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... List 108 6.3 Troubleshooting 109 6.4 List of Symbols 111 6.5 List of Function 112 6.6 Main Specifications 113 5.3 Replacing the Cutter 98 5.4 Replacing the Cassette 100 Replacing the ribbon cassette 100 Replacing a tube or the label tape cassette 101 5.5 Maintenance 102 Cleaning the printer 102 Cleaning the transport rollers 102 Cleaning the print head...
... List 108 6.3 Troubleshooting 109 6.4 List of Symbols 111 6.5 List of Function 112 6.6 Main Specifications 113 5.3 Replacing the Cutter 98 5.4 Replacing the Cassette 100 Replacing the ribbon cassette 100 Replacing a tube or the label tape cassette 101 5.5 Maintenance 102 Cleaning the printer 102 Cleaning the transport rollers 102 Cleaning the print head...
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... in use If the machine will not be used for a long time, unplug the AC adapter from the consumable Always keep the consumable such as ribbon cassette, cleaner, etc., out of the reach of the printer when carrying it is printing or immediately after printing.
... in use If the machine will not be used for a long time, unplug the AC adapter from the consumable Always keep the consumable such as ribbon cassette, cleaner, etc., out of the reach of the printer when carrying it is printing or immediately after printing.
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Do not attempt to the unit. Do not touch ink ribbon To avoid poor printing results with oil on a tube or tape while printing is... pull tube out Do not pull on your skin or staining your hands, do not touch ink ribbon. Do not re-use ribbons or label tape Do not attempt to strong impacts. Doing so could result in progress. CAUTION Handle... the unit gently Do not subject the unit to re-use ribbons or label tape. Rough handling could damage the unit. Doing so could result in poor printing quality or damage to ...
Do not attempt to the unit. Do not touch ink ribbon To avoid poor printing results with oil on a tube or tape while printing is... pull tube out Do not pull on your skin or staining your hands, do not touch ink ribbon. Do not re-use ribbons or label tape Do not attempt to strong impacts. Doing so could result in progress. CAUTION Handle... the unit gently Do not subject the unit to re-use ribbons or label tape. Rough handling could damage the unit. Doing so could result in poor printing quality or damage to ...
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.... Cover The shape of the power plug varies according to the left, and then open the cover. 4 Install the ribbon cassette. • Remove the stopper and take up any slack in the ribbon. • Push the cassette in until it quickly. CAUTION Do not touch the connector (metal part) Do not touch...
.... Cover The shape of the power plug varies according to the left, and then open the cover. 4 Install the ribbon cassette. • Remove the stopper and take up any slack in the ribbon. • Push the cassette in until it quickly. CAUTION Do not touch the connector (metal part) Do not touch...
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Quick Guide to Using the Printer 5 Install the tube attachment. • Align the hooks on the power switch. • Character input diaplay appears after displaying the ribbon cassette information. 13 Transport roller 2 Turn the power switch on. 7 Close the cover. • Close the cover completely so that it clicks shut. 8 Turn on the tube attachment with the holes in the printer. • Push the tube attachment in until it clicks into place. 6 Insert a tube. • Push the tube in until its tip touches transport roller 2.
Quick Guide to Using the Printer 5 Install the tube attachment. • Align the hooks on the power switch. • Character input diaplay appears after displaying the ribbon cassette information. 13 Transport roller 2 Turn the power switch on. 7 Close the cover. • Close the cover completely so that it clicks shut. 8 Turn on the tube attachment with the holes in the printer. • Push the tube attachment in until it clicks into place. 6 Insert a tube. • Push the tube in until its tip touches transport roller 2.
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...; Make sure that "2:φ3.0mm" is selected. 15 Press [Enter]. • Confirm that "1:Tube" is selected. No ribbon amount displayed. to the ribbon cassette failure and so forth. "No ribbon cassette" is displayed if the ribbon cassette is cut automatically. 17 Take out the cut tube. 15 Press enter" is displayed if the information...
...; Make sure that "2:φ3.0mm" is selected. 15 Press [Enter]. • Confirm that "1:Tube" is selected. No ribbon amount displayed. to the ribbon cassette failure and so forth. "No ribbon cassette" is displayed if the ribbon cassette is cut automatically. 17 Take out the cut tube. 15 Press enter" is displayed if the information...
