Epson LabelWorks Printable Ribbon Kit User's Guide

User’s Guide

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Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Inserting batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Using the optional AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Inserting a ribbon cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Removing a ribbon cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Creating Ribbon Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Creating long ribbons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Saving Ribbon Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Deleting ribbon designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Enhancing Your Ribbons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Adding symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Adding frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Changing the font size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Changing the font. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Changing the font style. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Printing Ribbons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Printing multiple copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Customizing Your Ribbons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Creating vertical text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Adding space between characters . . . . . . . . 18

Increasing print density. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Selecting narrow characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Adding punctuation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Adding letters with an accent mark . . . . . . . 19

Customizing the length of ribbons . . . . . . . . 19

Using mirror-image text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Creating sequentially numbered ribbons. . 20

Sample Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Favor bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Hair bows or ponytail holders. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Ornaments with ribbon hangers . . . . . . . . . . 22

Greeting cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Adjusting the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Cleaning the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Cleaning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Problems and solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Epson Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Purchase supplies and accessories . . . . . . . . 28

Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Storing Your Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Safety instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

About printed labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

FCC Compliance Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty . . . . . 34

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

2 | Contents

Welcome

Your LabelWorks Ribbon Kit lets you create personalized ribbons, the perfect accent on gifts and decorations for all occasions.

Add names or custom text to your ribbons along with symbols and frames for special occasions, holidays, hobbies, and more!

Personalized ribbons add the finishing touch to:

■ party favors

■ wedding and baby showers

■ flower arrangements

■ bakery gifts

■ hair decorations

■ toys

Save up to 30 ribbons to reuse at any time. The kit includes two cartridges so you can print over 32 feet of ribbon.

Additional ribbon colors are available, as shown on the back cover of this guide.

With the other types of tape listed on the back cover, you can do even more:

■ Create iron-on labels for uniforms,

clothing, backpacks, and other fabric items.

■ Organize stuff in your kitchen, bathroom,

and every room of your house.

■ Decorate and personalize school

supplies.

■ Create professional looking file labels.

■ Identify your computer cables and other

equipment.

You’ll find hundreds of uses for your LabelWorks printer!

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Getting Started

Your Label Works printer requires 6 AAA batteries (not included). An optional AC adapter is also available (C52CB73020).

Follow the instructions in this section to insert the batteries and tape cartridge, and change the language if necessary.

Inserting batteries

1. Remove the rear cover.

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2. Insert 6 AAA alkaline batteries, positioning the + and - ends as shown.

3. Replace the cover and snap it into place.

Using the optional AC adapter

1. Plug one end of the AC adapter into the product.

2. Plug the other end of the AC adapter into a wall outlet.

Caution: Make sure you use only the AC adapter designed for your LabelWorks printer (C52CB73020) or damage may occur.

Inserting a ribbon cartridge

1. Remove any slack from the ribbon.

2. Remove the rear cover.

3. Insert the cartridge and press it down firmly until it snaps into place.

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4. If there is excess ribbon, feed the end through the tape guide slot.

5. Replace the cover and snap it into place.

6. Press to turn on the printer.

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Removing a ribbon cartridge

1. Remove the rear cover.

2. Hold the cartridge by the tabs, and lift it straight up.

Creating Ribbon Designs

Enter text to begin creating your ribbon design. Then follow the suggestions for adding length if necessary.

Creating long ribbons

The number of characters and symbols you can enter is limited, but you can use the following techniques to create longer ribbons:

Entering text

Use the built-in keyboard to enter letters and numbers.

■ Press to use upper case for all letters,

or + character for a single letter.

■ Press to delete the previous

character.

■ Press to start a new line. The line

number is indicated on the display.

Note: You can print a maximum of two lines of text. If you try to exceed the maximum, appears and you will not be able to print. Press to delete the and print your ribbon.

■ Select multiple copies of your design to

create a longer ribbon with a repeated pattern. See page 17 for instructions.

■ To add length to one end of the ribbon

(unprinted), press + to feed about an inch before printing. Press these buttons repeatedly to add more length.

Repeat this step after printing to add length to the other end of the ribbon.

■ Press the spacebar to add blank spaces

between printed areas. Using a larger font will make the ribbon longer.

Note: You’ll see a l black arrow when you get to the character limit. You may have to add or delete spaces to make the design fit.

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Saving Ribbon Designs

Enhancing Your Ribbons

You can store up to 30 saved ribbons at a time.

After you finish creating your first ribbon, press + to create another ribbon (the ribbon number appears to the left of the text). Your first ribbon is automatically saved.

Deleting ribbon designs

1. Press + or + to select a ribbon design for deletion.

2. Press + . You see a confirmation message.

3. Press to delete, or press if you change your mind.

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Get creative by adding symbols or frames to your ribbons and selecting the right font for each design.

Adding symbols

You can add symbols for holidays, activities, special occasions, and more.

1. Press .

2. Press to scroll through the symbol categories, then press to select a category.

3. Press or to highlight a symbol, then press to select it.

Note: To cancel and return to the previous menu, press .

You can choose from the symbols shown on the following pages.

Symbols

Prohibition

Household

Food

Sports

Activity

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Occasion

Shipping

Electrical

Animals

Zodiac

Emoticons

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