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Casio CW-L300 Printer User Manual

1. 69 Disc Label Formats Input tem nn Size Maximum tem 92 Number TITLE 12 2 TITLE 24 TITLE1 __24 TITLE COMMENT1 ET 49 COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT2 70 Type Vertical Size Maximum y Number we EE m NEN LOGO TITLE1 3 tem ia Size Maximum ype Type Num tem Vertical Siz Number TITLE1 O 3 A TITLE2 6 3 A AUTO TITLE 15 3 e Numbering Formats COMMENT NUMBER NUMBER coc COMMENTI NUMBER o COMMENT NUMBER omer Width M 71 Tape Width and the Number of Lines and Character Sizes The number of print lines and the vertical character size depends on the tape width and format being used User s _ 6_ 9 1424 Guidepage 4 lines of Print 8 lines 23 34 50 Maximum 31 vertical 34 2 3 50 23 Upto2 Up to 2 31 vertical 34 size Up to 3 Up to 5 50 Total when there are multiple lines 72 Supported Tape Widths DISC C Tete ces x x x O Se Freebesisn O O O 0 mm O O O 0 L_Entarged Label x x 0 Barcode
2. 45 To save input text in phrase memory 45 To edit a phrase memory record 46 To delete a phrase memory record 46 Using Copy and Pasle 5 47 User Characters 47 To recall user 49 To delete a user 49 Part 4 Controlling the Appearance of Text 50 Selecting FOE 50 SMALL a de 50 To change the default font Setting 51 To change the font of text you have just input 51 Using STYLE Menu Attributes 52 Using EFFECT Menu Attributes 53 Part 5 Saving Recalling and Deleting Labels 54 save a label i eter tester oa 54 To recall a label 54 To delete a label 54 Part 6 Configuring the Printer Setup 55 55 GO 57 Power 5 cose ER eR 57 Caring Tor th
3. 58 ilieille riperime c 59 DISC 60 MOOS NN c C m 61 Error Messages os 63 III 68 Symbols Dingbats and Special Characters 68 dti M 69 Disc Label Formats 70 Numbering FON AUS eiu ian coniu sepan ee b Sb ocu T1 Tape Width and the Number of Lines and Character Sizes 72 Supported 8 72 Enlarged Label Printing Tape Widths and Character Sizes 73 Specifications 74 Part 1 DISC Mode Disc Printing Terms The following defines a few disc printing terms that are used in this part of the manual Print Surface This is the side of the disc that the printer will print on Some discs may have manufacturer logos or other information pre printed on this side E Print Data This is the text illustrations and all other items that the printer will print onto the print surface of the disc Print data SPEECH CASIO Print surface Print Areas These are the areas on the disc where the printer prints The printer can print in two print areas an upper print area and a lower printer area Upper print area AREA A 5 Lower print area x Height 16mm 5 8 AREA B NE Width 74mm 2 15 16
4. um label you are creating If this happens reduce the number of lines or use Other Tape Label Examples a different width tape X lock k 22 See page 24 of the Startup Guide for information about printing the label md Pix dis for each line page 31 For information about saving tape label data see page 54 24 FREE DESIGN Configuring Block Form Settings You can use the procedure in this section to configure direction alignment pitch and block length settings for each individual block Important The following procedure applies when you have multiple blocks in a tape label If there is only one block no block markers use the procedure under FREE DESIGN Configuring Label Form Settings page 26 To configure block form settings 1 In the Free Design Mode input the text you want and divide it into blocks as required 2 Move the cursor to the block whose form you want to change The cursor can be located anywhere within the block Press FORM I Use lt and to select BLOCK FORM and then press SET O1 Use Q to select ONE BLOCK and then press SET Selecting ALL BLOCKS applies your settings to all of the blocks that make up the tape label o Use N and Q to select the setting you want to change and lt and to change the currently selected setting When this settin
5. Using EFFECT Menu Attributes The EFFECT menu lets you apply the text attributes shown below to label text in the Free Design Mode To apply EFFECT menu text attributes 1 Input the text whose attributes you want to change 2 Press STYLE Use lt and to select EFFECT and then press SET 4 Use lt and Q to select the EFFECT setting you want and then press SET To remove all of the currently selected text attributes select CANCEL and then press SET 5 Use N and to specify how you want the effect applied and then press SET 6 Use lt and 5 to move the cursor to the first character of the string to which you want to apply the EFFECT setting and then press SET 7 Use and to move the cursor to the last character of the string to which you want to apply the EFFECT setting and then press SET This will apply the setting and return to the text input screen To remove all EFFECT settings 1 Press STYLE 2 Use N and to select EFFECT and then press SET Use lt and to select CANCEL and then press SET f you want to remove a particular EFFECT setting use the cursor keys to select its name and then press SET 4 Use N and to select CHARACTER and then press SET You can select other settings if you want 5 Use lt and to move the cursor to the first character of the string of text from which you want to remove EFFECT
6. m 23 5 n Margin 3 4 3mm 1 8 3mm 1 8 5mm 3699 3mm 1 8 1 8 15 16 3mm 1 8 3mm 1 8 15 16 3mm 1 8 3mm 1 8 Half cut Half cut Full cut Half cut Full cut Full cut Full cut Full cut Full cut Noe None None MEDIUM 1 10mm 3 8 10mm Smm 716 3 8 10mm 3 8 9 9mm 10mm 3 8 110mm 3 8 23 57 omm 3 8 10mm 3 8 m 3 16 2 15 16 15 16 WIDE 21 5mm 21 5mm 5mm 3 16 4 21 5mm 21 5mm 21 5mm 21 5mm 21 5mm 21 5mm 916 7 8 7 8 5 316 7 8 7 8 7 8 7 8 7 8 7 8 1 Printing of first label 2 Printing of second and subsequent labels 40 Part Inputting and Editing Label This section describes everything you need to know about deleting and editing text you have already input Moving the Cursor Use the cursor keys to move the cursor around the display and position it for deleting and editing characters To move the cursor Teper tnis operations __ Move the cursor left Move the cursor right Move the cursor up Move the cursor down Move the cursor to the beginning of FUNCTION the current line of text Move the cursor to the end of the current line of text FUNCTION gt Basic Alpha Numeric Input The following operation shows you the basic procedures for inputting letters and numbers Note that it assumes that a text input screen is alr
7. 37 Using Tape Labels 5 8 5 38 Tape Cut Modes nettes 38 Types of Tape QUIS u c anses 38 Cut Modes o 38 Cut Modes and Margins 40 Part Inputting and Editing Label Text 41 MOVING TNE eec 41 Basic Alpha Numeric Input 41 To input alpha numeric characters 41 About the CODE 42 Inputting Symbols and Special Characters 42 To use the SYMBOL menu 42 Inputting Illustrations eee 43 TO input illustrations 2 43 6 Deleting an Individual Character 43 To delete a character using the BS key 43 To delete a character using the DEL key 43 Clearing Input TONG cV basa di du 44 Biz qr 44 To delete a range of text Free Design 44 44 To switch between overwrite and insert 44 Using Phrase Memory 45 recall a phrase ee adm 45 To create new phrase memory text
