Esselte DYMO 4500 User manual

DYMO® 4500
Labelmaker
User’s Guide
$ ■ ESSELTE DYMO
Copyright© Esselte Dymo 1992
7H008940

Contents
Introduction
Introduction . 1
Caring for your Dymo 4500 . 1
Dymo 4500 Labelmaker . 2
The Keyboard. 2
Description of keys. 3
Thank you for choosing the Dymo 4500 Electronic Labelmaker. With its help, you
can design and print professional labels for many applications in the home, the office
or the store. It is fully portable, allowing you to create your labels anywhere.
The Dymo 4500 offers a variety of special characters, and different types, sizes and
styles of letter. You can print the results on a wide variety of letter and tape colours,
giving you the ability to produce clear, professional labels for any application.
Display and Indicators. 5
Before you start . 6
Inserting new batteries. 6
Inserting a tape cassette. 7
Switch on. 8
Display and Cursor. 9
Creating a message . .
Keying in.
Capitals.
Inserting characters
Deleting characters
Diacriticals.
Symbols .
Deleting a message
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12
13
14
Presentation. 15
Size. 15
Style. 17
Underline. 19
Box. 20
Font . 21
Printing . 22
Feed. 22
Printing a label. 22
Two line printing. 23
Multiple Copies . 23
Consecutively numbered labels. 24
Changing the tape cutter blade. 25
Memory. 26
Saving a message . 26
Recalling a message . 26
Clearing a message. 27
Phrase and Message Memory. 27
Troubleshooting . 28
Accessories . 29
Commonly used phrases can be stored in the memory of the Dymo 4500 and recalled
when needed.
Please read this guide to help you care for your Labelmaker and to use it to its - and
your - fullest capabilities.
Caring for your Dymo 4500
Use only accredited Dymo replacement parts in your Dymo 4500 Labelmaker.
Do not expose to:
strong sunlight
rain
high heat
high humidity
dust
Do not put:
heavy objects on top of the Dymo 4500
any foreign objects into the tape cassette and battery compartments
rubber or vinyl objects on it for a long time, as it may become stained
Do:
Feed
to advance the tape. Do not pull on it, as the tape cassette may
press
be damaged.
clean with a soft, dry cloth; do not use any solvents
use the special AC adaptor designed for the Dymo 4500
remove the tape cassette, the batteries or the mains adaptor, if the Dymo 4500 is
not to be used for a long period of time
The memory will be lost when the batteries are removed.
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Dymo 4500 Labelmaker
Description of keys
Tape cassette compartment
The Keyboard
Box
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On/Off
Feed
Font
Feed
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< M
Switches the power on and off.
Feeds a fixed amount of tape. A fixed amount is
automatically fed both before and after your label
is printed; if you require more tape, press
I Feed I.
Changes from the built-in Helvetica font to the
optional font cartridge (see page 21). This only
works if a font cartridge has been inserted in the
machine.
Hold the
key down and press an
alphabet key at the same time to enter a capital
letter; hold the A key down and
press any of the dual character keys to enter the
right hand character. If the display shows CAPS,
pressing A and an alphabet key
gives a lower case letter.
Changes all letter keys to capital letters. If you
press A and a letter key, you will get
a lower case letter. You must press
and the appropriate dual character
key to access the right hand character, eg
A 5 %
A 7 &
for &.
Moves the cursor to the left.
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the
message.
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Inserts a blank character (space) at the cursor
position.
Moves the cursor to the right.
Moves the cursor to the end of the message.
Cycles through the phrases stored in the phrase
memory (see page 26). Each time you press
M R , the next phrase is displayed. The
phrase last displayed is added to the message at
the cursor position.
Adds the message currently displayed to the
phrase memory (see page 26).
Deletes the currently displayed phrase from the
phrase memory (see page 27), while you are
using | MR | to cycle through the phrases.
Cycles through the three styles available on the
Dymo 4500: normal, bold or outline (see page
17). When you stop on a style, all the text in the
message will be printed in the selected style.
Changes the style for part of your message.
Allows you to access the 69 symbols stored in the
Dymo 4500 (see page 13).
Cycles through the 7 sizes available on the Dymo
4500 (see page 15). When you stop on a size, all
the text in the message will be printed in the
selected size.
Changes the size for part of your message.
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Clear Entry Clears the character to the left of the cursor
position.
All Clear
A ~| [Clear Entr y Clears the whole message from the display.
U-line Turns underlining on or off (see page 19).
Box
"a ~~| [u-line Turns the box on or off (see page 20).
Allows the selected number of duplicate labels to
be printed (see page 23).
