing the cassette

• Press catch in and open hinged access doorB➊.

• Hold as shown, then lift cassette

out.

• Ensure tape and ribbon

cassette and tape passes between guideposts before installing as shown. If necessary, turn spool clockwise to tighten ribbon.

• Check that cassette switch

– see page 2. A notch in the cassette will fit over the switch when it is set correctly.

• Insert cassette with tape and ribbon positioned as

shown between print head

• Push

firmly

tape and ribbon are positioned correctly.

• Close door

C➌ until cassette

B➊ until it clicks shut.

B➋ straight up and

B➌ are taut across mouth of

B❹

B❺ is set for the cassette type

C➊ and pinch rollerC➋.

clicks

into place. Ensure

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Creating your first label

You will no doubt be anxious to see what your new LabelPOINT 200 can do. Before we go on to explore the many advanced features of the LP200, follow these simple steps to create your first label:

1. Fit the batteries, or connect the AC adaptor, plug in and switch on at the wall socket - see ‘Power Supply’.

2. Open the cassette compartment lid and check that the tape cassette is fitted correctly – see page 2 and ‘Changing the Cassette’.

3. Close the lid, then press The display should look like this:

Cursor flashing

4. Use the keyboard to type in your full name. Each character you enter will appear on the display, for example:

• For an UPPER CASE character, press and hold down

followed by the character required.

CAPS

• Press

CASE.

• Press the space bar once for the space between each

name. If you make a mistake, press then type in the correction.

5. When you have finished, press printed and will emerge from the slot in the top right hand side of the machine. Wait until the mechanism has stopped, then press the cutter lever E to cut off the label and remove it from the machine.

You should now have a high quality printed name label — don’t waste it! If this is your personal machine, why not affix the label to the underside to identify its owner? You have just found the first of many uses for your DYMO labels.

for all subsequent characters in UPPER

to switch the power on.

DEL

to delete the error,

. A label will be

DYMO

The Display

Shift on

Italic Outline

Justify

Page indicators

Line indicator

BoxUnderline

1 2

Copies on

ABCDEFGHIJKLMN

CAPS on

BIG font on

Mirror on

The display shows:

• Up to 15 characters, plus the cursor, at one time.

• Function indicators – as shown above.

• The display will flash if you press an incorrect key in a

function sequence.

Function keys

ON/OFF Switches the power on and off.

• Switches off automatically after two minutes if no keys are pressed. The last label created will be retained and displayed the next time the unit is turned on. Any stored label and settings will also be retained.

Note: If the batteries are removed for more than a few seconds, all text and settings will be lost.

When power is restored, the display will show a flashing cursor (no text) and the settings will be full height standard width text with all other settings off.

CAPITALS

• Press for all subsequent characters in UPPER CASE

• Press again to cancel and return to lower case.

SHIFT KEY Press and hold down for “shift” position.

• Press and hold

• For dual-purpose keys, press and hold

• Pressing and holding

DELETE

• Press to delete the character to the left of the cursor, or to

CLEAR TEXT

• Press to clear all the current text and cancel any fixed

CAPS

(CAPITALS), as confirmed by the CAPS indicator in the display.

before pressing an alphabet key

to produce an UPPER CASE (CAPS) character.

produce the legend above the key.

before pressing an alphabet

CAPS

key, while

is set, will give a lower case character.

DEL

exit certain function key operations.

CLEAR

DEL

length setting, but leave the text size and other settings unchanged. Also use to exit or clear certain function key operations.

Vertical text

first to

CURSOR KEY

• Press or to move the cursor along the text, one character at a time.

• Press and hold to scan through the text.

• Press + or to move the cursor to the

beginning or end of the line of text.

• When used in conjunction with certain function keys, use

or to select options.

• To insert characters into the text, use the cursor under the character to the right of the insertion point, then type in the characters required.

• Press

or to move the cursor to the start of the

or to position

previous or next line of a multi-line label.

• Press

+ or to move the cursor to the

beginning or end of the label.

PRINTING

• Press

to print the label.

• Use cutter lever E to release the label – see page 2.

• If the display shows

installed in the machine is too narrow for the label to be printed; change the cassette to a wider tape.

↕↕↕↕↕↕↕↕↕↕, the tape cassette

PREVIEW

Allows you to preview your label before printing it.

• Press

PREVIEW

and the entire text will scroll

CAPS

across the display.

On labels with 2 lines, the message will be previewed as a single line message.

SPACE KEY

• Press to insert a space into the text.