8. Important The printer may suddenly turn off during printing if battery power goes low Because of this use of the bundled AC adaptor is recommended to power the printer Because of the affect cold has on batteries the LOW BATTERY may appear prematurely when the temperature is below 10 C 50 F If this happens move the printer to a location where the temperature is within the operating temperature range 10 C to 35 50 F to 95 F Battery Life Disc Label Printing Printing of approximately 150 discs Normal temperature 20 68 F one printing per disc Label Tape Printing Printing of approximately two 18mm tape cartridges under standard printing conditions When printing text or graphics that contain large areas of black and printing under cold temperatures can shorten battery life for both disc label printing and label tape printing 57 El Caring for the Printer Disc and tape label printing can become unclear if the printer s print head and rubber roller become dirty Perform the following steps to clean the print head and rubber roller To use a cotton swab for cleaning Important Use only a cotton swab or some other soft material to clean the print head and rubber roller Use of a very fine type cotton swab is recommended 1 Press the cassette cover release and open the cover f a tape cartridge or the ink ribbon cassette adaptor is loaded in the pri
9. 20 Creating and Printing a Tape Label with a Logo 1060 Your printer comes with 10 built in logos that you can incorporate into your tape labels quickly and easily Built in Logos CRAT BACKUP r1 ge ITTITTTTTTTTTTID QV LE F P 1 Important You can incorporate built in logos into tape labels that are printed using 18mm or 24mm tape only To create and print a label with a logo l 2 Press ON to turn on the printer Use lt and 5 to select TAPE and then press SET You can also press TAPE to enter the TAPE Mode Use X and to select NEW and then press SET Use the cursor keys to select and then press SET This enters the Logo Mode Use the cursor keys to select the logo you want to use and then press SET Use lt to select PRINT and then press SET 7 Use the number keys and gt to specify the number of copies and then press Q You can specify a value from 1 to 100 for the number of copies Use lt 5 to select the tape cut mode page 38 and then press SET This starts the print operation The screen shown below appears when printing is complete 21 Creating and Printing an Original Free Design Tape Label This section describes what you can do with the Free Design mode of the printer which lets you design your own
10. Number of Lines 24 or 18mm Wide 3 1 1 1x1 1 1 1 1 Smaller when the label includes a frame 2x2 2x2 Important 1x1 The size of text lines cannot be specified in the case of wide tape 2 2 The size of text lines cannot be specified if there are four or more lines of 1x1 The size of text lines cannot be specified if the label already contains size specifications for a string of characters Oxo 1 1 Example Business Performance Line 1 1x1 1 lines Format E Line 2 3x3 18 wide tape 1 In the Free Design Mode input the text you want 2 Press SIZE Use lt and to select LINE and then press SET 4 Use the cursor keys to select the format you want and then press SET Selected format SIZE F RMRT Either of the following will cause a text line size specification to be celled automatically Changing the number of lines Specifying the size of a string of characters 32 AX 34 Small Font 2 The printer has a Small Font setting which it may select automatically depending on the number of lines the number of text lines you input or the number of lines in the format you are using and the tape width An indicator appears next to the
11. SMALL FONT is used for printing when the number of lines number of input lines or number of lines in the selected format and the tape width require it A pointer appears next to the SMALL FONT indicator when the SMALL FONT is in use The following points all apply while SMALL FONT is in use All font settings are ignored Everything is printed using the same font The proportional setting is turned off Changing the style or effect while SMALL FONT is in use can produce undesirable printing results e llustrations and user characters may not print correctly while SMALL FONT is in use To change the default font setting 4 Use lt and to move the cursor to the first character of the string of 1 Press FUNCTION and then SET UP to display the SET UP menu text to which you want to apply the FONT setting and then press SET 2 Use 7 and to select DEFAULT FONT and then press SET 5 Use and gt to move the cursor to the last character of the string of text to which you want to apply the FONT setting and then press SET Use J to select the font you want to use as the default and then y PRY 9 P press SET This will apply the setting and return to the text input screen The default font you specified will be used first for all new labels When inputting text you can use the procedure above to change the font to another style if you want To change the font of text you have just input 1
12. decrease and gt increase keys to change the label length setting ALL FORM Fi 251 Length value becomes highlighted T LEHGTH 28 Les The appearance of the tape length value on the display will change in accordance with your setting as described below 20 6cm 20 5cm T T Label can be printed Label will be printed but the tape length as specified will be longer than specified FREE DESIGN Aligning Tape Label Text This section explains how to align tape label text within a block and how to align blocks within a tape label Example 1 Aligning the term Round Estimate in a block fixed block length LEFT EQUAL CENTER RIGHT To align tape label text 1 In the Free Design Mode input the text you want and divide it into blocks as required See page 22 for information about blocks 2 Move the cursor the block whose text you want to align and then press FORM Here we will move the cursor to the block that contains Round f your label has only one block advance directly to step 5 of this procedure Use lt and Q to select BLOCK FORM and then press SET Use 3 and to select ONE BLOCK and then press SET Use lt and Q to scroll to the ALIGN setting screen Use and 5 to select the alignment setting you want e Each press or and gt cycles the setting b
13. to turn on the printer 2 Use and gt to select DISC or TAPE and then press SET You can also press DISC or TAPE to enter the DISC or the TAPE Mode Use and gt to select STORED DATA and then press SET 4 Use lt and to select RECALL and then press SET 5 Use N and to scroll through the label names until the one you want to recall is displayed 6 Press SET to display the label Now you can print the label or make any changes you want in it To delete a label 1 Press ON to turn on the printer 2 Use lt and to select DISC or TAPE and then press SET You can also press DISC or TAPE to enter the DISC or the TAPE Mode Use lt and to select STORED DATA and then press SET 4 Use lt and to select DELETE and then press SET 5 Use lt and to scroll through the label names until the one you want to delete is displayed 6 Press SET In response to the confirmation message that appears press SET to de lete the label or ESC to abort e f there are multiple labels stored in memory deleting a label will cause the next label name to appear You can repeat the above procedure to delete other labels if you want To exit the label delete operation press ESC Part 6 Configuring the Printer Setup Demo Printing Demo printing uses built in data to demonstrate the type of disc printing and The printer has a SET UP screen that you can use to c