Allows a series of consecutively numbered labels
to be printed (see page 24).
Prints a label.
2 lines
Allows you to print a two-line message (see page
23).
Display and Indicators
Styles
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Before you start
Inserting new
batteries
You will need to insert batteries before you can begin to use your
new Dymo 4500 Labelmaker.
The Dymo 4500 needs 5 ‘C’ type alkaline batteries (also known as
MN1400 or LR14).
Turn the machine upside down and pull up on the catches on the
back, to remove the battery compartment cover.
Battery cover
Place the batteries in a single line in the battery compartment,
ensuring that the polarity is correct.
Replace the battery compartment cover.
NOTE!
Any messages saved in the memory will be lost when the batteries are
removed.
To save the batteries, the Dymo 4500 turns itself off if no key is
pressed for 1 minute.
If the batteries are running low, after printing a message the
following warning is flashed on the display:
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If the batteries are very flat, the Dymo 4500 cannot print the
message. It cancels the message and resest to a blank display.
Inserting a tape Flip the tape cutting lever, which locks the cover of the tape
cassette cassette compartment into place, down into its operating position.
Lift the cover of the tape cassette compartment and lift the
cassette upwards to remove it.
Put the new cassette in place and shut the cover. Flip up the
tape cutting lever until required. Do not pull on the tape, as you
may damage the cassette. Press
Feed
to advance the tape.
NOTE!
The Dymo 4000 tape cassette cannot be used in the Dymo 4500
Labelmaker.
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Switch on
Press On/Off
The display may show:
Display and
Cursor
Display
The display can show 14 characters of the message (plus the
cursor).
12345678901234
5 6 7
890123456789
NOTE!
The maximum message length can vary, up to a total of 136 characters
(for more details, see page 27).
Or, if the Dymo 4500 was switched off with a message still on the
display, the same message will be displayed when the
Labelmaker is switched on again, eg:
Cursor
Use H
or
character at a time.
to move through the message one
▲
Clear Entry
(All Clear) to clear the
display.
NOTE!
Any messages saved in the memory will be lost when the batteries are
removed.
The Dymo 4500 will switch itself off if no key has been pressed
for 1 minute, but its internal memory will retain any message on
the display. When you switch on again, the message will be
displayed.
1 2 3 4 5
678901234567890
1234567890
Use
message.
Use [a
to move to the beginning of the
to move to the end of the message.
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Creating a message
Capitals If you want all or part of your message in capital letters, press
Inserting
characters
Move the cursor to the position where you wish to insert and key
in the new character(s), eg: press [a < ( H to
move to the beginning of the message. The display will show:
Deleting
characters
When deleting a character, move the cursor to the right of the
character you want to delete and press [Clear Entry | eg:
Move the cursor to the letter A of Maker.
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Press [Clear Entry twice to delete the M and the space before
it.
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Diacriticals
You can create international language characters by combining a Symbols In addition to the characters produced by the keys, there are 69
letter and a diacritical. The Labelmaker does not allow you to add special characters which are available as symbols. They appear
a diacritical to the wrong letter. on the display 7 at a time.
The diacriticals available on the keyboard are
You can add them to a letter by entering the letter first and the
diacritical immediately afterwards, eg:
Press
The display shows:
You can also add a diacritical to an existing letter. Move the
cursor to the letter in your message to which you want to add the
diacritical and press the appropriate key.
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To access a symbol character, move the cursor to the point in
your message where you need it and press Symbol
display shows:
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Enter the number of a symbol set, eg. 1.
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The display shows a row of 7 symbols.
Move the cursor to the symbol you want, eg [ and press
Symbol I again. The character is added to your message at the
cursor position, and you automatically return to your message.
If you press Symbol 1 accidentally, press [Clear Entry to cancel
the symbols and return to your message.
If you call up the wrong symbol set, key in another number
between 0 and 9 to call up another symbol set.
Deleting a
message
With the cursor at any point in the message, press A
Clear Entry (All Clear).
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Presentation
The Dymo 4500 Electronic Labelmaker offers you the facility to
define the presentation of all or part of your label with a choice of
7 character sizes, three styles, underlining or adding a box.
The built-in font of the Dymo 4500 is Helvetica, but a cartridge
containing an alternative font is available as an option.
NOTE!
For each change you add to your message, whether in style, size,
underlining or adding a box, the amount of message memory available to
you is reduced by one character (for more details, see page 26).
Therefore, the more complex you make the appearance of your label, the
fewer characters it can contain.
When you first switch on the Labelmaker, the display shows the
standard settings for size (6) and style (normal).