SYMBOLS

• Press to select a symbol character – see SYMBOLS AND SPECIAL CHARACTERS and the symbols table on

page 2.

TEXT SIZE

• The display shows the current selection of text print

SIZE

size:

Height Condensed Normal Extended small normal

• Normal height is available on all except 6mm labels. Small height is available on all labels.

SIZE

• Press

to select the size menu:

Use to select the size symbol required, then press

to confirm the selection.

The "B" (BIG FONT) mode will produce highly visible labels

using the entire print height on all except 6mm labels. In "B" mode, all text will be printed as capitals (without accents).

• To create a label in "B" mode use cursor under "B" and press

• In "B" mode, you can select between extended

, but all other options are not available.

JUSTIFY

Labels are normally printed with the text left-justified. On 2-line labels, press justified or centered text, as shown in the display. See

JUST

to select left-justified, right-

(

BFONT

or to move the lights in display).

condensed

, normal or

also LABEL LENGTH.

VERTICAL TEXT

• Rotates the text through 90° so that the label is printed

VERT

, as confirmed by the

VERT

indicator in the display.

• Press again to cancel and return to horizontal text.

Note: Vertical text is not available on 2-line labels.

MULTI-LINE PRINTING

• Press

to start the next line of text on a 2-line label,

e.g.

This is a two

line label in the display will be

printed as:

This is a two and the display will line label indicate 2 lines:

•

Labels can be created as follows:

6mm 9mm Up to 2 lines

1 line small text

small text

9mm 1 line normal text

12mm

Up to 2 lines

small text

12mm 1 line normal text

The line indicator in the display will confirm the number of lines in the label.

BOXED/UNDERLINED PRINTING

BOX/UL

• If no Box/Underline option has been selected, pressing

BOX/UL

once will display the menu below:

Underlined Square Box -

= DYMO

—

Pointed Box - =

Round Corners - =

ZigZag Box - =

Shaded Box - =

• Use or to move the cursor under the desired option. Either press

by the or — indicator displayed), or

• When the

to select the option (confirmed

DEL

or — indicator is displayed, press

to cancel the Box/Underline option.

LABEL LENGTH

The length is normally calculated automatically, according to the length of the text on the label.

LTH

The label length function displays the last used fixed label length, eg:

45mm

DEL

• Press

• Use

to exit the length function without changing

the length, or:

or to increase (5000mm / 196.85

inches max.) or decrease the length in 1mm / 0.04 inch steps, or 10mm / 0.4 inch steps. The minimum fixed label length

or to increase or decrease the length in

is 45mm / 1.8 inch.

• Press

to fix the length for all subsequent labels,

confirmed by the

LTH

LTH SET

indicator in the display.

to cancel the fixed length and restore the

automatic length.

• If the fixed length is too short for the text, when you

press

or +

PREVIEW

the display will show how

CAPS

much longer the label is than the fixed length, eg:

and it will not print. Either cancel the fixed length (see

LTH

above), or press the length; the label is now long enough and can be

printed.

MULTIPLE COPIES

• Your LabelPOINT can provide multiple copies within

the range 1-99.

• To use this facility press

twice and use to increase

COPIES

STYLE

COPIES

STYLE

then

to show the last

number of copies set on the display, for example

. Use or to increase or decrease

# = 03

the number of copies required, then press

COPIES

confirm ( print the desired quantity press

• To cancel an existing multiple copies setting, press

COPIES

STYLE

Note: A row of vertical dots will print between each label as a cutting guide.

indicator lights in the display). To

AUTO NUMBERING

Labels can be printed in increments of 1 automatically.

• Key in your starting number as the right most digit on

the label. Press

then

the display will

automatically move up a digit to the next number.

to exit .

BOX/UL

Press

then

to continue the sequence.

• It is also possible to include auto numbering when printing multiple copies.

• Key in your starting number, eg. LABEL 1A .

• Next press

desired number of copies are displayed, eg.10, or use

or to move the cursor under the number digits

and key in the number required. Press Now press then

LABEL 1A to LABEL 10A. While using fixed length setting, the LabelPOINT will stop printing when the

COPIES

STYLE

then

followed by until the

. This will print ten labels -

to confirm.

label exceeds the fixed length.

STYLE

• Press to display the style menu:

Use or to select then press

style will light in the display.

STYLE

• Press

again to cancel and return to normal text.

PAGE BREAK +

You can divide your label into 'pages' or blocks of text, each with its own text size and style settings. The number of lines which can be created in each page will depend on the label width.