14. DISC Mode Creating Disc Label Data The following are the general steps when preparing data for disc labeling After inputting the required data you can then use it to print directly onto the disc or for output on a tape that you can to the disc case Getting Ready Connect the AC adaptor or load batteries page 7 of the Startup Guide Load an ink ribbon cassette page 11 of the Startup Guide f you plan to print a disc case label load a tape cartridge page 13 of the Startup Guide General Flow for Creating a Disc Label Select the DISC Mode page 9 b d ww create a new label from scratch select NEW on the initial screen page 9 To edit the label data you were working on the last time you were using the printer select LAST DATA page 10 of the Startup Guide To edit an existing label select STORED DATA page 54 Select the print pattern you want to use page 9 bd 3 Select the format you want to use page 10 4 Input the text you want page 41 D Select the text attributes you want e Specify the font page 50 select the style page 52 and specify the text alignment page 14 bd Print the label page 20 of the Startup Guide and store it in memory page 54 if you want Creating a New Label This section explains how to specify the print area and select a label format for creating new disc printing data Forinformation
15. to select PRINT and then press SET Use and gt to adjust the print density setting SOUND Use e and Q to turn printer sound effect on or off LANGUAGE e Use e and Q to select the display language you want to use cm inch Use Q and Q to select centimeters cm or inches as the unit of measurement 9 Use lt to select DISC and then press SET f you want to print a disc case label select TAPE instead f you want to print a disc case label see page 13 of the Startup Guide DEMO PRINT e Use Q and Q to select DISC Mode or TAPE for information about loading tape cartridges Mode and then press SET to start demo printing 55 E 10 Use and gt to select the print area you want to print and then press 10 After printing is complete use 75 and to select EXIT and then press SET SET 11 Insert a disc into the printer 11 response to the confirmation message that appears press SET 12 Press SET to start printing Both DATA 1 and DATA 2 print in both the upper print area and the lower print area of the disc 13 After printing is complete use N to select EXIT and then press SET 14 In response to the confirmation message that appears press SET To perform tape demo printing 1 Make sure a tape cartridge is loaded in the printer See page 13 for the Startup Guide for information about loading tape cartridges If the printer is on pres
16. to select ALL FORM and then press SET 4 Use and to scroll to the T LENGTH setting screen 5 Use and gt to change the setting to FIX and then press Length value becomes highlighted T LEHGTH 18 3cm mmmm Use the number keys or the decrease and gt increase keys to change the label length setting Use a label length setting that is longer than the value that originally appears on the display Use to scroll to the B ALIGN setting screen Use lt and 5 to select the alignment setting you want Each press or and gt cycles the setting between EQUAL CENTER RIGHT and LEFT FREE DESIGN Changing the Size of Tape Label Text Normally when you print the printer automatically selects the optimum char acter size in accordance with the tape width and the number of text lines Auto Fit You can also use the procedures in this section to override the Auto Fit feature and specify the character sizes you want to use There are two ways to specify the character size Specifying the size of a string of characters Specifying the size of text lines Important Note that the character size values that you specify do not indicate absolute sizes but rather multipliers size of 2x3 for example specifies double the normal height and three times the normal width Specifying the Size of a String of Characters You can specify the size in th
17. use lt and to select the range of text to which you want to apply your alignment setting To apply the alignment setting to this text Select this option All of the text in the label All of the text in the current line only LINE 6 After selecting the range press SET to apply your setting and return to the text input screen 14 Printing Disc Case Labels Use the procedures in this section to print a tape label that can be affixed to the case of a disc Creating and Printing a Disc Case Label Important When printing a disc case label use 24mm or 18mm wide tape only Final Beta Backup Confidential Documents No 1 To print a disc case label 1 Press ON to turn on the printer 2 Use the procedures under Creating Disc Label Data on page 8 to pre pare the data you want to print 3 Pressing SET in step 11 of the procedure under To create a new disc label on page 10 will cause the screen shown below to appear DISC ERIT 4 5 6 8 Use and to select PRINT and then press SET Use lt and 5 to select TAPE and then press SET Pressing and gt toggles the selection on the above screen between DISC and TAPE Use and gt to select the label area data you want to print first and then press SET To print this data Select this option Upper label area AREA A Lower label area AREA B The above step is not neces
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19. INPUT A VALUE You are trying to print 17 numbering labels without input 3 Input the numbers you want Error Messages DATA ERROR INITIALIZE THE ENTIRE PHRASE COULD NOT BE RECALLED ILLEGAL CHARACTERS You are trying to operate the printer without initializing its memory first 3 Initialize printer memory The text in the phrase memory you are trying to recall will cause the number of characters to exceed the allowable limit for the location where you are inserting it 3 Re input so the recalled phrase memory text does not cause the allowable number of characters to be exceeded You are attempting to input characters that are not allowed for bar code printing 3 Delete the disallowed characters For a CODABAR barcode you are trying to use a character other than A B C or D as the start code or stop code 3 Re input the correct character n the case of a numbering label you are trying input a space after a number 3 Delete the space after the number Startup Guide page 8 LABEL LONGER THAN SETTING SET ESC LENGTH OF PRINT IS TOO LONG LINK ERROR CHECK ALL CONNECTIONS LOAD A TAPE CARTRIDGE To print press SET To cancel printing press ESC You can then decrease the number of characters change to a longer tape setting or select auto tape length You are trying to print something that is longer than the length of tape available 3 Make the
