LabelTac® 9 Reference Guide
powered by Creative Safety Supply
phone 1-877-356-6584
web labeltac.com
email info@labeltac.com
Contents
Unboxing
What’s in the box
Your printer
Setup & Install
Before you continue...
Connecting LabelTac®
Installing LabelTac® drivers
Installing templates & symbols
Using LabelTac
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Loading print ribbon
Loading tape supply
How to make labels
LED & button functions
Ribbon tension
Troubleshooting
When using die-cut labels...
Cleaning your printer
Warranty & Support
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Contents 1
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 1-877-356-6584
web www.labeltac.com
email info@labeltac.com
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What’s in the box
Unboxing What’s in the box 3
Included
• LabelTac 9 Printer
• USB Cable
• Power Cable
* Print ribbon ships pre-installed for convenience
• Install CD
• Setup Guide & Lit
• 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
Unboxing Your Printer 5
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 1-877-356-6584. Mon-Fri, 6am-3:30pm (PST)
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Before you continue...
Setup & Install Connecting LabelTac
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Connecting LabelTac
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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
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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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Setup & Install Connecting LabelTac
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