• Press

+ to insert a page break.

is identified by the symbol •||•.

LAST LABEL MEMORY

• The unit will store the last label text and settings when turned off. Upon power-up, these will be restored and displayed. Removal of the batteries for more than a few seconds may cause this information to be lost.

ALIGNMENT +

• If a fixed label length is set, each press of + align the image to the left, the center or the right of the label, as shown in the display.

TAX FUNCTION

The LabelPOINT can be set to perform a simple sales tax function.

+TAX

When

is selected, the label is scanned from right to

left for a valid number which is assumed to be a value net of tax. The first occurence of a comma (,) or a full stop (.), reading from right to left, will be read as a decimal point. For example:

italic

, outline or mirrored text,

to confirm. The indicator for the selected

PREVIEW

to preview the label; each page break

CAPS

ALIGN

LTH

ALIGN

LTH

will

• If set to add 8.5% tax (see ‘Tax Set-up’ below),

+TAX

pressing

will calculate the tax and add it to the end of the label: ‘Sale 10,00/’ becomes ‘Sale 10,00/10.85’ or ‘Sale 10,00 inc. tax’ becomes ‘Sale 10,00 inc. tax 10.85’ If the original number is at the end of the label, it will

be replaced by the inc. tax value:

‘Sale 10.00’ becomes ‘Sale 10.85’

–TAX

• Pressing

will treat the value as inclusive of tax

+TAX

and convert it to a net value:

‘Sale 10.85’ becomes ‘Sale 10.00’ or ‘10.85 excl. tax:’ becomes ‘10.85 excl. tax: 10.00’

TAX SET-UP

• Press

+ and then

+TAX

. The display will

show the previously selected tax rate, eg:

8.5%

Note: The value defaults to 1% if unset.

• Enter the rate required as XXyXX (X is a number 0-9 and y is a comma ‘,’ or full stop ‘.’).

Symbols and special characters

INTERNATIONAL CHARACTERS

To add a diacritical (accent) to create an international character, enter the character first, followed immediately by the diacritical, e.g. press get é.

To add a diacritical to an existing character, use to place the cursor under the character to the right of the character to be changed, then press the appropriate diacritical key.

SYMBOLS

• Press to show symbols and special characters, some of which are not available direct from the keyboard. The display will show the last used symbol character, for

example:

it. Each letter selects a line of symbol characters, numbered 1 to 6, as shown in the table on page 2.

DEL

• Press

• Press a letter key ‘A’ to ‘Z’ until you find the line of

symbols required. You can then press a number key ‘1’ to ‘6’ to select the symbol required. Alternatively, use to Z, then use

to cancel, or

or to move the cursor under the

symbol required.

Press

to place the symbol in the label.

followed by / to

with a line of symbols above

or to step through the rows A

PRINT CONTRAST — may be adjusted by pressing

SYMBOLS

symbols

• Use

• Press

revert to the mid-setting when the LabelPOINT is turned off and on again. Note: This function enables you to adjust the print quality under extreme temperature conditions.

followed by

or to select lighter or darker print.

to confirm the setting. The contrast level will

to display the contrast

Cleaning

• Clean the cutter blade regularly: Press and hold down cutter lever E to expose cutter blade D cotton bud and alcohol to clean both sides of the blade. Release cutter lever E.

• Check and clean print head face D cotton bud and alcohol ONLY.

➊, then use a

➋ regularly using a

Troubleshooting

No display

• check that the machine is on

• replace weak batteries

• check AC adaptor.

No printing or poor text

• replace weak batteries

• check that the tape cassette is installed correctly

• clean the print head

• replace the tape cassette.

Tape jammed

1. lift out tape cassette carefully

2. remove/release jammed tape

3. DO NOT cut the ink ribbon – turn spool

4. cut off excess label tape

5. refit/replace the tape cassette.

Poor print quality with white ink

• When using a White on Black or a White on Clear

cassette, it may be necessary to use the darkest contrast setting in order to obtain good print quality. To change the contrast setting via the keyboard, read and follow the instructions as described in the paragraph “Print Contrast”.

Poor cutter performance

• clean the cutter blade regularly, as described above.

No response to print key

• !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in the display indicates a printer jam. Press any key to return to normal display. Open the cassette compartment and free the jam.

•

indicates discharged batteries. Press any key to return to normal display. Replace the batteries.

No success?

• Call the DYMO customer service hotline telephone number for your country – see the warranty booklet.

flashing in the display

C➌ to tighten

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