20. TAPE and then press SET You can also press TAPE to enter the TAPE Mode Use lt 5 to select NEW and then press SET 4 Use the cursor keys to select and then press SET D Use the cursor keys to select a barcode type and then press SET e f you selected ITF CODE39 or CODABAR the barcode type use the next screen that appears to specify whether to use a check digit and then press SET 6 Input comment text if you want and then press SET f you do not want to input any comment text simply press SET without inputting anything 7 Input the data for the barcode and then press SET 8 Use lt to select the barcode size and then press SET 9 Use J to select PRINT and then press SET 10 Use the number keys and gt to specify the number of copies and then press Q You can specify a value from 1 to 100 for the number of copies 11 Use and gt to select the tape cut mode page 38 and then press SET This starts the print operation For information about saving tape label data see page 54 Barcode Specifications Barcode 9 NW 7 Check Digit 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes 2 No Printed Digits 3 4 to 22 digits 4 to 22 digits 4 to 22 digits 4 to 22 digits Number of Input Digits 4 4 to 22 digits Even numbers only 5 3 to 21 digits Odd numbers only 6 4 to 22 digits 3 to 2
21. about printing data that you have previously saved to memory see page 54 Example PROCEEDINGS 001 005 No 006 010 011 015 No 016 020 To create a new disc label 1 Press ON to turn on the printer A LAST DATA icon will also appear on the Main Menu if there is input data left over from the last time you used the printer If you want to continue working with the data from your previous session use and 5 to select LAST DATA and then press SET 2 Use lt and to select DISC and then press SET You can also press DISC here Use and gt to select NEW and then press SET This displays a print pattern selection screen Use the cursor keys to select the print pattern you want DISC FOITSC CAS Selected print pattern Print Pattern SPEECH CONTEST D Press SET DISC A FORMAT Label format image Label Formats The label format determines the types and positions of text and logo data for each block There are a total of 24 different formats which are divided among three groups standard formats FORMAT 1 through FORMAT 18 logo for mats LOGO 1 through LOGO 4 and auto formats AUTO 1 and AUTO 2 If you want to do this Select this type of format Input text only FORMAT 1 through FORMAT 18 Input text and a logo See Inserting a Logo Into a La bel on page 11 for information about inputting logos Have the prin
22. data you were 1 Select the label mode working on the last Free Design page 22 time you were To edit an existing label using the printer Numbering Label page 17 select select LAST DATA Barcode Label STORED Enlarged Label DATA page Logo Label 54 page 10 of the Startup Guide 2 Input the text you want page 41 ww 3 Select the font page 50 and the style page 52 Print the label page 23 of the Startup Guide and store it in memory page 54 if you want 16 To create new tape label 1 Press ON to turn on the printer A LAST DATA icon will also appear on the Main Menu if there is input data left over from the last time you used the printer If you want to continue working with the data from your previous session use and gt to select LAST DATA and then press SET 2 Use lt and gt 10 select TAPE and then press SET You can also press TAPE here Use and gt to select NEW and then press SET This displays a label mode selection screen Shows the function of the currently selected icon Selection boundary 4 Use the cursor keys to move the selection boundary to icon for the label mode you want to use Barcode tape label page 36 Large tape label page 19 Tape label with logo page 20 5 After you select mode press SET 6 What you should do next depends on the label mode you selected in step 4 See the pages refer
23. it into the input screen You can also select a phrase by inputting its record number from 1 through 9 e f the phrase you selected causes the number of input characters to exceed the allowable limit the error message ENTIRE PHRASE COULD NOT RECALLED appears The phrase is partially input up to the allowable limit To create new phrase memory text 1 Press PHRASE MEMORY 2 Use and to select DATA EDIT and then press SET Use J to select MAKE and then press SET 4 Use N and to select NEW and then press SET e The NEW STRING PHRASE screen does not appear if there is not text currently input on the text input screen 5 On input screen that appears input the text that you want and then press SET 6 Use lt and to select the phrase memory where you want to store the text and then press SET T In response to the confirmation message that appears press SET to save the phrase or ESC to abort To save input text in phrase memory 1 While inputting the text you want to save on the input screen press PHRASE MEMORY Use J Q to select DATA EDIT and then press SET Use lt Q to select MAKE and then press SET Use 3 and to select STRING PHRASE and then press SET oF N On the input screen that appears check the text and make any changes that you want and then press SET 45 When you save input text in phras
24. label shorter or reduce the number of copies The USB cable is not connected securely to the USB port 3 Plug the USB cable securely into the USB port The computer is shut down Start up the computer There is no tape cartridge loaded in the printer or the tape cartridge is not loaded correctly 3 Check the tape cartridge Read this first Startup Guide page 13 63 E LOW BATTERY Battery power is low NO DATA You are trying to perform a 45 3 Replace the batteries or use recall edit or delete the bundled AC adaptor to operation on a phrase power the printer memory that does not Temperature is below 10 contain any data 50 F Select a different phrase 3 Move the printer to a location memory where the temperature is You are trying to recall or within the operating delete memory data when temperature range 10 C to there is no data in memory 35 50 F 1095 F 2 Store data in memory before NOT ENOUGH You are trying to print a bar DIGITS code that does not have the required number of digits 3 Re input the correct number of digits where the temperature is within the operating temperature range 10 C to 35 50 F 10 95 MEMORY FULL There is not enough memory available to save the data you are trying to save 3 Delete memory data you no longer need and try again 64 NOT ENOUGH INK There is not enough ink Startup RIBBON FOR NEXT ribbon left to perf
25. tape labels All of the following sec tions whose titles start with FREE DESIGN indicate features and functions that are available in the Free Design mode only To create a basic Free Design 1 Press ON to turn on the printer 2 Use lt and to select TAPE and then press SET You can also press TAPE here ALAST DATA icon will also appear on the Main Menu if there is input data left over from the last time you used the printer Use lt and 5 to select NEW and then press SET 4 Use the cursor keys to select CLA and then press SET This enters the Free Design Mode 5 Use the procedures described in the following FREE DESIGN sections to layout your label and input text 2122 FREE DESIGN Using Text Blocks In the example label shown below Promotion Plan and Retail Package Sam ple Data are independent units called text blocks or simply blocks You divided your tape label text into blocks and then apply the following settings on a block by block basis Number of text lines page 23 Text alignment page 25 Character pitch page 25 Block length page 25 Retail Package Sample Data Promotion Plan Block 1 Block 2 Two lines page 23 layout a tape label using blocks Example To layout Promotion Plan and Package Sample Data as separate blocks within the same tape label 1 In the Free Design Mode input the text for
