King Jim TEPRA User manual

2023-08-①
本書はWindows 用「TEPRALabelEditorSPC10」について説明しております。
macOS用または iOS 用のラベルソフトについては、当社ホームページ
（https://www.kingjim.co.jp/）をご覧ください。
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User's Manual
User's Manual
macOS用またはiOS/Android用のラベルソフトについては、当社ホームページ
User's Manual
This document provides instructions for "TEPRA Label Editor SPC10" for
Windows. Refer to the KING JIM website (https://www.kingjim.co.jp/english/)
for label software for iOS/Android.

Thank you for purchasing this label printer "TEPRA" PRO.
Please read this user's manual carefully before using "TEPRA Label Editor SPC10".
◦For Software License Agreement, refer to the installation program.
◦We shall not assume any responsibility for damage, lost earnings, etc. caused by use of this
product.
◦This document outlines operations using "TEPRA Label Editor SPC10" for Windows. For "TEPRA
LINK 2" for iOS and "TEPRA LINK 2" for Android, refer to the KING JIM website (https://www.
kingjim.co.jp/english/). Refer to the User's Manual included with each "TEPRA" product for the
applicable printer functions and operations.
◦This manual assumes your computer is running the English version of either of Microsoft Windows
11/ 10 and that you are able to operate it and understand its basic terms. If you have any questions
relating to your computer and operating system, please refer to their specic manuals.
◦Do not reprint all or part of the contents of this manual.
◦Note that the contents of this manual may be changed without notice.
◦This document was created before "TEPRA Label Editor SPC10" was completed, so may contain
some sections that di󰀨er in specications.
Note that some screens may also di󰀨er to the actual screens of the printer.
◦Due to continuous improvement, specications may be changed without notice.
◦We prepared this manual to be comprehensive; however, if you encounter any unclear points,
errors, omissions, etc., please contact us.
CAUTION
Do not operate this product in any way not found in this manual. Doing so could cause an accident
or malfunction.
"KING JIM" and "TEPRA" are trademarks of KING JIM CO., LTD.
"Microsoft", "Windows" and "Excel" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
in the United States and other countries.
"iOS" is a trademark of Apple Inc.
"Android" is a trademark of Google LLC.
"QR Code" is registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED in Japan and other countries.
Other company names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective
companies.
Introduction

Safety Precautions
The following precautions must always be followed in order to prevent injury to the user and
others, and also damage to assets.
●The degree of injury and damage arising from incorrect usage by ignoring the displayed instructions
is as follows.
Caution This indicates precautions for which incorrect usage "may result in injury or
physical damage".
●Thefollowingiconsdi󰀨erentiateprecautionstobefollowed.
The label indicates a danger, warning, or caution to pay attention to.
Caution
Be careful of continuous use of which may cause eye fatigue.
About labels created by "TEPRA" PRO
Depending on the material of the surface or environmental conditions involved
in the adhesion of the tape, the glue from the label could stick to and damage
surfaces without the possibility for removal. This disclaimer releases us from any
responsibility whatsoever for any damages or loss this may cause.
Introduction 1

How to Read This Document
This document uses the following symbols in its descriptions.
About Menu, command, and dialog box
[ Symbol ] [ Description ]
[File] Menu names are contained within [ ].
[File] - [Open] Command names are contained within [ ] after the menu name.
Subsequent operations are displayed as [ ] - [ ].
[Cancel] Button names are contained within [ ].
[Text] Tab names are contained within [ ].
[Text Orientation] Item names are contained within [ ].
About mouse operations
[ Symbol ] [ Description ]
Point Move the mouse cursor to the target position.
Click Click the left mouse button once.
Double click Double click the left mouse button.
Drag Move the mouse while pressing and holding the left mouse
button, and release the button at the target position.
Others
[ Symbol ] [ Description ]
Indicates operation procedures.
<Shift> Indicates a key on the PC keyboard.
Check
Indicates the reference page of a related topic.
Describes useful supplementary information.
CAUTION
Describes things you should pay attention to, such as the
limitations, conditions, etc. of that function.
Screenshots in this document use Windows 10 to outline examples.
Examplescreensinthisdocumentarefromwhentheproductwasindevelopment,andmaydi󰀨ertothe
actual screens.
Thedisplayedscreensmaydi󰀨erdependingonthetypeofcomputerenvironmentyouareusing.
2Introduction

