Dymo ILP 219 Instructions For Use Manual

Dymo ILP 219 Instructions For Use Manual

Industrial labelprinter

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WRAP FLAG 1 FLAG 2 FIXED
TBLOCK
CAPS
BFONT
STYLE BOX
ULINE
PRINT
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VERT
BOX/UL
CARD ID
ALIGN
BCODE
LANG
SAVE
GRAPHIC
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219
Industrial
Labelprinter
Instructions for Use
www.dymo.com
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  • Page 1 WRAP FLAG 1 FLAG 2 FIXED TBLOCK VERT CAPS BFONT STYLE BOX ULINE BCODE PRINT CLEAR VERT BOX/UL CARD ID ALIGN ERASE BCODE LANG SAVE GRAPHIC SAVE Industrial Labelprinter Instructions for Use www.dymo.com...
  • Page 3 WRAP FLAG 1 FLAG 2 FIXED TBLOCK VERT CAPS BFONT STYLE BOX ULINE BCODE PRINT CLEAR VERT BOX/UL CARD ID ALIGN ERASE BCODE LANG SAVE GRAPHIC SAVE...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents part I : Printer Manual Introduction ........... . . 3 Getting Started .
  • Page 5 Contacting Dymo ........
  • Page 6: Introduction

    Dymo’s specially developed ILP 219 Card Loader software allows you to download data and graphics to store on a memory card. In this way, you can manage your labelling and identification, and provide your staff with portable information to label key installations while in the plant or in the field.
  • Page 7: Installing/Changing The Cassette

    Fig. 2 Note: Please use the AC Adaptor to re-charge your battery pack and press the power-on key to activate the charging. 3. Installing/Changing the cassette • Press catch in and open access door (fig B1). • Hold cassette as shown, then lift cassette B2 straight up and out. •...
  • Page 8: Getting To Know Your Printer

    PART I : Printer Manual Getting to know your printer Display WRAP FLAG 1 FLAG 2 FIXED TBLOCK VERT CAPS BFONT STYLE BOX ULINE BCODE These annunciators are explained in more detail throughout the manual. Backlighting When the printer is used in a darker environment and the display is difficult to read than the backlighting can be used. Toggling this key will set the backlighting on or off.
  • Page 9: Navigation Key

    NAVIGATION KEY • Press Q or R to move the cursor along the text, one character at a time. • Press + Q or R to move the cursor to the beginning or end of the line of text. • When used in conjunction with certain function keys, use Q or R to select options. •...
  • Page 10: Formatting Your Label

    Formatting your label TEXT SIZE The ILP219 can print text in four different heights (small, medium, large and big font) and in three different widths (con- densed, normal and expanded). The combination of height and width is shown in the text size panel in the display. To select the size of text you require, press Use H or P on the navigator key to select the height of text you require, and Q or R to select the width of text.
  • Page 11: Multiple Lines

    MULTIPLE LINES Press ENTER to start the next line of text on a multi-line label. This is a two line label on the display will be printed as: ROOM DATA and the display will indicate two lines: (show line display) You can print up to four lines on one label, depending on the width of the tape you are using: ALIGN JUSTIFYING TEXT IN MULTI-LINE LABELS...
  • Page 12: Producing A Bar Code

    left-justified STAIRCASE centre-aligned: emergency lighting BX-243 left-justified STAIRCASE right-aligned: emergency lighting BX-243 centre-justified STAIRCASE left-aligned: emergency lighting BX-243 centre-justified STAIRCASE centre-aligned: emergency lighting BX-243 centre-justified STAIRCASE right-aligned: emergency lighting BX-243 right-justified STAIRCASE left-aligned: emergency lighting BX-243 right-justified STAIRCASE centre-aligned: emergency lighting BX-243 right-justified STAIRCASE...
  • Page 13: Page Break

    A two-line label always has small size text when it is mixed with a barcode. BCODE Text entered before pressing followed by H H + , will result in text above the barcode: MODE 123456 Entering the text after pressing at the end of a barcode will produce text below the barcode: 123456 Text can be underlined, e.g.:...
  • Page 14: Printing Modes

