Dymo LabelWriter 400 User manual

Quick Start Guide
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Quick Start Guide
Follow these steps to install the LabelWriter printer and print your first label.
1. Unpacking your LabelWriter Printer
NOTE Do not plug the printer into your computer until asked to do so during the
software installation.
1Unpack your printer and save the packing materials.
2Make sure you have all the items shown in Figure 1. (Labels included in the
package may vary.)
LabelWriter
Quick Start
Figure 1
Power adapter
LabelWriter printer
CD-ROM
Roll of Address labels
Power cable
Quick Start Guide
USB cable

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Become familiar with the printer’s major components. See Figure 2.
LabelWriter Printer Features
Your LabelWriter printer is a direct thermal printer and does not use ink or toner.
Instead, the printer uses heat from a thermal print head to print on specially
treated labels. Labels are the only supplies you will ever need to buy.
The form-feed button on the front of the printer advances a single label. The label
eject button is used to remove labels from the printer when changing rolls.
The LED status light visually shows the current state of the printer:
•Solid blue - power is on and the printer is ready.
•Flashing blue - labels are not loaded properly or label spool is empty.
Figure 2
Form-feed
Label feed path
and tear bar
Top
cover
USB
connector DC power
connector
button and LED
Cable
channel Label eject
button
Platen
Label roll
Label
spool
release

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2. Installing the Software
NOTE Do not connect the printer to your computer until instructed to do so during
the software installation.
To install the software on a Windows system
1Insert the LabelWriter CD into your CD-ROM drive. After a few seconds, the
installation screen appears.
If the installation screen does not appear:
a. Click Start, then Run on the Windows taskbar. The Run dialog box
appears.
b. Enter D:\install.exe (where D is the letter assigned to the CD-ROM drive)
and click OK.
2Select the language version you wish to install and follow the instructions.
To install the software on a Mac OS system
1Insert the DYMO LabelWriter CD into the CD-ROM drive.
After a few seconds, the DYMO Label Software Installer icon
appears. See Figure 3.
2Double-click the Installer icon and follow the instructions.
If you do not see your printer in the printer list when the installation is
complete, refer to the ReadMe file for instructions on how to add the printer.
Figure 3

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3. Connecting your LabelWriter Printer
NOTE Do not connect the printer to your computer
until instructed to do so during the software
installation.
To connect the power
1Plug the power cord into the power adapter.
See Figure 4.
2Plug the power adapter into the power connector
on the bottom of the printer. See Figure 5.
3Plug the other end of the power cord into a
power outlet.
4Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the
bottom of the printer. See Figure 5.
5Insert the power and USB cables through the
cable channel and set the printer down.
NOTE DO NOT CONNECT the other end of the USB cable to
your computer until asked to do so during the software
installation.
6When prompted by the software installer, plug the USB
cable into a USB port.
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Figure 6

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4. Loading Labels
To load labels
1Press the form-feed button to eject the labels that
protected the printer during shipment.
2Open the top cover and remove any packing
material inside the label compartment.
3Remove the label spool from inside the cover.
4Hold the spool spindle in your left hand and place the
label roll on the spindle so that the labels feed from
underneath and the left edge of the label roll is flush
against the side of the spool. See Figure 7.
5Place the spool guide onto the right side of the spool
and press the guide tightly against the side of the
label roll, leaving no gap between the roll and the spool. See Figure 8.
NOTE The label roll must fit snugly against both sides of the
label spool, with no gaps, to avoid drifting as the labels feed
through the printer.
6Insert the label spool into the slot in the printer cover
with the labels extending from underneath the roll. See
Figure 9.
NOTE The label roll must fit snugly against both sides of the label spool, with no
gaps, to avoid drifting as the labels feed through the printer.
Figure 7
Spool
spindle
Spool
guide
Figure 8
Figure 9

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7Align the left edge of the label with the left edge of
the label feed slot and insert the label into the slot.
See Figure 10.
The printer feeds the labels, stopping at the beginning
of the first label. If the printer does not feed the labels,
make sure the first label is fully inserted and then
press the form-feed button.
8Close the top cover.
You are now ready to print your first label.
5. Printing your First Label
To print your first label
1Start DYMO Label Software by doing one of the following:
•For Windows, click Start, then Programs>DYMO Label>DYMO Label.
•For Macintosh, double-click in the DYMO Label folder.
The first time you open the application, you are asked to register the
software. Registering the software ensures that you will be informed of any
software updates. You are also asked to enter your default return address.
2At the main window, click once on the label and type some text.
3Choose a font and a justification setting from the Formatting toolbar.
4Click to print the label.
Figure 10

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Figure 11 highlights some of the major features available in DYMO Label
Software.
For complete details on using the software, refer to the DYMO Label Software User
Guide, located on the DYMO LabelWriter CD-ROM, and the online Help.
Insert text,
addresses, pictures,
rectangles, lines,
barcodes, dates, or
counters.
Insert text you’ve
copied to the
Clipboard.
Store your favorite
addresses in the
Address Book;
automatically insert
them on your label.
Switch easily between
the Label Editor and
Tape Editor
(LabelWriter Duo
printer only).
Figure 11

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