Introduction
●Safety Precautions....................................... 1
●How to Read This Document ....................... 2
●Table of Contents ......................................... 3
Setup
●Installing on Your Computer......................... 6
Operating environment ............................ 6
Installing the application and
the printer driver....................................... 7
Uninstalling the application and
the printer driver..................................... 12
Installation procedures for using as a
shared printer......................................... 15
●Connect to the Printer with Windows ......... 16
Basic
●Starting and Quitting "TEPRA
Label Editor SPC10" .................................. 18
Starting................................................... 18
Creatinganewle ................................. 19
Openingacreatedle............................ 21
Openingalefromthehistorylist.......... 22
Ending "TEPRA Label Editor SPC10".... 23
●Parts of the Screen Interface ..................... 24
●Change Tape Settings................................ 26
●TEPRA Label Editor SPC10 Basic
Operations.................................................. 27
Entering text........................................... 27
Entering text from the Data Setting
Window .................................................. 29
Inserting a shape ................................... 31
Printing a Label ...................................... 33
Saving the created label ........................ 36
●Editing Text................................................. 37
Change font ........................................... 37
Change text size .................................... 38
Use vertical text ..................................... 39
Select decoration ................................... 40
●Editing a Shape.......................................... 43
●Editing Blocks............................................. 46
Moving ................................................... 46
Copying.................................................. 46
Rotating.................................................. 47
Flipping .................................................. 48
Moving Blocks Forward or Back ............ 49
Aligning Position .................................... 50
Locking Blocks ....................................... 52
Grouping Blocks..................................... 52
Deleting.................................................. 53
Functions
●Successive Import Printing ........................ 55
Flow of import operations....................... 55
Create new data..................................... 56
Load existing data.................................. 57
Enter the data ........................................ 58
Data importing........................................ 59
Import printing data ................................ 60
Saving data ............................................ 61
Insert a Row or Title ............................... 62
Delete a Row or Title.............................. 62
Insert Cells ............................................. 63
Delete Cells............................................ 63
Sort Rows (Sort) .................................... 64
Enter Data other than Text ..................... 65
Change the column title ......................... 68
●Using Label Catalog................................... 69
Select from catalog and create .............. 69
Add to favorites ...................................... 72
●Create Mix-Length Labels.......................... 73
●Create an Equipment Management
Label .......................................................... 75
●Create a Cable Label ................................. 77
Create a Self-Lam.................................. 77
Create a Wrap........................................ 79
Create a Flag label................................. 82
Create a Patch Panel............................. 84
Create a Faceplate ................................ 86
●Inserting a Frame....................................... 88
●Inserting a Image File ................................ 89
●Inserting a Screen Capture ........................ 91
●Inserting a Symbol ..................................... 92
●Inserting a Barcode.................................... 93
●Inserting a QR CODE................................. 97
●Inserting a Table....................................... 100
●Specifying Alphanumeric Sequence ........ 103
Introduction 3
Table of Contents

●Inserting Date and Time........................... 107
●Inserting a Background Pattern ............... 109
●Execute Print-Paste Printing .................... 110
Create a print-pasted label................... 110
Print a print-pasted label ...................... 110
●Execute Ribbon Repeat Printing.............. 112
●Printing from Other Applications .............. 113
Print from Word, Excel or other
applications .......................................... 113
Using SPC10-API ................................ 114
Appendix
●Using the Tape Cartridges Properly ......... 116
●Troubleshooting ....................................... 117
Printer does not print when
executing a print................................... 117
Cannot select a function. ..................... 117
Text is not printed properly. .................. 117
Label stops printing mid-way................ 118
Labels are not cut automatically........... 118
Half cut function doesn't cut properly. .. 118
●Index ........................................................ 119
●Post-purchase Services ...........................End
4Introduction

