Dymo LabelWriter 400 User manual

LabelWriter 400
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Quick Start
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Quick Start
Follow these steps to install the LabelWriter printer and print your first label.
1. Unpacking your LabelWriter Printer
NOTE For Windows, 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.
Your LabelWriter printer is a direct thermal printer and does not use toner, ink
cartridges, or a ribbon. Instead, it uses heat from a thermal print head to print on
specially treated labels. Labels are the only supplies you will ever need to buy.
Figure 1
Power adapter
LabelWriter printer
CD-ROM
Roll of 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
The form-feed button on the front of the printer is used to advance a single label.
The label eject button is used to remove labels from the printer.
The LED status light allows you to visually determine 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
release
Label roll

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2. Installing the Software
To install the software on a Windows system
NOTE
Do not connect the printer to your computer until instructed to do so during
the software installation.
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 and 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 then follow the on-screen
instructions.
To install the software on a Macintosh 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 then follow the on-screen
instructions.
DYMO Label
Software Installer
Figure 3

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3. Connecting your LabelWriter Printer
At some point during the software installation, you will be asked to connect your
LabelWriter printer to the USB port.
NOTE For Windows, 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. Make
sure to push the plug in completely.
3Plug the other end of the power cord into a
power outlet.
To connect the USB cable
1Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the
bottom of the printer. See Figure 5.
2Insert the power and USB cables into the cable
channel and set the printer down on your work
surface.
3When prompted during the software installation and
while the printer is turned on, plug the USB cable into
an available USB port on your computer. See Figure 6.
Power adapter
Power cord
Figure 4
Figure 5
USB Power
Cable
channel
Figure 6

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4. Loading Labels
1Press the form-feed button to eject the labels that protected the printer during
shipment.
2Open the top cover and remove the label spool.
3Hold the spool spindle in your left hand and
place the label roll on the spindle so that the
labels feed from underneath.
4Place the spool guide on the right side of the
spool and adjust it to fit snugly against the roll.
See Figure 7.
5Insert the label spool into the slots in the
printer cover.
6Cut the first label in half so that you have a clean
edge and insert the label into the label feed slot.
See Figure 8.
The printer feeds the labels, stopping at the
beginning of the first label. If the printer stops
without feeding the label, make sure the label is
fully inserted and then press the form-feed button.
7Close the top cover.
You are now ready to print your first label.
Figure 7
Figure 8

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5. Printing your First Label
1Start the DYMO Label software by doing one of the following:
•For Windows, click Start, then Programs>DYMO Label>DYMO Label.
•For Macintosh, double-click the DYMO Label icon in the folder where you
installed the software.
(Windows) The first time you open the application, you are asked to register.
Follow the on-screen instructions to register the software. You are also asked to
enter your default return address and default logo file.
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.
Congratulations! You are now ready to start designing and printing labels.
For complete details on how to use the software, refer to the
DYMO Label Software
User Guide
, located on the DYMO LabelWriter CD-ROM, and the online Help.

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