26. that meets the requirements described in the bundled Printing Precautions or at the following Internet URL http world casio com ds media You can also try adjusting the print density to make it darker page 55 Re load the ink ribbon cassette properly Try using a lighter color disc or a darker color ink ribbon is not positioned correctly on the disc The disc stops part way through printing the disc when it Is placed in the printer The power cord plug or the AC adaptor is not plugged in as far as it will go The printer is malfunctioning Battery power is low or the wrong type of batteries are loaded in the printer when aligning the disc Startup Guide page 21 Correctly connect the power cord and the AC adaptor Startup Guide page 7 If you cannot easily remove the disc from between the print head and roller do not try to force it Insert a thin object into the print head release button hole Startup Guide page 4 and press to release the print head This should allow you to remove the disc After removing the disc press the release lever inside the cassette case Startup Guide page 4 to its original position before trying to print again If you are still unable to remove the disc from the printer contact your retailer or your nearest CASIO service center Use the bundled AC adaptor to power the printer or replace the current batteries with a fresh set of AA size alk
27. to select the numbering format and then press SET Here we will select Format 4 Number of characters that can be input Number of currently input characters ab 1 Flashing indicates the current input area 17 6 Input the text for COMMENT 1 box and then press SET Here we will input File HE 1 HUMBER Shows the starting number 7 Change the starting number if you want and then press SET Here we want to number the labels from 15 through 17 so we would input 15 here f you make a mistake and input the wrong number delete the current number and re input You can specify a number up to five digits long 8 Input the text for the COMMENT 2 box and then press SET Here we will input Receipt While inputting text in the Numbering Mode you can also change the DIRECTION setting page 25 MIRROR setting page 26 and the MARGINS setting page 26 9 Use the cursor keys to select the number style you want and then press SET Here we will select No 1 10 Use J and to select PRINT and then press SET 11 Use and gt to specify the number of labels to be printed checking the start and end numbers to make sure that they are correct and then press SET Here we want to print one set of labels numbered 15 16 and 17 so we will specify 3 for the number of labels to be printed For the number of labels to be printed
28. to turn on the printer The printing Only spaces are input Input the text you want to operation is forthe label The USB driver is not Unplug the USB cable and the finished The file imported from Re import the data plug it back in again normally a computer does not Though the USB driver Try using a different USB port but nothing contain any data is installed correctly on your computer or try using is printed data communication is a different USB cable not possible for some reason 59 E DISC Mode Possible Cause Recommended Action Possible Cause Recommended Action The printing Improper alignment of Use the positioning guide The printing operation is finished normally but nothing is printed Printing is not clear Printing is poor quality Printing is too light The printed color is different from the ink ribbon color 60 The ink ribbon is used up Any of the following can interfere with proper printing disc printing surface that is not smooth and flat disc printing surface that has a design or lines printed on it disc printing surface that supports ink jet printing only The ink ribbon cassette is not loaded properly The color of the final printout is affected by both the color of the ink ribbon and the color of the disc you are printing on Load a new ink ribbon cassette option Startup Guide page 11 Use a disc
29. x x O O O Numbering O O O O __ x x oO 07 Enlarged Label Printing Tape Widths and Character Sizes o Je 2 2ASh 301434 30 1346 3 36 17 45 184 45496 4 Pieces 48 17 602 60 2 mm inch Printing on 18mm or 24mm tape creates blank margins along the bottom and the top of each tape Trim off these margins before combining the tapes or print on transparent tape Then you can combine the tapes without trimming by laying one over the other 73 E Specifications Model CW L300 Input Keyboard Layout Typewriter QWERTY Character Types Alpha 52 A to Z a to z 99 A C etc Numbers 10 Greek 48 Russian 66 Symbols 281 Illustrations 124 User Memory for storage of four characters Display Type Liquid crystal display 96 x 64 dots 12 columns x 4 lines Input Area 12 columns x 1 line non Free Design Mode 12 columns x 3 lines Free Design Mode Printing Resolution 200dpi Print System Thermal transfer Disc Printing Approximate Speed 8 3mm 5 16 second Print Width Approximately 16mm 5 8 Print Length Approximately 74mm 2 15 16 Label Tape Printing Approximate Speed 6 0 mm 1 4 second Print Width Approximately 16mm 5 8 4mm 3 16 6mm tape 7mm 1 4 9mm tape 10mm 3 8 normal printing 12mm tape 12mm 1 2 Enlarged printing 12mm tape 16mm 5 8 18mm
30. you can specify a value in the range of 1 to 100 18 12 Use and gt to select the tape cut mode page 38 and then press SET Pressing SET starts the print operation and causes a screen like the one shown below to appear f printing reaches the number 99999 the next number printed is 00000 the message LENGTH OF PRINT IS TOO LONG TOO SHORT TO appears see pages 63 67 for information about what you need to do HE 2 HUMBER 18 The number that appears here depends on the label you created Important Make sure that cut tape does not pile up in the area around the tape outlet Tape building up around the tape outlet can cause the outlet to become blocked causing a tape jam and malfunction of the printer For information about saving tape label data see page 54 Controlling the Appearance of Your Labels In steps from 6 through 8 of the basic procedure described above you can also configure the following settings to control the appearance of your label Direction horizontal or vertical Mirror printing off or on Margin size page 25 for information about how to configure these settings E NN Creating and Printing a Large Tape Label Though your printer can print on tapes up to 24mm wide there may be
