Max Usa Copr LM-550A/PC User manual

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1. BE SURE TO READ
1-1 INTRODUCTION
Thank you for your purchasing MAX TUBE MARKER LM-550A/PC.
This machine is equipped with a variety convenient features that are designed to print on tubes
and tapes. Make sure to carefully read the “Precautions for Use” and the instruction manual, in
order to use the machine correctly. Since all of the notes shown here are important contents
concerning safety, please carefully observe them.
1-2 PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
[Indications]
This operation manual and the machine use various indications in relation to the safe and proper
operation of the machine. The indications and their meanings are as follows.
WARNING
Negligence of this could lead to death or serious injury of an operator.
CAUTION
Negligence of this could lead to an injury of an operator, damage to
your properties, or cause created data be lost.
Describes operation, which may cause a trouble to the instrument and require a
repair, or operation, which requires resetting operation, etc. to restore the condition
of the instrument.
Describes the points of operation and tips.
★
Describes a functional precaution.
[Symbols]
: Denotes “what you should be aware of.”
: Denotes “what you must not do.” An indication in or near this symbol
shows a specific prohibition.
: Denotes “what you must do.” An indication in this symbol shows a specific
instruction.

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WARNING
Never disassemble or modify the machine –– it can cause a fire, electric shock, or
trouble.
Never modify the AC cord. The modified cord can led to a fire or electric shock.
Do not put any foreign substance, such as a finger, a pen, or wire, inside the machine
–– it can damage the machine or cause a fire or electric shock.
Obtain power directly from an electric outlet. Do not put too much load on one electric
outlet –– it can cause a fire.
Never put a heavy object on a power cord –– the cord can be damaged, leading to a fire
or electric shock.
Do not disconnect/reconnect a power plug with a wet hand –– you could receive an
electric shock.
Take care not to splash water or chemicals over the machine. If any liquid should
somehow get inside the machine, disconnect the power plug immediately from the
electric outlet, and contact our dealer for repair. If the machine is used in that state, it
may cause malfunction, damage, fire or electric shock.
Use only specifiedAC Adapter appended to the machine.
Never operate the machine with wet hand or with wearing wet clothes –you could
receive an electric shock.
Never cover the machine with paper or cloth while the machine is connected to the
electric outlet.
Do not use a machine that is out of order. If used in such condition, for example, when
emitting smoke or an abnormal sound or peculiar odor, it can cause a fire or electric
shock. Disconnect the power plug immediately from the electric outlet, and contact
our dealer.
Never use the AC cord with leaving it bundled or winded. This may lead to a fire or
damage to theAC cord.
Never use the damaged AC cord. The damaged AC cord may lead to damage to the
machine, a fire or electric shock.
When disconnecting the power cord, never hold the AC cord by the cord and make sure
to hold it by the plug. Pulling on the cord may lead to damage, which causes fire or
electric shock.
Make sure to connect the AC plug to an electric outlet which meets the input
specification of the AC adaptor. Mismatch may lead to damage of the machine, a fire or
electric shock.
Make sure to clean the power plug periodically. Leaving the connected power plug
without clean up may lead to accumulated dusts causing a fire or damage to the
machine.
Never touch the printer head. Immediately after printing, it is very hot and it may cause
burn on the hand and/or the fingers.
Never touch the cutter parts (the blade of Half-cutter and Full cutter) of the instrument.
Touching the cutter blades may cause serious injury.