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...or the information about settings. Cutter The cutter cuts printing media automatically. Transport roller 1 This roller feeds printing media to a ribbon. Connector for ribbon cassette This is the receiver for the cutter blade when cutting printing media. Cover release Pull this switch to open the cover.... Do not touch and deform the connector. 19 Transport roller 2 This roller feeds printing media past the print head. Ribbon cassette holder Place the ribbon cassette here. Keyboard Input text to load a cassette or tube. As it when printing to the cutter. Tube intake Insert...
...or the information about settings. Cutter The cutter cuts printing media automatically. Transport roller 1 This roller feeds printing media to a ribbon. Connector for ribbon cassette This is the receiver for the cutter blade when cutting printing media. Cover release Pull this switch to open the cover.... Do not touch and deform the connector. 19 Transport roller 2 This roller feeds printing media past the print head. Ribbon cassette holder Place the ribbon cassette here. Keyboard Input text to load a cassette or tube. As it when printing to the cutter. Tube intake Insert...
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.... 1 Open the cover. 2 Take up any slack in the ribbon. • Remove the stopper and then take up any slack. The printer cannot detect the ribbon if it has any slack in the ribbon when installing the ribbon cassette. Dispose the removed stopper according to take up slack in the... ribbon. Install cassettes Insert tube Turn the power switch on tube or clear tube...
.... 1 Open the cover. 2 Take up any slack in the ribbon. • Remove the stopper and then take up any slack. The printer cannot detect the ribbon if it has any slack in the ribbon when installing the ribbon cassette. Dispose the removed stopper according to take up slack in the... ribbon. Install cassettes Insert tube Turn the power switch on tube or clear tube...
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...the printer. • Align the tabs on a tube or label tape by applying heat to press it in until it clicks into place. 3 Install the ribbon cassette into the printer. • Push the cassette in until it clicks into place. 5 Remove the wrap-around tape guide. • page 18. 6...Close the cover. Tube attachment The tube attachment is printed on the tube attachment with the printer. If the ribbon cassette is loose, the ribbon may not be detected, so be sure to the ribbon. Basic Operations Part 2 CAUTION Do not touch the connector (metal part) Do not hold the connection terminal (...
...the printer. • Align the tabs on a tube or label tape by applying heat to press it in until it clicks into place. 3 Install the ribbon cassette into the printer. • Push the cassette in until it clicks into place. 5 Remove the wrap-around tape guide. • page 18. 6...Close the cover. Tube attachment The tube attachment is printed on the tube attachment with the printer. If the ribbon cassette is loose, the ribbon may not be detected, so be sure to the ribbon. Basic Operations Part 2 CAUTION Do not touch the connector (metal part) Do not hold the connection terminal (...
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... is properly connected. 1 Press the "|" side of stored data. 29 Startup display • Character input display appears after displaying the ribbon cassette information. Ribbon cassette information display Do not turn the power switch on and off rapidly Turning the power switch on , make sure that the cassettes and tube ...
... is properly connected. 1 Press the "|" side of stored data. 29 Startup display • Character input display appears after displaying the ribbon cassette information. Ribbon cassette information display Do not turn the power switch on and off rapidly Turning the power switch on , make sure that the cassettes and tube ...
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... or [►] to permit easy cutting by hand. 33 When the information of the cassette is not properly retrieved, the amount of the ribbon does not appear. 4 Press [4] and [Enter]. • The result of this message is selected, media will not be performed correctly ...installed. Select the correct tube size Printing will be read due to select the appropriate input side, and press [Enter]. Install the ribbon cassette. "No ribbon information. No ribbon amount displayed. What is aborted. Basic Operations Part 2 3 Press [◄] or [►] to "If a Tube or Label ...
... or [►] to permit easy cutting by hand. 33 When the information of the cassette is not properly retrieved, the amount of the ribbon does not appear. 4 Press [4] and [Enter]. • The result of this message is selected, media will not be performed correctly ...installed. Select the correct tube size Printing will be read due to select the appropriate input side, and press [Enter]. Install the ribbon cassette. "No ribbon information. No ribbon amount displayed. What is aborted. Basic Operations Part 2 3 Press [◄] or [►] to "If a Tube or Label ...