31. 1 digits Automatically Added Digits SES 1 digit 4to 22 2to 20 2 digits 7 digits digits 4to22 1to 19 2digits7 1 digit digits digits Numerals Numerals Alpha AtoZ Symbols Numerals Symbols 2 Alpha first last only 9 Ato D 1 p 53 4 75 The check digit is automatically calculated in accordance with input data For EAN 13 EAN 8 and UPC A and when using a check digit with ITF the check digit is appended at the end of the printed digits When using a check digit with CODE39 or CODABAR the check digit is appended one digit before the final digit UPC E includes a check digit but it is not printed as a numeral below the bar code The number of digits printed below a bar code equals the input characters plus automatically appended characters An error message is displayed whenever there are insufficient digits The printer will not allow input of too many digits An error message appears and printing is impossible if an odd number of digits are input when an ITF check digit is not being used Append a zero to the beginning of the digits and re input An error message appears and printing is impossible if an even number of digits are input when an ITF check digit is being used Append a zero to the beginning of the digits and re input Both the start code and end stop code of CODE39
32. 6mm 4 margins NONE 0 margins WIDE 43mm 1 11 6 margins MEDIUM 20mm 3 16 margins See page 27 for more information To configure label form settings 1 In the Free Design Mode input the text you want 2 Press FORM f your label has only one block the block form settings page 25 will appear when you press FORM If you perform the steps under FLENGTH AUTO Automatically adjusts tape length in configure block form settings on page 25 the label form settings in step accordance with the number of characters 4 of this procedure will appear when you press SET or Q to complete FIX Maintains a fixed tape length in the range the block form setting procedure step 7 of To configure block form of 0 to 99 9cm 39 5 6 See 27 settings for more information Use J and Q to select ALL FORM and then press SET B ALIGN LEFT Aligns blocks flush left EQUAL Equally spaces blocks to fill the entire 4 Use W and Q to select the setting you want to change and and space available to change the currently selected setting CENTER Centers blocks RIGHT Aligns blocks flush right mun x setting Use and 5 to select the option you want Note that this setting is available only when FIX is selected is selected for the T LENGTH setting See MIRROR NORMAL Prints the tape normally page 29 for more information MIRROR Prints the tape in mirror image ont
33. After inputting the text you want press FONT 2 Use and to select the font you want to change to and then press SET 3 Onthe next screen that appears select the range of text to which you want to apply your font setting and then press SET To the font setting to this text Select this aD NN of Allofthetextinthelabel text in the label All of the text in the current block Free Design Mode only of the text in the current line LINE characters Free Design CHARACTER Mode only f you select ALL for Free Design Mode text press SET This will apply the setting and return to the text input screen Selecting any other setting in the Free Design Mode cause a range setting screen like the one shown below to appear Use steps 4 and 5 to specify the range of text FOHT FROM CHARACTER ABC AY DTE Using STYLE Menu Attributes The STYLE menu lets you apply the following attributes to your text DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA Note that STYLE menu text attributes cannot be applied to illustrations or user characters To apply STYLE menu text attributes 1 Input the text whose attributes you want to change 2 Press STYLE Use and to select STYLE and then press SET f there is no EFFECT option on the screen that appears jump directly to step 4 4 Use N and to select the STYLE setting you want and then press SET Select
34. CW L300 User s Guide We recommend that you print on disc before you record anything on it Printing on a disc that already has data recorded on it can cause the data to become corrupted Note that CASIO COMPUTER LTD shall not be held liable for any loss or corruption of data on discs arising through the use of this printer CD R CD RW DVD R etc Be sure to read the Safety Precautions contained in this manual before trying to use the printer for the first time and always keep this manual on hand for future reference RJA514733 10 CASIO GUIDELINES LAID DOWN BY FCC RULES FOR USE OF THE UNIT IN THE U S A not applicable to other areas NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following mea
35. H FIs T UE rc 12 0 immm ao FORM B LENGTH T 19 Ps FORM B LENGTH FIs T E lcm HE 10 Press SET 28 11 6cm amp be sales Department printed as is 9 6cm Text is condensed horizontally and label is printed as is 5 4cm Block length is printed longer than specified length value ales Department Sales Department Fixed Block Length and the Label Format Indicator Selecting FIX for the B LENGTH setting causes the label format indica tor in the upper right corner of the display to indicate the information described below Label can be printed Label will be Label will be longer at specified length printed at specified than specified length with length condensed characters Text is printed at 50 normal size in the printing direction The printed block length is longer than the specified length To control the overall label length using a fixed tape length 1 In the Free Design Mode input the text you want 2 Press FORM f your label has only one block advance directly to step 4 of this procedure Use J and Q to select ALL FORM and then press SET Use lt and Q to scroll to the T LENGTH setting screen Use lt and to change the setting to FIX and then press Q Use the number keys or the lt
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37. Here align the cursor with N 8 Use and gt to move the cursor to the last character of the string to which you want to apply the size setting and then press SET Here we will select No Smoking Character Size n 18 1 3 Smok i ng e Auto Fit Mark Character Size Mark 32 Character Size This indicates the character size at the current cur sor position Character Size Mark This mark indicates the point from which a charac ter size specification is applied Auto Fit Mark This mark is inserted automatically by the printer to indicate that the text to the right of it will be adjusted automatically The character size mark and auto fit mark appear on the display only They are not printed in the label To delete a character size mark move the cursor to the mark and then press DEL Deleting a character size mark causes the text to the right of it to assume the size of the next character size to the left Deleting the last character size mark causes the size of the text to be set by the printer automatically in accordance with the width of the tape being used and the number of text lines Note that a character size specification applies up to the end of the current block A size specification does not span multiple blocks 1x3 character size Auto Fit wo Seo here Specifying the Size of Text Lines You can specify the size of text lines by selecting a format as shown below
