STEP
How to Turn ON
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and Start First Print
a. To turn the printer ON, find the switch on the battery pack (or AC Adapter)
and toggle it to the left or the "I" position.
b. Move print mechanism lock to the Locked position.
c. To print a label, type in the desired text and press the Print/Stop key located
on the top row of keys, second from the right.
d. To turn the printer OFF , toggle the
On/Off switch to the right or the
"O" position.
How to Unload/
STEP
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Load a Ribbon
Cartridge
To remove a ribbon cartridge:
a. Locate the print mechanism
lock on the right underside of the printer. It is a gray colored tab.
b. Unlock the print mechanism by sliding the lock to the down position.
c. Grab the ribbon cartridge on the right side of the printer (there is a black
tab for the cartridge) and slide it out of the printer.
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MAKE SURE THE LOCK IS IN THE UNLOCKED
POSITION WHEN REMOVING TAPE.
d. Grab the roll of tape and remove it.
To install a new roll of tape:
Note: Tape should be installed after ribbon cartridge is in place.
a. Turn the printer off.
b. Open the roll door and set the print mechanism lock to the locked, or up,
position.
MAKE SURE THE LOCK IS IN THE LOCKED POSITION WHEN INSTALLING TAPE.
c. Slide the metal tab inside the printer to the position appropriate for the tape
width you are using. For 2" wide tape, the tab should be all the way to the right;
for 1" wide tape, use the 4th tab from the right; for 1/2" tape, use the left-most
tab. To do this, press down on the tab and slide. Make sure the tab is locked in
place after you release it.
d. Hold the roll of tape so that the metal tab on the core is on the left and the tape
is unwinding off the top of the roll.
Note: For reflective tape, the tape should unwind off the bottom of the roll.
e. Put the roll of tape in place. Make sure the tape is pushed down as far as it will go.
f. Grab the end of the tape, make sure the edge has a clean cut, and guide it in
between the black pieces of plastic until it stops against the platen roller.
g. Turn On the printer and press the Feed key (bottom row of keypad) until the
tape comes out the top of the printer.
h. Close the cover door.
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