    BCODE Printing modes MODE WRAP-AROUND LABELS With WRAP-AROUND labels you can wrap your label completely around your wire or cable. The data is automatically printed onto the label as many times as possible. This way the data is clearly legible from any angle once applied. The number of times your text is repeated will depend on the length of the label which is set by the diameter of the cable you have entered or the size of the tape ( horizontal wrapping).
  • Page 15: Flag Labels

    FLAG LABELS With flag labels, the unprinted part of the tape is wrapped around your wire or cable, and the tape is folded back on itself to form a flag. The flag is therefore as long as the text. The information is automatically printed on both sides of this ‘flag’ part of the tape, so that it is clearly legible from almost any angle.
  • Page 16: Component/Outlet Labels

    - or - Move the cursor to the left with arrow Q to set the left-hand digits. Enter the cable diameter via the keypad. • Press ENTER to select. The indicator FLAG 2 will be highlighted on the display. FLAG 2 mode can print flags for cables or wires with a maximum diameter of 1000mm or 40 inch. - When asking multiple copies the printer will print after each label 2 small points to indicate the place to cutt off.
  • Page 17: Module Marking Labels

    • Press ENTER to select. • The machine will now prompt you to input the step ( C C ) you wish to set as the fixed distance between the blocks or ports. The display will show C C = xx, where xx defaults to 12mm or 0.5inch. •...
  • Page 18 BCODE • Press the key. Then use the cursor keys H or P to scroll through to the MODULE PRINTING mode: MODE • Press ENTER to select. The annunciator FIXED + TBLOCK will be highlighted. • You will be asked to enter the length of the smallest module. The Default value is set at 17,5mm or 0.75 inch. •...
  • Page 19: Saving Labels And Preferences

    NOTE: • If you have selected more labels than you have defined modules, only the first labels will be printed. • If you have selected less labels than you have defined modules , only the selected labels will be printed. The rest of the label will be left blank.
  • Page 20: Using Files On The Memory Card

    You can use the H or P keys to scroll through the contents of the file. The first line of each label will be shown. 2. Press ENTER to select the required label. For more information on working with ILP 219 Card Loader software, consult Part Two of this manual, Dymo ILP219 Card Loader Software. GRAPHIC...
  • Page 21: Printing

    Printing Pressing the PRINT button will bring you into the Print Mode menu. The display will show a range of five options, which you can select with H or P on the navigator key. Different printing options 1. CURRENT Press ENTER and the ILP219 prints one copy of the current label.
  • Page 22: Adjusting Print Head Temperature

    Press any key to return to normal display. Open the cassette compartment and free the jam. No success? • Call the DYMO customer service hotline telephone number in your country - see the warranty booklet. Warranty Registration Please complete the warranty registration card and return it to the relevant customer service address, within seven days `...
  • Page 23: Getting Started

    DYMO ILP219 industrial label printer. Once downloaded to the printer, the labels are stored on a memory card. A memory card is a programmed Smart Card that is used by the DYMO ILP219 printer. You can have multiple memory cards containing different label sets from which you can select the labels and graphics you wish to print.
  • Page 24: Registering The Software

    Choose to register over the Internet or print the registration form for mail or fax registration. If you choose to register over the Internet, wait a few seconds while your information is transmitted to DYMO.To register by mail or fax, click Print to print the completed registration form, and mail or fax the form to the location printed on the form.
  • Page 25: Groups View

    The As Lines view shows each line of the label in a separate column. This allows you to select a column of data and perform a global action, such as deleting a line of text or applying a barcode. Groups View The Groups view displays the contents of your label set in a tree view displaying your labels organized by groups.
  • Page 26: Menus And Commands

    Menus and Commands This section summarizes the commands available to you. For more detailed information about a particular command, refer to the Help. File Menu The following commands are available from the File menu. Toolbar Icon Menu Command Description New Label Set Closes the current label set, prompting you to save the set if necessary, and opens a new, unnamed label set.
  • Page 27: Getting Help