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CAUTIONS
Contents saved in the USB memory and in the internal memory cannot be permanently
saved. Please note that we are not responsible for damages or lost profits resulting
from data loss attributable to battery consumption, problems, repairs, etc.
Do not share the electric outlet with other equipment (such as air conditioner,
refrigerator, microwave, office automation equipment, electrical power tools, etc.) which
requires a large electrical capacity –– if the voltage drops, then the machine could
malfunction.
Never lick the ink ribbon, tubes and tapes.
Make sure to place the machine on the stable and horizontal work table. Avoid unstable
or inclined place. It may lead to an injury or damage to the machine.
Do not touch the USB connector or power inlet. It may lead to damage of the printer by
electrostatic.
When the machine will not be used for a long time period, disconnect the power plug
from the electric outlet, for safety.
Prior to moving the machine to another place, make sure to disconnect the power plug.
Moving the machine to another place with leaving the power plug connected may lead
to damage of the power plug or the AC cord, which may result in a fire or electric shock.
When inserting/removing the USB memory, be sure to turn off the power beforehand.
If the power is not turned off, an data loss or trouble may result.
When replacing the half cutter, make sure to turn off the power beforehand. Otherwise,
the machine may unexpectedly operate and lead to an injury.

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In order to prevent problems with the machine, follow the precautions
below.
1. This machine and AC adopter are
precision products. Handle them
carefully, do not drop them and do
prevent them from any shock or impact.
2. For the consumables other than the
tubes (tape cassette, ink ribbon case,
cutter, etc), use the designated products
only. Never use other products.
3. When printing characters on the tubes,
do not use the tubes that has been bent,
crushed or badly stained. Especially,
hard dirt or foreign material attached to
the tubes may cause trouble of the
printer head.
4. Do not clog the exit of the tapes and
tubes. Do not insert things in it. Do not
pull the tapes or tubes when it is being
printed.
5. Do not lift up the machine holding its
cassette cover. The machine may fall.
6. If there is strong external noise or shock
applied to the machine during operation,
abnormal displays may appear or
contents of the memory may be erased.
7. Do not pull out the power cord while the
power key of the main body is turned on
or right after it is turned off, which may
cause malfunction or trouble such as
loss of contents of the setting or memory.
8. If tube is jammed, do not pull the tube by
hand. Remove the jammed tube with
using the “FEED” function. (page 14)
9. Do not place any heavy materials on the
machine or power cord.

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10. Do not put metal fragments or similar
foreign substances in the USB port or
USB memory slot, which may cause
trouble due to electrostatic.
11. Do not press hard the display, which may
cause fracture of the display.
12. Do not spill liquid such as coffee, juice,
water on the machine.
13. To clean dirt of the machine, use a soft
cloth and wipe it off. When doing it, do
not use organic solvents or chemicals
such as thinner, benzene or alcohol,
which may cause deformation or
discoloration of the machine.
14. If you bring the machine from the cold
outside into a warm room, there may be
dew condensed within the machine due
to the rapid change of the temperature.
In this case, leave the machine in the
room for more than 30 minutes and use it
after confirming that the dew has
disappeared.
15. To avoid the cause of trouble, do not use
or store the machine in the following
places.
(1) Under the direct sun light or the
place near a thermal source such as
a heater.
(2) There is a lot of dust or humidity.
(3) Do not use the machine in the place
where the temperature becomes
lower than 10℃or higher than 35℃.
(4) Do not store the machine in the
place where the temperature
becomes lower than 0℃or higher
than 40℃.
16. To store or transport the machine, use
the attached carrying case or package
supplied to you when you bought the
machine.
17. Intended for use in a residential area or
its adjacent area, this apparatus is
provided with an electromagnetic
interference preventive measure.
If it is used near a radio or TV set,
however, it may cause reception
interference.