Size
The Dymo 4500 allows you either to select a single size or to mix
two or more character sizes in the same message. There are 7
sizes available, which are shown by the size indicator on the left
of the display.
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1 Size7 Dymo
11 pt extended
16pt narrow
16pt
16pt extended
Single size
To set the size for a whole message (the cursor can be anywhere
in the message), press | Size j and continue to press it to cycle
through the choices available.
Stop at the size you want. The whole of the message will now be
printed in the selected size. You can do this before or after you
have entered the message.
Mixed sizes
To mix sizes, press Size to set the size for the first part of
your message, then move the cursor to the first character to be
re-sized and press ▲ Size to cycle through the
choices. Stop at the one you want.
All the text to the left of the size change will remain in the original
size, and all the text to the right of the size change will be the
new size.
The size indicator shows the size of each character. You can
therefore check the position of size changes by moving the cursor
through the message.
To change the size again, repeat the above procedure.
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NOTE!
If you press Size to select a size for the whole message when there
are size changes already in it, the size you have selected will not change
the whole message, but will take effect from the beginning of the message
up to the first size change only.
The Dymo 4500 allows you either to select a single style or to mix
two or more styles in the same message. There are 3 styles
available, which are shown on the style indicators on the right of
the display.
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Single style
To set the style for a whole message (the cursor can be
anywhere in the message), press I Style and continue to press
it to cycle through the choices available.
Stop at the style you want. The whole message will be printed in
the selected style. You can do this before or after you have
entered the message.
Mixed styles
To mix styles, press Style to set the style for the first part of
the message, then move the cursor to the first character to be
changed and press a [ Style to cycle through the
choices. Stop at the one you want.
All the text to the left of the style change will be printed in the
original style, and all the text to the right of the style change will
be printed in the new style.
The style indicators show the style of each character. You can
therefore check the position of style changes by moving the
cursor through the message.
To change the style again, repeat the above procedure.
NOTE!
If you press Style
to select a style for the whole message when there
are style changes already in it, the style you have selected will not change
the whole message, but will take effect from the beginning of the message
up to the first style change only.
Underline The Dymo 4500 allows you to underline all or part of your
message. The underline indicator is displayed when you have
selected underline.
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Whole message
To underline all of your message, move the cursor to the first
character and press
U-line
Part of message
To underline part of your message, move the cursor to the first
character to be underlined and press U-line . The underline
To turn underline off again, move the cursor to the character after
the last one to be underlined and press U-line . The underline
The underline indicator is displayed for each character which is
underlined. You can therefore check which characters will be
underlined by moving the cursor through the message.
NOTE!
You cannot underline a two line message.
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Box
The Dymo 4500 allows you to put a box around all or part of your
message. The box indicator is displayed when you have selected
the box.
Whole message
To put a box round all of your message, press [a
to move the cursor to the beginning of your message.
Press ▲
displayed.
(Box). The box indicator is
Part of message
To put a box around part of your message, move the cursor to the
first character to be included in the box and press A
(Box). The box indicator is displayed.
To turn the box off again, move the cursor to the character to the
right of the last one to be included and press _A_
(Box). The box indicator is goes off.
The box indicator shows for each character which is included in
the box. You can therefore check which characters are included
by moving the cursor through the message.
NOTE!
You cannot put a box around a two-line message.
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Font
The built-in font of the Labelmaker is Helvetica, but an optional
cartridge containing an alternative font is available as an
accessory. When the font cartridge has been selected, the font
indicator is displayed.
Inserting a font cartridge
Always switch the Labelmaker off before inserting the font
cartridge.
Slide the font cartridge cover back and push the cartridge firmly
into place.
Turn the Labelmaker on again. To access the font cartridge,
press ▲ Feed (Font). Any message will be
printed in the alternative font.
To return to the built-in font (Helvetica), press ▲
Feed (Font) again.
Font changes apply to the whole message; you cannot mix fonts
in the same message.

Feed
Printing a label
Printing
You are now ready to print your message.
The Dymo 4500 automatically feeds a fixed amount of tape both
before and after it prints your label. If you require more tape,
press
Feed
and the Labelmaker feeds a further fixed amount
of tape.
To print out your label, press
Print
The tape is printed and fed out of the tape cassette. Fold the
tape cutting lever out and press downwards to cut off the tape.
Two line
printing
If you wish your message to be printed on two lines, use
(2 lines) at the end of the first line. A J
Print
character is added to the message on the display and, when you
press 1 Print ], everything following the J character is printed on
, konmth thfl firct
NOTE!
If you choose to print your message on two lines, you are restricted to
character sizes 1 and 2.