    Edit Menu The following commands are available from the Edit menu Toolbar Icon Menu Command Description Undo Undoes the last action. Cuts the selection to the clipboard. Copy Copies the selection to the clipboard. Paste If the clipboard contains text, pastes the clipboard contents onto the current label.
  • Page 28: Creating Labels

    Creating Labels The ILP219 Card Loader software allows you to create and group labels that you can download to the memory card in an ILP219 label printer. You can then print the labels contained on the memory card any number of times and in any combination. You can also choose add one or two of the images included in the label set to your labels.
  • Page 29: Creating Labels

    Adding Label Text You add text to labels in the label set using the Labels view. Labels can contain up to four lines of text. If you are going to add a barcode then the labels are limited to two lines. See Appendix A for a list of supported characters. To create a label 1.
  • Page 30: About Barcodes

    About Barcodes You can choose to add a barcode to your label. This feature can be very useful, for example, if you are labeling items that will be scanned with a barcode reader. When you add a barcode to your label, the label is limited to two lines instead of four. In As Labels mode, clicking Apply Barcode when you have more than one label selected applies a barcode to the first line of each selected label.
  • Page 31: Creating Groups

    To insert a barcode to an individual line of text 1. Select the Labels tab. 2. Select As Lines or As Labels under View Mode. 3. Select a line of text to which you wish to apply a barcode. 4. Select Apply Barcode. The Insert Barcode dialog box appears.
  • Page 32: Using Pictures

    Renaming Groups Group names are limited to 12 alphanumeric characters and can contain spaces. To rename a group 1. Select the Groups tab. 2. Select the group you wish to rename. 3. Select Rename Group from the File menu. You can also right-click on the group name and select Rename Group. 4.
  • Page 33 If you wish to rotate the image, you must do so at this point prior to actually inserting the image in the label set. This is because images are resized for optimal height as they are imported. Rotating an image after it is imported would impact the image quality.
  • Page 34: Downloading The Label Set

    Labels view. For example, the rows in the following spreadsheet: will create two three-line labels: one for DYMO and one for Esselte. Text File Many programs can create a text file, such as a text editing program, a database application, and so on. When you export text from a database, you usually create a delimited file with each entry separated by comma or tab characters and a carriage return/line feed at the end of each entry.
  • Page 35 Esselte, 48 South Service Road,”Melville, NY 11471” will create two three-line labels: one for DYMO and one for Esselte. In another example, the following three lines of text will create three two-line labels (if List Separator in Regional Settings is set to comma): Pencils, 3 for $1.00...
  • Page 36: Creating Labels Using Smart Paste

    Creating Labels Using Smart Paste This section explains how text copied from different sources is turned into labels using the Smart Paste command. To create labels using Smart Paste 1. Copy the text you wish to print as labels to the clipboard. 2.
  • Page 37: Service And Support

    If you cannot resolve your problem by consulting the documentation, you can obtain additional information at any time from the Support section on the DYMO Web site or by contacting DYMO Technical Support. See “Contacting DYMO” for a list of DYMO telephone numbers.
  • Page 38: Supported Characters Sets

    Appendix A Supported Character Set The DYMO ILP219 label printer supports a specific set of characters. Therefore, you need to be sure that you use only those characters when creating labels in the ILP219 Card Loader software. If you enter text containing a character that is not supported by the ILP219 printer into labels either directly, by importing, or by pasting, the unsupported character is displayed in green and the icon for the label in the Groups view includes an exclama- tion point.
  • Page 39 Table 3. Turkish - Turkish. Table 4. Baltic - Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian.
  • Page 40: Declaration Of Conformity

    Radiated and Conducted Emissions B EN50082-1: Generic Immunity ESD, RF, and Transient Susceptibility Copyright Copyright © 2002 DYMO Corporation. All rights reserved. 07/02 Trademarks DYMO is a registered trademark of Esselte Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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