38. SB cable Misuse of the power cord AC adaptor or USB cable can damage S it and create the risk of fire and electric shock Make sure you follow the precautions listed below Never locate these items near a stove or other source of intense heat When unplugging the power cord and USB cable be sure to grasp the plug Never pull on the cord or cable Plug in the power cord into the wall outlet as far as it will go Q Plug in the USB cable into the computer and the printer as far as it will go Before leaving the product unattended for long periods such as when you go on a trip unplug the power cord and USB cable At least once a year clean away any dust built up in the area around the prongs of the power cord s plug Batteries Misuse of batteries can cause them to leak resulting in damage to nearby objects or to explode creating the risk of fire and personal injury Always make sure you observe the following precautions Use only batteries that are specified for use with this product o e Remove batteries from the product if you do not plan to use it for a long time Connection precaution Connect only items that are specified for the product to its Q connectors Connecting a non specified item creates the risk of fire and electric shock Keep backup copies of all important data Be sure that you keep separate copies of important data in a Q notebook or some other location Malfunction of the product repairs and dead batteries
39. SMALL FONT indicator when the Small Font is in use An indicator like 2 5 appears for the label format indicator when the Small Font is selected This indicates that the total number of lines is 5 and the cursor is currently located in line 2 I Label format indicator ab 275 d Scm 1 1 Editorial Me Small Font 20th Decembe 10 00 15 00 Note the following about the Small Font Font settings are not applied everything is printed using the same font The proportional setting is turned off Changing the style or effect while Small Font is being used can produce undesirable printing results Illustrations and user characters may not print correctly while Small Font is being used FREE DESIGN Using Frames The printer comes with a selection of built in frames that you can use in your tape labels See page 69 for a list of frames that are available Example Flammable 63 18mm wide tape Frame Number 55 To add a frame to a tape label 1 In the Free Design Mode input the text you want 2 Press FRAME 3 Use the cursor keys to select the frame you want and then press SET Here we will select 4 Use N and Q to select PRINT and then press SET 5 Use the number keys or and to specify the number of copies and then press Q You can specify a value from 1 to 100 for the number of copies 6 Use and to select th
40. aline batteries Possible Cause Recommended Action cannot insert a disc into the printer Printing will not start A tape cartridge is loaded in the printer The disc is not positioned correctly in the printer A disc cannot be inserted into the printer while a tape cartridge is loaded Remove the tape cartridge and replace it with an ink ribbon cassette Startup Guide page 11 Remove the disc and then re insert it straight into the left side of the slit along the top of the printer Startup Guide page 20 TAPE Mode Symptom The printing operation is finished normally but nothing is printed Printing is not clear Printing is poor quality Printing is too light No tape comes out when press PRINT Possible Cause The tape is used up The tape cartridge is not loaded properly The print density setting is too light The cassette cover is not closed completely The tape is used up The tape is jammed Recommended Action Replace the tape cartridge with a new one Re load the tape cartridge properly Adjust the print density to make it darker Close the cassette cover Startup Guide page 5 Replace the tape cartridge with a new one Startup Guide page 13 Hemove the tape cartridge and pull out the jammed tape Use scissors to cut off the tape you pulled out Load the tape cartridge back into the printer Startup Guide page 13 Important Not
41. art of the large label you wish to print and then press Q Here we want to select the entire label so we will select ALL If you want to print only one part of the large label you can select 1 2 3 or 4 depending on the number of pieces that make up the large label Use lt and gt to select the tape cut mode page 38 and then press SET This starts printing 19 El 10 The screen shown here appears after printing of the last piece is com plete ENLARGED T LEHGTH Big Combine the tapes to create the large label If you use the above procedure to print on 18mm or 24mm tape the tapes that are output will have blank margins along the bottom and or the top of the upper tape and the top and or the bottom of the lower tape You will need to trim off these margins before combining the tapes Another way to deal with margins is to use transparent tape Then you can combine them without trimming by laying one of the tapes over the other Controlling the Appearance of Your Labels In step 5 of the basic procedure described above you can also configure the following settings to control the appearance of your label Direction horizontal or vertical Mirror printing off or on page 25 for information about how to configure these settings
42. ber formats Greek letters or Russian letters to appear To exit the SYMBOL menu without selecting anything press ESC Use the cursor keys to select the character you want to input and then press SET Pressing SET returns to the input screen with the symbol dingbat number Greek letter or Russian letter you selected input at the location where the cursor was located when you displayed the SYMBOL menu See page 68 for a complete list of symbols dingbats number formats Greek letters and Russian letters that are available from each menu Inputting Illustrations Your printer gives you a choice of 124 illustrations that you can use in your labels To input illustrations 1 With the cursor at the location where you want to input an illustration press ILLUST to display the ILLUST menu 2 Use the cursor keys to select the illustration you want to input and then press SET Pressing SET returns to the input screen with the illustration you selected input at the location where the cursor was located when you displayed the ILLUST menu See page 68 for a complete list of illustrations that are available Deleting an Individual Character You can delete an individual character with either the BS key or the DEL key The only difference between the operations of these two keys is the location of the cursor To delete a character using the BS key Example To change the word to c
