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- Page 1 KL-C500 User’s Guide...
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Page 2: Important Safety Precautions
Important Safety Precautions Note of the following safety precautions before using the label printer for the first time. Keep these safety precautions and operating instructions on hand for fu- ture reference. About safety precaution symbols The following symbols are used in this manual and on the product itself to alert you and others to the risk of personal and material injury. - Page 3 Doing so creates the danger of fire and electrical shock. High Temperature The printer head and other metal parts of the printer become very hot during normal operation. Touching these components creates the danger of burn injury.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Introduction Congratulations on your selection of this product. This label printer makes it possible for you to print adhesive labels for a wide variety of applications, such as: name tags, cassette tape labels, floppy disks, binders, and other applica- tions. - Page 5 Part 4 Deleting and Inserting Characters ... E-15 Moving the Cursor ... E-15 To move the cursor ... E-15 Deleting Individual Characters ... E-15 To delete characters using the BS key ... E-15 To delete characters using the DEL key ... E-15 Clearing the Display ...
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Page 6: Part 1 Getting Acquainted
This part of the manual provides you with important information you need to know in order to use the label printer to its full potential. Be sure to read it carefully before using the label printer for the first time. -
Page 7: General Guide
Pull up the carrying handle as shown in the (Page E-8) illustration so you can use it for carrying the label printer. Replacing the Cover if it Comes Off If the cover comes off, replace it as shown in the illustration nearby. Take care to avoid... -
Page 8: Label Printer Menus
Use only the power cord that comes with the label printer. Using a wrong power cord can damage your label printer. Be sure to turn the label printer off before you connect the power cord. Do not turn power on until the power cord is connected to the label printer and plugged into and AC outlet. -
Page 9: Data Storage
Resetting the Memory You should reset the memory of the label printer before using it for the first time, after you have not used it for a long time, or if nothing happens when you turn power on. -
Page 10: Removing The Tape Cartridge
9. Close the cover. 10. Turn on label printer power and press FUNCTION and then PRINT (FEED) two or three times to make sure that the tape comes out without any problem. If the tape does not come out normally, turn off power and start again from step 1 above. -
Page 11: To Change The Message Language
2. Use u and i to highlight the setting you want (cm or inch) and then press SET. E-10 Demo Print After setting up the label printer, you may want to produce a demo print to make sure that everything is working properly. To produce a demo print 1. Press ON to turn power on. -
Page 12: Part 3 Inputting Characters And Symbols
511th character. Display Symbols and Indicators Before getting into actual input, you should first become acquainted with the symbols and indicators used on the label printer display. wVERT eMIRROR 1 1 1 1 1 CAPS OFF/ON indicator (ab/AB) This indicator toggles between “ab”... -
Page 13: Basic Alpha-Numeric Input
E-12 w w w w w Vertical printing indicator This indicator appears when the label printer is set up for vertical printing. Nor- mal (horizontal) printing is performed when this indicator is not shown. e e e e e Mirror image printing indicator This indicator appears when the label printer is set up for mirror image printing. -
Page 14: To Input Alpha-Numeric Characters
The maximum number of lines you can input depends on the width of the tape you have loaded in the label printer. The maximum number of lines is also affected by whether you are using normal printing or frame printing, as shown in the table below. -
Page 15: Inputting Symbols, Dingbats, Special Numbers, Greek Characters, Russian Characters And Superscripted/Subscripted Characters
See page E-41 for a complete list of symbols, dingbats, and special characters that are available from each menu. Inputting Illustrations Your label printer gives you a choice of 126 illustrations that you can use in your labels. E-14 To input illustrations 1. -
Page 16: Part 4 Deleting And Inserting Characters
2. Press DEL twice to delete the two m’s at the cursor’s position, shifting “mputer” to the left as you do. Clearing the Display The label printer gives you a choice of clearing the entire display or only a specific block of text. To clear all text 1. -
Page 17: To Clear A Portion Of Text
6. Press SET to clear the highlighted text or ESC to abort without clearing anything. Text Editing You can set up the label printer so it either overwrites existing characters with new input, or inserts new input between existing characters. Note the following example. -
Page 18: Part 5 Character Attributes And Text Effects