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1-3 CONTENTS
1. BE SURE TO READ ............................................................................................................... 1
1-1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 1
1-2 PRECAUTIONS FOR USE.................................................................................................. 1
1-3 CONTENTS......................................................................................................................... 6
2. BEFORE USE......................................................................................................................... 8
2-1 MAIN FEATURES................................................................................................................ 8
2-2 CONFIRMING THE PACKAGE CONTENTS...................................................................... 9
2-3 NAME OF EACH SECTION.............................................................................................. 10
2-5 INPUT SCREEN................................................................................................................ 13
2-6 SELECTING THE SCREEN LANGUAGE......................................................................... 14
2-7 CLEANING THE PLATEN ROLLER OR REMOVING JAMMED TUBE (“FEED” function)15
2-8 ADJUSTING THE HALF CUTTING DEPTH ..................................................................... 16
2-9 SWITCHING THE PRINTING PRESSURE....................................................................... 16
3. LOADING THE CONSUMABLES......................................................................................... 17
3-1 INSTALLING OR REPLACING THE INK RIBBON ........................................................... 17
3-2 LOADING THE TUBES AND THE INK RIBBON CASE.................................................... 19
3-3 LOADING THE TAPE CASSETTEAND THE INK RIBBON CASE .................................. 23
3-4 REPLACING THE HALF CUTTER.................................................................................... 25
3-5 INSERTING THE USB MEMORY (EXTERNAL MEMORY) ............................................. 25
4. BASIC OPERATION ............................................................................................................. 26
4-1 PRINTING ON THE TUBE (PITCH PRINT)...................................................................... 27
4-2 PRINTING ON THE TAPE................................................................................................. 29
4-2-1 PITCH PRINT ON THE TAPE .................................................................................. 29
4-2-2 NORMAL PRINT ON THE TAPE.............................................................................. 31
5. INPUTTING AND DELETING CHARACTERS..................................................................... 33
5-1 INPUTTING CHARACTERS ............................................................................................. 33
5-2 DELETING CHARACTERS............................................................................................... 33
5-3 INPUTTING CHARACTERS WITH “CODE” FUNCTION ................................................. 34
5-4 INPUTTING CHARACTERS WITH “DIACR” FUNCTION ................................................ 35
6. FUNCTIONS......................................................................................................................... 36
6-1 SIZE................................................................................................................................... 36
6-2 WIDTH............................................................................................................................... 37
6-3 CHARACTER / LINE SPACE............................................................................................ 38
6-4 PITCH PRINT .................................................................................................................... 39
6-4-1 PITCH LENGTH ....................................................................................................... 40
6-4-2 PITCH CUT............................................................................................................... 40
6-5 NORMAL PRINT................................................................................................................ 41
6-5-1 PRINTING LENGTH................................................................................................. 41
6-5-2 MARGIN ................................................................................................................... 41
6-6 VERTICAL ......................................................................................................................... 42

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6-7 REPEAT............................................................................................................................. 42
6-8 SEQUENCE....................................................................................................................... 43
6-9 FRAME .............................................................................................................................. 44
6-10 SYMBOL.......................................................................................................................... 45
6-11 REGISTRATION OF WORD ............................................................................................. 46
6-12 IMAGE ............................................................................................................................... 48
6-13 ADBANCED SETTINGS.................................................................................................... 48
6-13-1 PRINTING DENSITY................................................................................................ 49
6-13-2 LOW TEMP. MODE.................................................................................................. 49
6-13-3 FEED THE HEAD OF TUBE.................................................................................... 49
6-13-4 “6, 9” MARK.............................................................................................................. 50
6-13-5 POSITION OF PRINTING LINE............................................................................... 50
6-13-6 CUTTING POSITION ............................................................................................... 50
6-13-7 AUTO POWER-OFF................................................................................................. 51
6-13-8 DEFAULT VALUE OF “PITCH LENGTH”................................................................. 51
6-13-9 DEFAULT VALUE OF “REPEAT” ............................................................................. 51
6-13-10 JUSTIFICATION ................................................................................................... 52
6-13-11 PRINTING STYLE OF “RPT” & “SEQ”................................................................. 52
6-13-12 LCD BRIGHTNESS .............................................................................................. 53
6-13-13 LCD BACKLIGHT ................................................................................................. 53
6-13-14 REGISTER BASIC SETTING............................................................................... 54
6-14 COPY / PASTE.................................................................................................................. 55
6-14-1 COPY........................................................................................................................ 55
6-14-2 PASTE ...................................................................................................................... 55
6-15 MEMORY........................................................................................................................... 55
6-15-1 INTERNAL MEMORY............................................................................................... 55
6-15-2 USB MEMORY (EXTERNAL MEMORY) ................................................................. 57
7. PRINTING............................................................................................................................. 59
7-1 PRINT RANGE SETTING SCREEN ................................................................................. 59
7-2 PRINTING LENGTH ALIGNMENT.................................................................................... 60
7-3 CONTINUE PRINTINGAFTER THE CONSUMABLES RUNNING OUT......................... 60
8-1-2 INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER..................................................................... 62
8-2 EDITING DATA ON A PERSONAL COMPUTER .............................................................. 64
8-3 PRINTING DIRECTLY FROM “LETATWIN PC EDITOR” ................................................. 64
8-4 SAVING DATA DIRECTLY FROM “LETATWIN PC EDITOR”........................................... 64
9TROUBLE SHOOTING......................................................................................................... 66
9-1 ERROR MESSAGE LIST.................................................................................................. 66
9-2 TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................................................................... 69
10 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................. 71
11 APPENDICES....................................................................................................................... 73