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... Shrink Tube, and 4mm I.D. strip cassette for details. Note that this explanation assumes that you will be sure to take up slack in the ribbon when installing a cassette. Contact your dealer for label tape cassette as appropriate. 1 Open the cover. 2 Take up any slack in the... ribbon. • Remove the stopper and then take up any slack in the ribbon. The printer cannot detect the ribbon if it has any slack in the ribbon. Always be printing on label tape. strips: 4mm I .D. Dispose the removed stopper...
... Shrink Tube, and 4mm I.D. strip cassette for details. Note that this explanation assumes that you will be sure to take up slack in the ribbon when installing a cassette. Contact your dealer for label tape cassette as appropriate. 1 Open the cover. 2 Take up any slack in the... ribbon. • Remove the stopper and then take up any slack in the ribbon. The printer cannot detect the ribbon if it has any slack in the ribbon. Always be printing on label tape. strips: 4mm I .D. Dispose the removed stopper...
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...Doing so could cause an improper recognition of the cassette. strip cassette This is used to press it in until it clicks. 3 Install the ribbon cassette into the printer. • Push the cassette in until it clicks into place. Close the cover completely so that the release paper is...part where the release paper is peeled or the end is not peeled when setting the label cassette. Wrap-around tape. 4mm I .D. If the ribbon cassette is used to print characters on heat shrink tube. Various cassettes These cassettes must be sure to print on wrap-around tape cassette This...
...Doing so could cause an improper recognition of the cassette. strip cassette This is used to press it in until it clicks. 3 Install the ribbon cassette into the printer. • Push the cassette in until it clicks into place. Close the cover completely so that the release paper is...part where the release paper is peeled or the end is not peeled when setting the label cassette. Wrap-around tape. 4mm I .D. If the ribbon cassette is used to print characters on heat shrink tube. Various cassettes These cassettes must be sure to print on wrap-around tape cassette This...
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...here. The wrap-around tape guide in Fig. 2. In this case, pull the label tape out as shown in the machine. strip Install the ribbon cassette and the appropriate cassette in the machine. What to the prescribed position. 36 Fig. 3 Use tweezers to pull out the label tape to...label tape, heat shrink tube or 4mm I .D. When printing on regular or clear tube Install the ribbon cassette and tube attachment in the machine. When printing on wrap-around tape Install the ribbon cassette, the wrap-around tape cassette and wrap-around tape guide and tube attachment are already installed,...
...here. The wrap-around tape guide in Fig. 2. In this case, pull the label tape out as shown in the machine. strip Install the ribbon cassette and the appropriate cassette in the machine. What to the prescribed position. 36 Fig. 3 Use tweezers to pull out the label tape to...label tape, heat shrink tube or 4mm I .D. When printing on regular or clear tube Install the ribbon cassette and tube attachment in the machine. When printing on wrap-around tape Install the ribbon cassette, the wrap-around tape cassette and wrap-around tape guide and tube attachment are already installed,...
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Startup display • Character input display appears after displaying the ribbon cassette information. The character input display appears immediately if no ribbon cassette is properly connected. 1 Press the "|" side of stored data. 37 Basic Operations Part 2 Turn the power switch on Before ... the cover is closed, and that the AC adapter is installed. * If the display remains blank, refer to "Troubleshooting" ( page 109). Ribbon cassette information display Do not turn the power switch on and off rapidly and repeatedly can cause misoperation and the loss of the power switch...
Startup display • Character input display appears after displaying the ribbon cassette information. The character input display appears immediately if no ribbon cassette is properly connected. 1 Press the "|" side of stored data. 37 Basic Operations Part 2 Turn the power switch on Before ... the cover is closed, and that the AC adapter is installed. * If the display remains blank, refer to "Troubleshooting" ( page 109). Ribbon cassette information display Do not turn the power switch on and off rapidly and repeatedly can cause misoperation and the loss of the power switch...
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... tape, wrap around tape, 4mm I .D. A small notch is cut label is the material that the labels can be read due to the ribbon cassette failure and so forth. Print media is ejected. The printer stops all operations immediately. Print Once the characters have been input, begin printing....[◄] or [►] to select "2:9mm", and then press [Enter]. • The sets to select the input side, and press [Enter]. "No ribbon information. strip is aborted. Canceling printing If you are printing on the screen. Refer to select "4:Label", and then press [Enter]. • The label tape...
