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Printing Your First Label
You are now ready to print your first label.
To print a label
1. Enter text to create a simple label.
2. Press .
3. Cut the label by pressing the cutting lever
towards the back of the printer. See Figure 6.
Figure 6
4. Remove the label.
Congratulations! You have printed your first label.
Continue reading to learn more about the options
available for creating labels.
Getting to Know Your Printer
Become familiar with the location of the feature and
function keys on your printer. See Figure 1 on the
inside front cover of this manual. The following
sections describe each feature in detail.
Power
The
A
button turns the power on and off. If no
keys are pressed after five minutes, the power is
switched off automatically.
LCD Display
The printer’s LCD display typically shows a row of
thirteen characters. However, you can enter up to
99 characters and/or spaces.
Feature and function indicators appear on the top,
side, and bottom of the display to indicate that a
feature or function is selected. See Figure 7.
Figure 7
Backlighting
When the printer is used in a low-light environment,
the display may become difficult to read. The
backlighting feature lights the display.
♦ Press + to turn backlighting on and off.
Caps Key
The Caps key toggles capitalization on and off.
When Caps mode is turned on, the Caps indicator
is shown on the display and all letters that you
enter will be capitalized. The default setting is Caps
mode on. When Caps mode is off, all letters
entered appear in lower case.
♦ Press + to turn CAPS mode on and off.
Function Key
The Function key is used to select the function
or symbol printed above a key. For example, when
you press , the Font size menu appears in the
display; however, if you press + together,
the Language menu appears.
Backspace Key
The Backspace key removes the character to
the left of the cursor. Pressing + clears the
current label text. Text size and other settings
remain unchanged.
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