LabelTac 9 Setup Manual

LabelTac 9 Setup Guide

Contents

Unboxing

What’s in the box
Your printer

Setup & Install

Before you continue...
Connecting LabelTac
Installing LabelTac drivers
Installing templates & symbols

Using LabelTac

Loading print ribbon
Loading tape supply
How to make labels
LED & button functions
Ribbon tension
Troubleshooting
When using die-cut labels...
Warranty

Contact Us

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LabelTac Printers are professional thermal transfer printing
systems, designed for creating custom vinyl labels and
signs, in-house, for a variety of applications including:

Pipe Marking, Safety, Arc Flash, OSHA, Racks/Warehouses,
Tool Identification, Lean & 5S, Kaizen, Kanban, Hazmat,
ANSI/ASME & more.

We’re here to help!

Please give us a call or email if you need any help with
installing or operating your LabelTac Printer:

phone [phone]
web www.labeltac.com
email [e-mail]

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What’s in the box

Unboxing What’s in the box 3

Included

t LabelTac 9 Printer
t USB Cable
t Power Cable

* Print ribbon ships pre-installed for convenience

t Install CD
t Setup Guide & Lit
t 1 Black Print Ribbon*

Unboxing Your Printer4

Your Printer

Ribbon Rewind
Spindle

Parallel Port SD Card Slot

Ethernet Port

PS/2 Port

Power Switch

USB 2.0 Port

RS-232C Port

Power Jack Socket

Ribbon Supply
Spindle

Ribbon Guide Bar

Print Head Pressure
Adjustment Knobs

Print Head Release
Lever

Media Guide Bar

Media Caps

Media Supply
Spindle

Label Guide

Ribbon Sensor (black fork), Media Sensor (green fork),
Gap Sensor (green square), Platen Roller (black roller)

Not Pictured / Not Visible:

Rear Panel

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Your Printer (cont’d)

ERRORPOWER ON-LINE

MENU

UP

DOWN

SELECT

PAUSE

FEED

LCD Display and
Control Panel

Printer Cover

Power LED Up Button

On-line LED Down Button

Error LED Select Button

LCD Screen

Menu Button

Pause Button

Feed Button

Mouth and Cutter
Mechanism

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LCD Display / Control Panel

Setup & Install Before you continue...6

BEFORE INSTALLING DRIVERS...

Please connect your LabelTac Printer to both
your computer and to power, and make sure

the printer is turned on.

See pages 7-9 for connection instructions.

IMPORTANT

Let us install LabelTac for you, for free!

We offer a quick 5-minute remote installation- Go ahead, let us do the work while
you grab a cup of coffee! Call us at [phone]. Mon-Fri, 6am-3:30pm (PST)

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Before you continue...

Setup & Install Connecting LabelTac 7

Connecting LabelTac

Step 1: Connect to PC

Connect one end of the USB cable to an available USB 2.0
port on the back of your computer.

Connect the other end of the cable to the USB port on your
LabelTac 9 printer.

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USB 2.0

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Connecting LabelTac

Step 2: Connect to Power

Connect one end of the power cord to the power port on the
back of the LabelTac.

Connect the other end of the cable to a power outlet.

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