Text effects are applied to both displayed text and printed text. Fonts This label printer gives you a choice of 10 different fonts. See page E-42 for examples of each type of font. The following sections describe how to change the default font setting (the font... -
Page 19: To Change The Font For Lines Of Text
3. Move the cursor to the end block up to which you want to change the font and then press SET to register your selection and change the font. At this point, the label printer returns to the text input screen. To change the font for lines of text 1. -
Page 20: To Find Out Current Character Style Settings
To find out current character style settings Use the t and y cursor keys to move the cursor around the display. The char- acter style indicator points to the current character style setting for the charac- ter where the cursor is located. •... -
Page 21: To Change The Text Effect For Lines Of Text
3. Move the cursor to the end block up to which you want to change the text effect and then press SET to register your selection and change the effect. At this point, the label printer returns to the text input screen. To change the text effect for lines of text 1. -
Page 22: Part 6 Character Sizes
About Auto Sizing If you do not specify a character size, the label printer automatically selects the optimum size in accordance with the width of the tape and the number of lines you are using. -
Page 23: Direct Specification Of Character Sizes
Important! Note that the millimeter sizes shown in the above table are ap- proximations only. The actual size may be smaller, depending on the font you are using. The vertical character sizes you can use are automatically limited by the tape width of the tape loaded in the label printer. -
Page 24: To Change Character Size Using Direct Specification
The formats that appear depend on the width of the tape loaded in the label printer and the number of lines in the block of text where the cursor is located when you press the SIZE key. See page E-48, E-49 for details about the formats available for each tape width and the number of lines of text. -
Page 25: To Specify Character Sizes For Lines Of Text Using Preset Formats
Side Spaces The side spaces are blank areas that the label printer automatically adds on either end of the print area. Note that both of the side spaces are added when you are using auto feed, and they are not added when using manual feed. -
Page 26: Using The Layout Display
Using the Layout Display You can check the layout of your label at any time using the layout display. The layout display shows all of the graphics and text elements that make up your label to give you a general idea of how the label is laid out. To show the layout display 1. - Page 27 [ ] below “FIXED”. Use t or y to specify the block length in the range of 0.0 cm to 99.9 cm(0~39.3 inch). Specify “AUTO” for this option if you want the label printer to automatically adjust the length of the block.
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Page 28: All Text Operations
All Text Operations The procedures in this section control the following parameters for all of the text on the display. Mirror printing (normal, mirror) Proportional character spacing (on, off) Block space (narrow, wide, none) Feed (long, medium, short, manual) Tape length (auto, fixed) Block alignment (left, equal, center, right) Use the BLOCK FORMAT menu to perform block operations. - Page 29 [ ] below “FIXED”. Use t or y to specify the tape length in the range of 0.0 cm to 99.9 cm (0~39.3 inch). Specify “AUTO” for this option if you want the label printer to automatically adjust the length of the tape. B-ALIGN (BLOCK ALIGN)
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Page 30: Part 8 Printing
Make sure that the tape outlet is not blocked before you start printing. Printing text that has large dark areas, printing on wide tape, and printing continuously can cause the printer to become hot. When this happens, the message “GETTING READY...” appears on the screen and printing is mo- mentarily suspended to prevent serious overheating. -
Page 31: Tape Cutting
Important! Make sure that printed labels do not accumulate in the area around the tape outlet. Labels piling up around the tape outlet can cause tape jams and mal- function. Tape Cutting There are two methods for cutting tape. The auto tape cutter cuts the tape automatically after printing is complete. -
Page 32: Manual Tape Cut
Affixing a Label to a Surface The label printer comes with a built-in peeler and a separate peeler tool that makes it easy to remove the backing paper from printed labels. -
Page 33: To Remove Backing Paper With The Peeler Tool
To remove backing paper with the peeler tool 1. Open the peeler slot. 2. With the printed surface of the label facing downwards, insert it into the peeler. 3. Close the peeler slot. 4. Press the button a number of times. 5. -
Page 34: Part 9 Frames
180mm. Note that this item is available only when 36 or 46mm tape is loaded in the label printer. See page E-42 for important information about character sizes and tape width when using the various settings of this item. -
Page 35: To Print A Large-Size Label