Read this section if this is the rst time you are using
this printer. The required software will be installed.
Setup

6 Setup
Installing on Your Computer
Operating environment
Before installing, make sure that your computer satises the following requirements.
Computer requirements for installation
Operating
system
Windows 11/10
(Corresponding to 32-bit version & 64-bit version)
* Please use on OS supported environment.
* May not work well on computers with upgraded version of Windows.
Corresponding
PC
PC/AT compatible machine
Corresponding OS cormally operated personnal computer
Hard disk
space
Approx. 400MB
Display XGA (1024 x 768), High Color or higher
Interface USB connection
Wired LAN connection (10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) *Applicable printer: SR5900GS
Wireless LAN connection (Infrastructure mode: IEEE 802.11b/g/n,
Access point mode: IEEE 802.11g/n) *Applicable printer: SR5900GS
CAUTION
•Operation is not guaranteed when using non-compatible OS versions of Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista/
XP/2000/Me/98SE/98/NT.
•The software may not operate normally depending on the computer environment you use.
•Operation is not guaranteed under other OS emulated environments.
•If an old version of the software is installed, be sure to uninstall the old one before installing the
new one.
•Make sure to install the software as a user with the administrator authority. Installing without
administrator rights will result in the installation failing, or the software not operating correctly.
•The installation may fail, or the software may not operate correctly due to anti-virus software.
Check the user manual of the anti-virus software you are using, and stop the software or take
other measures during installation.
Note that programs required for operating this software may be incorrectly detected as a virus. If
the software stops operating correctly, uninstall it and try installing it again.
•When using TEPRA Label Editor SPC10, always use the supplied printer driver. Using a di󰀨erent
combination will result in being unable to print.
•Check the KING JIM website (https://www.kingjim.co.jp/english/) for the latest version information.
•Using a larger font than the default display font size may result in windows being displayed o󰀨 the
screen, and might not be usable.

Setup 7
Installing the application and the printer driver
Install the following applications.
TEPRA Label
Editor SPC10
Label editing software that allows a computer to be used for inserting
images or illustrations, "Import Printing" and other functions.
TEPRA Network
Cong Tool
A utility for checking and modifying the network settings of the
"TEPRA" printer. Only install this if connecting to the "TEPRA" printer
by wired LAN or wireless LAN (applicable printer: SR5900GS).
Printer driver for TEPRA Software required for printing with the "TEPRA" printer from a
computer.
The method for connecting (USB/Wired LAN/Wireless LAN) to the "TEPRA" printer is selected when
installing the printer driver. For network connection installation details, refer to the User's Manual
included with the SR5900GS.
This document outlines the procedures for connecting with a USB cable.
CAUTION
Do not connect the "TEPRA" printer to your computer until the install window tells
you to do so.
If you connect the printer to a computer using a USB cable, do not connect until the install window
tells you to do so.
"TEPRA" printer connection instruction screen
•The [Add New Hardware Wizard] screen may be displayed if the "TEPRA" printer is connected
to a computer before installing the printer driver. Click [Cancel] immediately and disconnect the
"TEPRA" printer from the computer.
•When connecting two or more printers to one computer, an individual printer driver is required for
each printer. Installation of the printer driver for the second or later printers will start automatically
when the second (or later) printer is rst connected to the computer. Newly installed printer
drivers are named as copies of the printer driver.
•When using the printer with multiple users, after installation, log o󰀨 once and then use it as "a
di󰀨erent user."

8 Setup
Turn on your computer and start up
Windows.
Close running applications if any. Also close any
anti-virus or similar software.
Download software "TEPRA Label Editor
SPC10" from the KING JIM website.
(https://www.kingjim.co.jp/english/)
Save the downloaded le to the desktop.
After extracting the le, execute the Setup.
exe le in the extracted folder to install it.
The installation program starts up.
If the [User Account Control] screen appears, click
[Yes] to continue.
If the following screen appears, either the application
or the driver is already installed. When adding or
changing items, click [Modify].
If an old version of the application is installed,
uninstall the old one before installing the new one
following the instructions on the screen.
When the installation screen appears, click
[Install application and driver].
Installing just the printer driver is also possible,
but both the applications and printer driver will be
installed here.
Click
Clicking [Install driver only] skips to step after step .

