Epson LABELWORKS LW-600P User Manual

Label Editor

User’s Guide

Read this document carefully to use this product safely and correctly.

For Windows

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing this product. For your safety, read the attached documents carefully to use the dedicated application software Label Editor correctly.

• This manual describes how to use “Label Editor”. For the settings and operations of this product, refer to this product's user's guide.

• This manual assumes your computer is running the English version of either of Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP and that you are able to operate it and understand its basic terms. If you have any questions relating to your computer and operating system, please refer to their speciﬁc manuals.

• No part of this manual may be reproduced without prior permission.

• Contents in this manual are subject to change without prior notice.

• Speciﬁcations, and design described in this manual are subject to change without prior

notice.

Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Vista are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other companies or product names used herein are also trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Please conﬁrm the software license agreement when installing Label Editor.

Contents

Safety Instructions ................................ 1

Preparation to use Label Editor ........... 2

Operating environment......................................2

Installing Label Editor and the

printer driver ........................................................2

Uninstalling Label Editor and/or

the printer driver ................................................5

How to Create, Open and Save a File ......... 7

Creating a new ﬁle ................................................ 7

Opening a created ﬁle .........................................8

Opening a ﬁle from the history list .................8

Saving the created labels ...................................8

Ending Label Editor ..............................................8

Creating a Label ..................................... 9

Using Label Catalog .............................11

Creating an Original Ribbon ...............13

Creating a Label for Managing Equipment ............ 14

Successive Import Printing ................ 16

Creating data for import printing ................ 16

Laying out labels .................................................17

Printing labels .......................................................17

Saving the created ﬁles .....................................17

Creating a Label with a Barcode ........ 18

Other Functions ................................... 19

Checking a Label's Overall Appearance..............20

Printing a Label ................................... 21

Using Label Editor Help ...................... 22

Printing from Other Applications ...... 23

Troubleshooting .................................. 24

Safety Instructions

For your safety, read the attached documents carefully to use this product correctly. Once you have read the instructions, keep this manual handy for future reference. Items below indicate safety precautions to protect users, their surroundings and their property from possible injury or damage. Precautionary notations are categorised as follows according to personal injury and damage to the equipment if the instructions are ignored or the equipment is misused.

CAUTION

This symbol indicates information that, if ignored, could possibly result in personal injury or physical damage due to incorrect handling.

The following describes the deﬁnitions and meanings for each symbol used in the precautions.

This indicates an "Important reminder".

This indicates a "Prohibited" item.

CAUTION

The supplied disc is a data DVD-ROM for computers. Do not play it an audio DVD player. Otherwise there is a risk to hearing and audio equipment.

Be careful of continuous use of this product, which may cause eye fatigue.

Preparation to use Label Editor

Operating environment

Before installing Label Editor, make sure that your computer satisﬁes the following requirements.

Operating system Windows 8 (32bit/64bit), Windows 7 (32bit/64bit),

Hard disk space which Label Editor uses

Drive DVD-ROM drive

Display XGA (1024 x 768), High Colour or higher

Interface USB, Ethernet 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX*, wireless LAN network*

*Only for models supporting network connection.

Caution

Label Editor may not operate normally in computers upgraded to a later version of Windows. Label Editor may also not operate normally depending on the computer environment you use.

Installing Label Editor and the printer driver

This section describes the installation method to use when connecting this printer to a computer with a USB cable. If your printer model supports network connection and you want to connect it to your computer on a network, see the manual provided with each product or “Network Conﬁguration Guide” on included DVD-ROM.

Windows Vista (32bit/64bit), Windows XP (32bit/64bit)

Approx. 300MB

CAUTION

Do not connect this product to your computer until the install window tells you to do so. How to connect this product to your computer

This product's user's guide.

Caution

• Make sure to install Label Editor as a user with the administrator authority.

• Before installing Label Editor, close all the other applications running on your computer.

• Ensure you install the application and the printer driver in the combination included in

the DVD-ROM. Label printing is not available in other combinations.

• When connecting two or more products to one computer The printer driver is necessary for each product individually. Installation of the printer driver for the second or later products will start when the second (or later) product is ﬁrst connected to the computer. Install it according to the instructions displayed on the screen. Newly installed printer drivers are named as copies of the printer driver.

Turn on your computer and start up Windows.

Close running applications if any. Close any anti-virus software or similar also.

Insert the included DVD-ROM into the DVD-ROM drive on your computer.

An install program starts up. Select the language to install, and click [Next].

When the installation screen appears, conﬁrm the content and click your choice.

When installing both Label Editor and the printer driver

[Install application and driver]: Click this item.

When installing the printer driver only

[Install driver only]: Click this item. When the software license agreement conﬁrmation window appears, conﬁrm the content and click [Agree].

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MEMO

• If the following message appears, an old version of the application is installed. Be sure to uninstall the old one before installing the new one.

• If the following screen appears, either the application or the driver is already installed. When adding or changing items, click [Modify].

• If the installation program does not start, take the following procedure. Open [Computer] ([My computer] for Windows XP). Double-click the [DVD-ROM] icon.

When the license agreement dialogue box appears, conﬁrm the content and click [Agree].

To abort installation: Click [Disagree].

When the screen to select application to be installed, conﬁrm [Label Editor] is checked and click [Next].

When the destination selection dialogue box appears, conﬁrm the destination folder, and click [Next].

Installation starts. To change the destination folder: Click [Browse...].

When the completion message appears, the installation is complete. Click [Finish].

To create a desktop shortcut, turn on the check box.

Install the printer driver next.

Conﬁrm the printer to use, then click [Next].

If your printer model supports network connection, the screen below for selecting the connection method appears after Step

When this screen appears, click [USB connection], and then click [Next].

Connect the product to the computer following the instructions on the screen. After the connection is established, click [Next].

For how to connect the product to the computer sThis product's user's guide

When the completion message appears, the installation is complete. Click [Finish].

Uninstalling Label Editor and/or the printer driver

Caution

• When uninstalling the printer driver, disconnect the product from the computer.

• Before uninstalling Label Editor and/or the printer driver, close all the other applications

running on your computer.

• To uninstall Label Editor and/or the printer driver, carry out the following procedure using the included DVD-ROM.

Insert the included DVD-ROM into the DVD-ROM drive on your computer.

Select the language installed, and click [Next].

When the installation program starts, click [Remove].

Click [Yes].

Uninstallation starts. To abort uninstallation: Click [No].

When uninstalling the printer driver only

[No]: Click this item.

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When the completion message appears, the uninstallation is complete. Click [Finish].

Uninstallation of the application is complete.

Uninstall the printer driver next.

Click [Yes].

Conﬁrm the printer and click [Remove].

When the completion message appears, the uninstallation is complete. Click [Yes].

The computer reboots.

Caution

After uninstalling the printer driver, restart the computer.

MEMO

You can also uninstall Label Editor and the printer driver as follows. Select “Control Panel” - “Programs and Features” and uninstall Label Editor and/or the driver.

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