You can input up to 60 characters as comment text. If you do not want to input comment text, press SET without inputting anything. Always test bar codes produced using this label printer before actually using them. If bar codes cannot be read properly, try adjusting the print density to a lighter level (page E-32), or using a larger bar code size (See step 6 under “To print a bar code”... -
Page 36: Ean-13, Ean-8, Upc-A, Upc-E
EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E The following applies to EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, and UPC-E bar codes. To print a bar code 1. While the PRESETS menu is on the display, use u and i to move the highlighting to “BAR CODE” and then press SET. 2. -
Page 37: To Recall A Bar Code From Memory
With sequential search, you scroll through memory contents until you find what you want. With character search, you input up to eight characters and the label printer searches through its memory to find them for you. To recall memory text using sequential search 1. -
Page 38: To Recall Memory Text Using Character Search
The first item that starts with the characters you input appears on the screen. The characters must come at the very beginning of the item. The label printer does not find the characters if they come at the beginning of a block or line inside the item. -
Page 39: System Requirements
Press SET to clear the text or ESC to return to the text input screen. 6. After pressing SET the message changes to “RECEIVE OK!”. A communication error occurs on the label printer if it does not start to receive data within about 20 seconds after the “RECEIVE OK!” message appears on its screen. -
Page 40: Part 13 Reference
2. Press the tape cartridge compartment cover release and open the compart- ment cover. 3. Remove the tape cartridge. 4. Use a cotton swab dipped in alcohol to clean the printer head and roller as shown in the illustration. Printer head 5. -
Page 41: Initializing The Label Printer
This prompt confirms whether or not you want to initialize the label printer. 3. Press SET to initialize the label printer or ESC to abort the reset operation. Format Indicator The format indicator uses an imager to show the print format for the block where the cursor is currently located. -
Page 42: Illustrations
Illustrations Symbols, Dingbats, and Special Characters SYMBOL DINGBAT NUMBER GREEK, RUSSIAN SUPERSCRIPT/SUBSCRIPT E-41... -
Page 43: Frames
Frames E-42 Fonts 1. SANS-SERIF 3. COURIER 5. SANS-SERIF ROUNDED 7. RICH STROKE 9. BOLD SCRIPT Enlarged Label Measurements Tape Item 2 Pieces 3 Pieces Width Character Size 72mm 108mm 36mm Resulting Tape Width 72mm 108mm Character Size 90mm 135mm 46mm Resulting Tape Width 92mm... -
Page 44: Bar Code Specifications
Bar Code Specifications Automatically Bar Code Check Print Input Digits Type Digit *1 Digits *3 EAN-13 EAN-8 UPC-A (Yes) *2 UPC-E 4 to 22 4 to 22 (even only) *5 3 to 21 4 to 22 (odd only) *6 2 to 20 4 to 22 CODE39 1 to 19... - Page 45 Never do any of the following while printing is in progress. Allow the tape outlet to become blocked Touch the tape coming out of the label printer Open the tape cartridge compartment cover Turn off label printer power Tape comes out when PRINT is pressed, but nothing is printed on it.
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Page 46: Messages
Attempting to print text before initializing memory. Wait for a while. Print- Printer is hot. ing will resume when temperature returns to normal. If this problem hap- pens often, try mak- ing the print density lighter (lower). - Page 47 Message Possible Cause INPUT TEXT! Attempt made to perform text save without input- ting text first. INPUT TEXT Selecting enlarged WILL BE printing, the barcode CLEARED! printing menu (PRE- OK TO SETS), or the data CONTINUE? c o m m u n i c a t i o n SET/ESC m e n u ( C O M P U T E R LINK) while there is in-...
- Page 48 You did not perform sending the data within 20 seconds af- ter the “RECEIVE OK!” message ap- peared. Label printer was un- able to receive data being sent from an external source. Tape cartridge type is not suitable for the...
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Page 49: Preset Format
Preset Format Normal Printing See page E-49 for the maximum number of lines that can be printed with frame printing. Lines Format 46mm 36mm 24mm 18mm 12mm 17pt 14pt 34pt 26pt 17pt 17pt 17pt 17pt 51pt 34pt 26pt 26pt 26pt 17pt 34pt 34pt... -
Page 50: Frame Printing
Frame Printing Lines Format 46mm 36mm 24mm 18mm 12mm 17pt 14pt 34pt 26pt 17pt 17pt 17pt 14pt 51pt 34pt 26pt 26pt 20pt 14pt 34pt 34pt 20pt 14pt 68pt 51pt 85pt 59pt 43pt 34pt 20pt 14pt 34pt 20pt 14pt 85pt 68pt 43pt 85pt 68pt... -
Page 51: Specifications
Memory Back-up: Built-in battery Memory Back-up Battery Life: As indicated on the sticker on the back of the label printer. Indicated battery life is for operation under normal tem- peratures (20°C). Contact a nearby dealer for battery replacement. You will be charged for replacement. - Page 52 CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. 6-2, Hon-machi 1-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8543, Japan MO9911-000301A Printed in Japan A342888-11 Printed on recycled paper.