Setup 9
Continued
When the software license agreement
conrmation window appears, conrm the
content and click [Agree].
To abort installation: Click [Disagree].
Click
When the screen to select application to
be installed, conrm [TEPRA Label Editor
SPC10] is checked and click [Next].
"TEPRA Network Cong Tool" is a utility program
that allows you to check and change the following
network settings for the printer being connected.
(applicable printers: SR5900GS).
Click
Select checkbox
Select "TEPRA Network Cong Tool" when checking
or modifying the IP address or wireless LAN security.
The tool can also be installed separately afterwards.
When the destination selection dialogue box
appears, conrm the destination folder, and
click [Next].
Installation starts.
To change the destination folder: Click [Browse...].
Click
Conrm

10 Setup
When the completion message appears,
the installation is complete. Click [Finish].
To create a desktop shortcut, turn on the check
box.
Continue to install the printer driver.
Click
CAUTION
The printer driver installation screen may take some time to appear depending on the type of
computer environment you are using. Please wait until the screen appears.
Select the printer, then click [Next].
Click the [▼] on the right and select the printer to
connect to the computer from the displayed list.
Click
Select
Installation will not complete if selecting a printer
other than the one that is connected.
If your printer model supports network
connection, the screen for selecting the
connection method appears. Select the
connection method, and then click [Next].
Click
Select
The following outlines the procedures for connecting with a USB cable. For procedures for connecting with a
wired LAN or wireless LAN, refer to the User's Manual included with the SR5900GS.
If the [Windows Security] screen is displayed, click [INSTALL THIS SOFTWARE].

Setup 11
Connect the printer to the computer
following the instructions on the screen.
Check P.16 "Connect to the Printer with
Windows"
New hardware will be installed. Installation will
complete after a short time, and the installation
complete screen is displayed.
If New hardware is not installed
When using a USB Cable, a printer driver may not be installed correctly if you connect the printer
to a computer and turn the printer power ON before the screen of step .
Disconnect the USB cable while the screen in step is displayed, and reconnect it again.
If Add New Hardware Wizard appears
The [Add New Hardware Wizard] screen rarely be displayed, when installing the printer driver.
Select [No, not this time] when asked whether connecting to Windows Update. Select [Install the
software automatically(Recommended)] when asked how to install.
If the installation does not complete with the above procedures, select [Install from a list of specic
location(Advanced)] and browse to the "inf" le within the following directory.
"C:(your OS installation)¥Windows¥System32¥DriverStore¥FileRepository¥tepp***¥TEPP***.inf"
Click [Finish].
The installation is completed.
Click
CAUTION
Remove the printer using [Uninstall a program] or with the installation program.
Check P.12 "Uninstalling the application and the printer driver"
For network administrators
If the "TEPRA" printer is connected to your computer with a USB cable, it can be connected with
a USB cable to a Windows 11/10 computer on the same network, and set as a shared printer for
printing. Note that it might not operate properly as a shared printer depending on the network
environment or devices installed on computers on the network.
Use as a shared printer requires both server side and client side installation.
Check P.15 "Installation procedures for using as a shared printer"

12 Setup
Uninstalling the application and the printer driver
CAUTION
•Always use the procedures outlined below to uninstall the applications and printer driver.
•When uninstalling the printer driver, rst disconnect the USB cable connecting the computer and
the "TEPRA" printer.
Unpack the le you downloaded from the
KING JIM website (https://www.kingjim.co.jp/
english/) for installation, and run the SetUp.
exe le.
The installation program starts up.
Click
When the installation program starts, click
[Remove].
A conrmation screen appears when uninstallation
is ready.
If "TEPRA Network Cong Tool" is installed, "TEPRA Label Editor SPC10" is uninstalled at the
same time as the applications are uninstalled. Clicking [Change] in [Add or Remove Programs]
in the Control Panel allows the applications and printer driver to be selected and uninstalled
individually.
Click [Yes].
Uninstallation starts.
Click

