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 after the software installation is complete.
1 Unpack your printer and save the packing materials.
2Make sure you have all the items shown in Figure 1. (Labels included in the package may vary.)
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Roll of Address labels |
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Roll of DYMO Stamps |
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labels (LW 450 Turbo only) |
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Quick Start Guide |
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LabelWriter |
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Quick Start |
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Cleaning card |
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CD-ROM |
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Power adapter |
USB cable |
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Power cord |
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LabelWriter printer
Figure 1
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Become familiar with the printer’s major components. See Figure 2.
Top cover |
Label roll |
Label spool |
USB |
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connector |
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Label guide |
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Label eject |
Platen release |
button |
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Form-feed |
Label feed path |
button and LED |
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and tear bar |
Cable |
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channel |
Figure 2
DC power connector
00000-0000000
Serial number
LabelWriter Printer Features
Your 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 will 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 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 the label roll is empty.
•Dimmed blue - printer is in power saving mode.
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2. Installing the Software
Do not connect the printer to your computer until after the software installation is complete.
Windows Depending on your system configuration, the software installation could take some time while the required Microsoft .NET™ software is installed.
To install the software on a Windows system
1 Close all open Microsoft Office applications.
2Insert the DYMO Productivity Software CD into your CD-ROM/DVD drive. After a few seconds, the installation screen appears.
3 Click Install and follow the instructions in the installer.
QuickBooks If you have QuickBooks 2007 or later, you will be prompted to install the QuickBooks Add-in.
You will be prompted to install DYMO File software after DYMO Label software. You can choose not to install DYMO File by clearing the check box during the installation. See www.dymofile.com for information about DYMO File software.
To install the software on a Mac OS system
1Insert the DYMO Productivity Software CD into the CD-ROM/DVD drive. After a few seconds, the DYMO Label Installer icon appears.
2 Double-click the Installer icon and follow the instructions.
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3. Connecting your LabelWriter Printer
NOTE Do not connect the printer to your computer until after the software installation is complete.
To connect the power
1 Plug the power cord into the power adapter. See Figure 3.
2Plug the power adapter into the power connector on the bottom of the printer. See Figure 4.
3 Plug the other end of the power cord into a power outlet.
4Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the bottom of the printer.
5Insert the power and USB cables through the cable channel and set the printer down.
6When the software is completely installed, connect the other end of the USB cable into an available USB port on your computer.
Power adapter
Power cord
Figure 3
USB |
Power |
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Cable channel
Figure 4
Mac OS If the printer is not in the printer list when the installation is complete, refer to the ReadMe file for instructions on how to add the printer.
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