Dymo LabelWriter 4XL Label Printer User manual

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For complete information about your label printer, you can view the LabelWriter Printer User Guide
from the DYMO Label v.8 Help menu or from the DYMO Web site at www.dymo.com.
Follow these steps to install the LabelWriter printer and print your first label.
1. Unpacking your LabelWriter Printer
NOTE Do not connect the printer into your computer until after the software installation is complete.
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
Roll of labels Quick Start Guide
Power adapter
Power cord
LabelWriter printer
USB cable
CD-ROM
Cleaning card
Quick Start Guide

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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 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 the label roll is empty.
•Dimmed blue - printer is in power saving mode.
Top cover
Label spool
Label release
Label feed path
and tear bar
Label roll
Label eject
button
Form-feed
button and LED
S/N 00000-0000000
DC power
connector
Serial number
Cable channel
USB
connector
Figure 2

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2. Installing the Software
Do not connect the printer to your computer until after the software installation is complete.
Windows Depending on your system configuration, the software installation could take
some time while the required Microsoft .NET™software is installed.
To install the software on a Windows system
1Close all open Microsoft Office applications.
2Insert the DYMO LabelWriter CD into your CD-ROM/DVD drive.
After a few seconds, the installation screen appears.
3Click Install and follow the instructions in the installer.
QuickBooks If you have QuickBooks 2007 or later, you will be prompted to install the DYMO Label
Add-in for QuickBooks. (US Only.)
To install the software on a Mac OS system
1Insert the DYMO LabelWriter CD into the CD-ROM/DVD drive.
After a few seconds, the DYMO Label Installer icon appears.
2Double-click the Installer icon and follow the instructions.

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3. Connecting your LabelWriter Printer
NOTE Do not connect the printer to your computer until after the
software installation is complete.
To connect the power
1Plug the power cord into the power adapter. See Figure 3.
2Plug the power adapter into the power connector on the bottom of
the printer. See Figure 4.
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.
5Insert the power and USB cables through the cable channel
and set the printer down.
6When the software is completely installed, connect the
other end of the USB cable into an available USB port on
your computer.
Mac OS If the printer is not in the printer list when the installation is complete, refer to the
ReadMe file for instructions on how to add the printer.
Figure 3
Power adapter
Power cord
USB
24VDC
Figure 4
PowerUSB
Cable
channel

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4. Loading Labels
Important!
In order for the labels to feed properly during printing, pay attention to the following when loading
labels on the spool and into the printer:
•The label spool guide must be pushed flush against the label roll, with no gap. See
Figure 6.
•The labels must be loaded with the left edge of the label inserted against the left edge of the
label feed slot. See Figure 8.
To load a label roll
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 top cover and pull the spool
guide from the spindle.
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 firmly against the side of the spool.
See Figure 5.
Figure 5
Spool
guide
Spool
spindle

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5Slide 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 6.
NOTE To ensure proper feeding of labels during printing, the
label roll must fit snugly against both sides of the label spool,
with no gaps.
6Insert the label spool into the slot in the printer cover with the
labels extending from underneath the roll. See Figure 7.
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 8.
The printer automatically feeds the label, 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.
If the first label on the roll is not a full label, press the form-feed
button to eject the partial label.
8Carefully lower the top cover.
Figure 6
Figure 7
Figure 8
Align labels
against left edge