Setup 13
When the completion message appears, the
uninstallation is complete.
Click [Finish].
Uninstallation of the application is complete.
Uninstall the printer driver next.
Click
Click [Yes].
Go to the printer selection screen.
Click
Highlight the printer to remove, and click
[Remove].
Uninstallation for the printer driver starts.
Clicking [Select All] uninstalls all printer drivers that
are installed.
Click
Highlight
Click [Yes].
The computer restarts.
Click
CAUTION
After uninstalling the printer driver, restart the computer.

14 Setup
TEPRA Label Editor SPC10 and the printer driver can also be uninstalled with [Control Panel] -
[All Control Panel Items] - [Programs and Features]. Note that this di󰀨ers to uninstalling from the
installation programs, in that there is a separate application (TEPRA Label Editor SPC10) and
printer driver (TEPRA Label Editor SPC10 printer driver).
Uninstall the application
Uninstall the printer driver

Setup 15
Installation procedures for using as a shared printer
If the "TEPRA" printer is connected to your computer with a USB cable, connecting the
"TEPRA" printer to a computer within the same network and setting it as a shared printer
means it can be used to print from di󰀨erent computers.
Install the printer driver using the following method.
Server side operations:
First, register a user account with password on the computer that will operate as the
server.
Log in as the user in step , start the installation program downloaded from the
KING JIM website, and install the application.
Check P.7 "Installing the application and the printer driver"
Go to the printer folder, and set the printer driver for the installed "Printer" to
[Share].
Client side operations:
On the client side, complete up to installation step (step for printers only
connected with USB).
Check P.7 "Installing the application and the printer driver"
In step , use Explorer or similar application and log into the computer on the
network that is operating as the server, and double click the "TEPRA" printer icon
that is set as a shared printer.
The screen will change to step after a short time, so click [Finish].
CAUTION
•When installing on client computers, quit programs like anti-virus utilities rst.
•Use as a shared printer may not be possible with 64-bit OSs due to limitations in the OS.
•Client side operations di󰀨er to the above if the server side is a 64-bit OS and the client side is a
32-bit OS. The client side can also be used as a shared printer by completing up to installation
step , connecting the "TEPRA" printer and installing the printer driver, then logging into the
server side and double clicking the "TEPRA" printer icon that is set as s shared printer.
•If programs like anti-virus utilities are running while installing the driver, [Option UI Manager
Service] may incorrectly be detected as malware. In this case, check the displayed screen and
click [Submit] or [OK].

16 Setup
Connect to the Printer with Windows
For connection details, also refer to the "TEPRA" printer User's Manual.
Connect the AC adapter to the printer.
Connect the USB cable to the printer.
If connecting with a wired LAN, connect the wired LAN cable to the "TEPRA" printer, and turn the
"TEPRA" printer power ON (applicable printer: SR5900GS).
If connecting with a wireless LAN, turn the "TEPRA" printer power ON, and then turn the wireless
function ON (applicable printer: SR5900GS).
Install the tape cartridge to the printer.
Turn the printer power on.
After setting the tape cartridge, be sure to execute tape feed to remove the slack from the tape.

Basic
This section outlines the basic operations when creating labels with the
"TEPRA Label Editor SPC10."

18 Basic
Starting and Quitting "TEPRA
Label Editor SPC10"
Starting
Start "TEPRA Label Editor SPC10".
Double click the shortcut icon on the desktop. Double click
If the [Create a desktop shortcut] checkbox is unselected during installation, there will be no
"TEPRA Label Editor SPC10" icon on the desktop. Use the following steps to start the application.
In Windows 11/10, click [All Programs] - [TEPRA] - [TEPRA Label Editor SPC10] in the [Start]
screen.