Size 1
Size 2
Dymo
Dymo
Dymo
Dymo
You cannot put a box around or use mixed sizes or styles within a
two-line message.
Two line printing cannot be combined with single line printing in
the same message.
Multiple Copies The Dymo 4500 allows you to print between 1 and 99 copies of
each time.
the same label without having to press
Print
Key your message in. Press | Copies | ; the display shows:
Enter the number of copies you require and press
number of labels you requested is printed out.
Print
. The
NOTE!
If you enter 0, you cancel the Copies option.
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Consecutively The Dymo 4500 allows you to print a series of labels with
numbered labels consecutive numbering. The last number entered in the message
is increased by one.
Press [i Copies (123...n). The display shows:
Enter the number of labels required and press [ Print | . The
labels are printed with the last number entered increased by one
on each successive label.
After the last label has been printed, the display shows the next
number in the sequence. Press [ Print | to print out the label, or
fA Iciear Entry (All Clear) to clear the message.
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Changing the
tape cutter
blade
After approximately 3000 cuts, the tape cutting blade will become
blunt and must be changed. Replacement blade holders and
anvils are available as an accessory, and should be replaced at
the same time.
Lift the cover of the tape cassette compartment and remove the
tape cassette. Pull the blade holder gently upwards to remove it.
Remove the anvil in the same way.
Push a new blade holder and anvil into postition, replace the tape
cassette and shut the cover.
NOTE!
Ensure that the blade holder is correctily oriented (see diagram)
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Memory
In addition to the memory used by the message, the Dymo 4500
also has a phrase memory. The longest phrase which can be
stored is 122 characters. Alternatively, a number of shorter
phrases can be stored.
Saving a Key in a message and press \lf(+ to save it in the memory;
message -—
the display shows ‘MV for a short time, then returns to the
message. The message is saved with all its settings (size, style,
etc).
If the memory is full, the display shows:
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M O
Clear one or more phrases from the phrase memory before you
try to add another.
NOTE!
The messages stored in the memory will be lost if the batteries are
removed.
Recalling a Press MR to recall the message. If there is more than one
message -^
phrase in the memory, continue to press [MR | to cycle
through them. Stop at the message you want. It is added at the
cursor position to any existing message shown on the display.
You can now add to, edit or print the message.
A message recalled into a blank display uses the size and style
stored with it. If a phrase is recalled from memory into a display
which already has a message, the phrase will automatically adopt
the size and style of the displayed message.
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Clearing a
message
When cycling through the messages in the memory, press
A | | M+ | (MC) to delete the message on the
display from the memory. The display shows ‘MC’ briefly, then
returns to the message.
Phrase and The memory of the Dymo 4500 is divided into two sections:
Message message memory and phrase memory. The message is shown in
Memory the display. The phrases are recovered from the phrase memory
by the | MR key. 50 characters are exclusively reserved for
the message; 36 characters are exclusively reserved for stored
phrases. A further 86 characters can be used either for the
message or for the phrase memory.
Phrase or
Message
Message
only
Therefore, the maximum number of characters possible in one
message is 50 + 86 = 136. The maximum number of characters
possible in the phrase memory is 36 + 86 = 122.
The number of characters that you can store in either of these two
memories depends on the number of presentation settings in the
messages or phrases.
Each time you change the size or style, or turn underline or box
on or off, the number of characters you can enter is reduced by
one.
The more complicated the design of your label, the fewer
characters it can contain.
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Troubleshooting
Accessories
No display
No printing or blurred
characters
Printed characters not
formed correctly
Cannot cut the tape
Font cartridge fitted but not
accessible
Display not accepting
characters
Check the Dymo 4500 is switched on.
Check the batteries are correctly fitted.
Check the AC mains adaptor is plugged in.
Replace the batteries
(remember to use Alkaline batteries)
Replace the batteries
Fit a new tape cassette
Replace the batteries.
Replace the tape cassette
Replace the tape cutter blade.
Turn the Labelmaker off. Pull the Font cartridge
out and replace it carefully. Switch on and try
again.
Mains AC Adaptor
2 pin
40030
Replacement Cutter Blade
45031
Font Cartridge
40032
Mains AC adaptor 240V
3 pin
740030
Tape
(12mm / Vfeinch)
Character Colour
Label Colour
Black
Clear
45010
Blue
Clear
45011
Red
Clear
45012
Black
White
45013
Blue
White
45014
Red
White
45015
Black
Blue
45016
Black
Red
45017
Black
Yellow
45018
Black
Green
45019
White
Clear
45020
Memory full.
Check for memory full indicator.
Clear some memory in the phrase memory.
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