... tape, wrap around tape, 4mm I .D. A small notch is cut label is the material that the labels can be read due to the ribbon cassette failure and so forth. Print media is ejected. The printer stops all operations immediately. Print Once the characters have been input, begin printing....[◄] or [►] to select "2:9mm", and then press [Enter]. • The sets to select the input side, and press [Enter]. "No ribbon information. strip is aborted. Canceling printing If you are printing on the screen. Refer to select "4:Label", and then press [Enter]. • The label tape...
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...around tape cassette and print characters by the following procedure. Always be purchased separately. it has any slack in the ribbon. The printer cannot detect the ribbon if it must be sure to local government regulation. 42 Note that a wrap-around tape cassette is used for indicating...Printing on Input characters Print Installing the cassettes Install a ribbon cassette and a wrap-around tape cassette. 1 Open the cover. 2 Take up any slack in the ribbon. • Remove the stopper and then take up any slack in the ribbon. Dispose the removed stopper according to take up slack...
...around tape cassette and print characters by the following procedure. Always be purchased separately. it has any slack in the ribbon. The printer cannot detect the ribbon if it must be sure to local government regulation. 42 Note that a wrap-around tape cassette is used for indicating...Printing on Input characters Print Installing the cassettes Install a ribbon cassette and a wrap-around tape cassette. 1 Open the cover. 2 Take up any slack in the ribbon. • Remove the stopper and then take up any slack in the ribbon. Dispose the removed stopper according to take up slack...
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...;" mark as shown, and insert the cutter all the way in until it clicks into place. If the ribbon cassette is installed correctly. 1 Pull out the cutter. 2 Install the wrap-around tape guide. • Press...the cutter with the hole in the printer, and then push the cassette in . 43 3 Install the ribbon cassette in the printer. • Press it firmly so that it clicks. Installing the wrap-around tape guide...tape guide If the wrap-around tape guide has been installed, verify that it is loose, the ribbon may not be detected, so be sure to press it in until it clicks into place. ...
...;" mark as shown, and insert the cutter all the way in until it clicks into place. If the ribbon cassette is installed correctly. 1 Pull out the cutter. 2 Install the wrap-around tape guide. • Press...the cutter with the hole in the printer, and then push the cassette in . 43 3 Install the ribbon cassette in the printer. • Press it firmly so that it clicks. Installing the wrap-around tape guide...tape guide If the wrap-around tape guide has been installed, verify that it is loose, the ribbon may not be detected, so be sure to press it in until it clicks into place. ...
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Startup display • Character input display appears after displaying the ribbon cassette information. 4 Close the cover. Close the cover completely so that the AC adapter is connected properly. 1 Press the "|" side of stored data. 44 Turn ... misoperation and the loss of the power switch. • The startup display appears. The character input display appears immediately if no ribbon cassette is closed, and that it clicks shut. Ribbon cassette information display Do not turn the power switch on and off rapidly Turning the power switch on , make sure that...
Startup display • Character input display appears after displaying the ribbon cassette information. 4 Close the cover. Close the cover completely so that the AC adapter is connected properly. 1 Press the "|" side of stored data. 44 Turn ... misoperation and the loss of the power switch. • The startup display appears. The character input display appears immediately if no ribbon cassette is closed, and that it clicks shut. Ribbon cassette information display Do not turn the power switch on and off rapidly Turning the power switch on , make sure that...
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... that it is displayed, follow the instruction on , such as shown. strip, or clear tube. 2 Press [◄] or [►] to the ribbon cassette failure and so forth. In this message is not ejected. Refer to select the input side, and press [Enter]. What is at the transport... as a tube, heat shrink tube, label tape, wrap around ", and press [Enter]. • The print quantity selection display appears. Rough amount of the ribbon does not appear. 3 Press [3] and then [Enter]. • Three pieces are printing on the screen. Canceling printing If you are printed. In this case...
... that it is displayed, follow the instruction on , such as shown. strip, or clear tube. 2 Press [◄] or [►] to the ribbon cassette failure and so forth. In this message is not ejected. Refer to select the input side, and press [Enter]. What is at the transport... as a tube, heat shrink tube, label tape, wrap around ", and press [Enter]. • The print quantity selection display appears. Rough amount of the ribbon does not appear. 3 Press [3] and then [Enter]. • Three pieces are printing on the screen. Canceling printing If you are printed. In this case...