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2. BEFORE USE
2-1 MAIN FEATURES
With simple operation, you can print characters directly on tubes and tapes.
High-speed printing (up to 40mm/s) and high durability.
MAX original application software (Letatwin PC Editor) is included.
Data created with “Letatwin PC Editor”can be directly printed by USB connection or
imported from your PC to LM-550A/PC through USB memory.
Bright and large backlit LCD.
The internal memory of 250,000 characters and the external memory (USB memory as
option) are available.
Usable tubes and tapes are as follows:
Max genuine tubes = φ3.2mm, φ3.6mm, φ4.2mm, φ5.2mm, φ6.4mm, φ8.0mm
Generic tubes = φ1.5mm, φ2.0mm, φ2.5mm, φ3.2mm, φ3.6mm, φ4.2mm,
φ5.2mm, φ5.5mm, φ6.0mm, φ6.5mm, φ8.0mm
Shrinkable tubes =φ2.0mm, φ2.5mm, φ3.2mm, φ3.6mm, φ4.2mm,
φ5.2mm, φ5.5mm, φ6.0mm, φ6.5mm, φ6.8mm
Non PVC tubes = φ3.2mm, φ3.6mm, φ4.2mm, φ5.2mm
Oval tubes =φ2.5mm, φ3.2mm, φ3.6mm, φ4.2mm, φ5.2mm,
φ5.5mm, φ6.5mm,
Max genuine tapes = width: 5mm, 9mm, 12mm
ID Plate = width: 2.5mm, 4.6mm, 6.3mm, 9.0mm
(Special attachment is required for printing on φ1.5/2.0 tubes.)
Half cutting allows you to carry the tubes without losing and to remove tapes with ease.
Ten key allows you to input data quickly and easily.
Key top prints are protected with overcoat.
Carrying case makes it easy to store away safely.
Multiple screen languages can be selected.
Adjustable half cutting depth with Depth adjustment lever.

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2-2 CONFIRMING THE PACKAGE CONTENTS
This machine comes with the following accessories.
Confirm that they are included before using the machine.
Main unit
Carrying case
Instruction manual
AC adapter
CD-ROM
(Application software “Letatwin PC Editor”and the
printer driver)

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2-3 NAME OF EACH SECTION
Cutter button
Hook
Cassette cover
LCD display
Keyboard
●Tape cassette
Guide
●Ribbon case
●Winding core (black)
●Ribbon core
(green or blue)
Platen roller
Head pressure switching lever
Head release
lever (green)
Tube holder A
Half cutter guide
(white)
Half cutter
(yellow color)
Ribbon case holder
M roller lever
(silver)
Tape cassette holder
Lock button
Half cutting
depth adjusting
lever
USB Memory slot
AC adapter inlet
USB cable port
M roller (gold color)
Button A
Button B