Dymo LetraTag User manual

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Electronic
Labelmaker
Instructions for Use
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Dymo LetraTag
This product is CE marked in accordance with the CE directive and is designed to conform with
the following international standards:
Safety – BSEN 60950
IEC 950
UL 1950
- EN 61000-4-2 (1995)
- EN 61000-4-3 (1995)
- ENV 50204 (1995)
- EN 55022 (1994) + amendment 1 (1995)
- FCC Class B (part 15)
* Although unlikely, it is possible that abnormal behaviour may result from electrostatic
discharges. In such cases, should normal operation not resume, follow the relevant procedure as
detailed in the trouble-shooting section: No response to keys.
The user should avoid directly touching the thermal print head.
© 2000 Esselte N.V., Industriepark-Noord 30, 9100 Sint-Niklaas, Belgium

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DEL
PRINT
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Visit our website (www.dymo.com) for information
on obtaining tapes and accessories for the LetraTag.
Power Supply
•Insert six size AA batteries, as shown in
Fig. A.
•Remove batteries if the Labelmaker is to be unused for some time.
Inserting the cassette
•The Labelmaker uses paper, plastic and metallic labels.
•Insert cassette as shown in Fig. Band press until it "clicks" into place - Fig. C.
•Check that the cassette is correctly located before closing the access door.
The Display
•Shows up to 6 characters plus cursor and 6 indicators ▲as shown below.
Indicators show whether a feature is selected.
STYLE B123
CAPS
▲▲ ▲▲▲
CAPS = capital letters = box/underline STYLE = outline/italic etc.
123
= number lock = shift key
Function keys
ON/OFF
Switches the power on and off.
• Switches off automatically after two minutes if no keys are pressed. The last
label will be retained automatically in memory.
Note: If the batteries are removed for more than a few seconds, the memory will be lost.
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CAPITALS
CAPS
•Press for all subsequent characters in UPPER CASE (CAPITALS), as confirmed
by the
CAPS indicator in the display.
•Press again to cancel and return to lower case.
SHIFT KEY
•Press before pressing a number, punctuation or function indicated above a
key.
DELETE
DEL
•Press to delete the character to the left of the cursor or to exit function menus.
CLEAR +
DEL
C
L
E
A
R
•Press to clear all the text but leave the settings unchanged.
CURSOR KEYS or
•Press to move the cursor along the text, one character at a time.
•Press + or to move the cursor to the beginning or end of the text.
•When used in conjunction with certain function keys, use or to select
options.
SPACE
•Press to insert a space into the text.
SIZE +
K
SIZE
•Press to display the three text print sizes:
STYLE B123
CAPS
B▲
condensed normal extended

BOX/UNDERLINE +
L
•There are seven options available under the BOX/UNDERLINE feature:
1. Normal - = DYMO
2. Underlined - = DYMO
3. Round Corners - =
4. Shaded Box - =
5. Toothed Box - =
6. Crocodile Box - =
7. Pointed Box - =
•Use or to move the cursor under the desired option. Press
OK
.
STYLE +
M
STYLE
•There are five options available under the STYLE menu.
•Place cursor under required STYLE and press
OK
.
STYLE B123
CAPS
D
Normal
Outline
Shadow
Italic
Vertical
DYMO
DYMO
DYMO
DYMO
DYMO

2-LINE LABELS +
N
=
2
•Print two lines of half height characters.
•Type the first line of text eg. DYMO and press then
N
=
2
.
The display shows an arrow ( )to indicate the line break. Type the second
line of your text, eg. DYMO LABEL This will print as
DYMO
LABEL
Note: The Box/Underline and Style features are not available on 2-line labels.
NUMBER LOCK +
O
123
For number labels, NUMBER LOCK is a useful alternative to using the shift key.
•Press then
O
123
to set this feature which makes A-J become 1-0.
•Press then
O
123
to exit.
Note: The key allows you to override the number lock for A - J characters.
INTERNATIONAL CHARACTERS
To add a diacritical (accent) to create an international character, enter the character
first, followed by the diacritical.
Eg. a +
◆
= á
a + +
¨
◆
◆
= ä
SYMBOLS
SYMBOLS
★
Press followed by the space bar ( ) to access symbols and special
characters. The display will show: A-I?
Press
DEL
to cancel, or press a letter key ‘A’to ‘I’until you find the line of
symbols required. See table.
Use or to select a symbol. Press
OK
to place the symbol in the label.
☎★

✂
Printing a label
•To print a label press
PRINT
.
PRINT PREVIEW +
PRINT
P
R
E
V
I
E
W
Allows you to preview your label before printing it.
•Press +
PRINT
P
R
E
V
I
E
W
and the entire text will scroll across the display.
CUTTING A LABEL
•To cut a label push the cutter forward as shown in Fig. E.
•The label has a split in the backing for easy removal, as shown in Fig. F.
Cleaning
•Check and clean the print head regularly to ensure optimum print quality - see
Fig. D.
•Using the cleaning tool D1 supplied, clean the print head as shown in D2.
Troubleshooting
No display
•check machine is on
•check batteries and replace if necessary
No response to keys
•remove batteries for a few minutes then refit. The Labelmaker will now reset
No printing or poor text
•check batteries and replace if necessary
•check tape cassette installed correctly and not empty
•clean print head (see ‘Cleaning’)
Print contrast
For use under extreme temperature or humidity conditions.
•Press + + X
The display will show the five contrast symbols .
•Use or to select lighter or darker print and press
OK
to set.

Flashing !!!!!!!! in the display
•!!!!!!!! in the display indicates that the tape can not be transported.
•Press any key to return to normal display.
•Check if there is a tape jam. In that case, lift out the cassette and carefully
release jammed tape. Cut off excess tape and refit/replace the cassette.
•If there is no tape jam, replace the batteries.
No success?
•call the customer service telephone number in your country - see warranty card.
Label cassettes
Type: Paper Plastic Metallic
Length: 4m 4m 4m
White 59421 ------ ------
Pearl White ------ 59422 ------
HyperYellow ------ 59423 ------
Cosmic Red ------ 59424 ------
Acid Green ------ 59425 ------
Ultra Blue ------ 59426 ------
Smiles (Yellow) ------ 59427 ------
Feet (Blue) ------ 59428 ------
Party ------ 59432 ------
Silver ------ ------ 59429
Green ------ ------ 59430
Assorted Pack 59431:
1 x paper white
1 x plastic yellow
1 x metallic silver