43. can cause data stored memory to be lost Keep heavy objects off S Never place a heavy object on top of the product Doing so can cause the object to lose balance and fall creating the risk of personal injury Location Avoid the locations listed below for the product Such locations create the risk of fire and electric shock Areas subject to high humidity and large amounts of dust Food preparation areas or other location subjected to oil steam Near heaters on a heated carpet in direct sunlight in a closed vehicle parked in the sun and other areas subjected to high heat Avoid unstable surfaces Never place the product on an unstable table desk etc Doing S so can cause the product to fall creating the risk of personal injury Loading and replacing batteries The springs inside of the battery compartment have sharp edges Take care that you do not touch the springs with your fingers when loading or replacing batteries Doing so creates the risk of personal injury Display Screen e Never push on the display screen s LCD panel or subject it to strong impact Doing so can cause the LCD panel s glass to crack creating the risk of personal injury Should the LCD panel ever crack or break never touch the liquid inside of the panel LCD panel liquid can cause skin irritation Should LCD panel liquid ever get inside your mouth immediately wash out your mouth with water and contact your physician Should LCD panel liquid ev
44. copying Pasting copied text will cause the number of characters to exceed the allowable limit for the location where you are pasting Re input so the pasted text does not cause the allowable number of characters to be exceeded Printing with a frame will cause your label to have more than the allowable number of lines 3 Decrease the number of lines or change to a wider tape You are trying to print a label that has more than the allowable number of lines Decrease the number of lines or change to a wider tape TOO SHORT TO CUT SET ESC The unused tape at the beginning of a numbering label cannot be cut or cutting between labels is not possible To print without cutting press SET After printing is complete use scissors to cut the labels To print with auto cutting change the settings to increase the margin width from NARROW to MEDIUM or from MEDIUM to WIDE Left and right margins can auto cutting can be ensured by selecting FULL CUT for the tape cut mode and WIDE for the margins setting 67 E Illustrations Eg E A GSSeScsece QO 71 E anu D gn us ma M i A S il e Das L 6 WP d NUMBER D 6 O0 40 43 45 6 0 9 9 amp IH I iV V VI X ii iii iv v vi vii vii ix x 34 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
45. cter or sym bol as a basis for your new character To create a user character from scratch 1 Press FUNCTION and then USER CHR fthe screen is blank or if the cursor is located where there is no character performing the above step will take you directly to the User Character Drawing Screen In this case skip step 3 and go directly to step 4 N Use lt and to select MAKE and then press SET Use and 7 to select NEW and then press SET The NEW USE INPUT CHAR screen does not appear if there is no input character at the cursor location on the text input screen User Character Drawing Screen Cursor 47 4 Use the following operations to draw the character you want Move the cursor Use the cursor keys Make the cursor jump to the left right Press FUNCTION followed top or bottom of the drawing screen by gt e Of Q Draw a black dot Press 1 so BLACK is highlighted on the display Draw a white dot Press 2 so WHITE is highlighted on the display Draw a line of black dots Press 1 and 3 so BLACK and CONTINUE are highlighted on the display and then use the cursor keys to move the cursor Draw a line of white dots Press 2 and 3 so WHITE and CONTINUE are highlighted on the display and then use the cursor keys to move the cursor e Note that you can draw and delete straight lines only You cannot draw and delete diagonal lines To create a diagonal line you n
46. e memory fthe text includes character size marks new line marks block marks and so on these characters are saved as spaces f the text includes 49 characters or more the first 49 characters saved as input text 6 Use lt and to select the phrase memory where you want to store the text and then press SET T In response to the confirmation message that appears press SET to save the phrase or ESC to abort To edit a phrase memory record 1 Press PHRASE MEMORY 2 Use and to select DATA EDIT and then press SET Use and to select EDIT and then press SET 4 Use lt and Q to select the phrase memory record whose contents you want to edit and then press SET 5 On the text screen that appears check the text and make any changes that you want and then press SET 6 Use lt to select the phrase memory where you want to store the text and then press SET T In response to the confirmation message that appears press SET to save the phrase or ESC to abort 46 To delete phrase memory record 1 Press PHRASE MEMORY 2 Use and to select DATA EDIT and then press SET Use J and to select DELETE and then press SET 4 Use lt and Q to select the phrase memory record whose contents you want to delete and then press SET 5 In response to the confirmation message that appears press SET to de lete the phrase or ESC
47. e range of 1x1 to 5x8 for a string of characters Note that the maximum vertical size you can specify depends on the width of the tape you are using For more information see the Tape Width and the Number of Lines and Character Sizes on page 72 1x1 2x3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Note that how a character size specification affects text depends on whether the text is vertical or horizontal 1x2 Horizontal 1x2 Vertical Y es gt co 4x4 31 E To specify the size of a string of characters Example To change the size of Smoking in the text Smoking here to 1x3 In the Free Design Mode input the text you want Press SIZE Use N and to select CHARACTER and then press SET With the highlighting located at the HEIGHT value use 3 and to change the value Here we will change the value to 1 You can also input a value with the number keys The printer will beep and not accept your input if you try to input a value that is not allowed 5 Press gt to move the highlighting to the WIDTH value f you specified the HEIGHT value by pressing a number key the highlighting will move the WIDTH value automatically 6 Use 7 to change the WIDTH value and then press SET Here we will change the value to 3 7 Use gt to move the cursor to the first character of the string to which you want to apply the size setting and then press SET
48. e tape cut mode page 38 and then press SET This starts the print operation The BOX text attribute is not applied when printing with a frame Frames and the Number of Lines The number of lines that can be printed with a frame depends on the width of the tape 2 248mm 12 el Number of Lines Up to 6 Up to 3 Up to 2 with Frame Creating a Barcode Tape Label Your printer lets you create and print tape labels with barcodes Supported Barcode Types EAN 13 EAN 8 UPC A UPC E B ITF ITF CODE39 E CODABAR NW 7 Important Use a 12mm or wider tape cartridge when printing barcodes You can input up to 60 characters of comment text above a barcode Be sure to check each barcode for proper reading Make the following adjustments if you experience difficulties reading the barcodes produced by this printer Lighten the print density page 55 Increase the barcode size step 8 of To create a barcode tape label on this page Select FULL CUT or UNCUT for the tape cut mode page 38 The following tapes work best for barcode printing Letters in parentheses indicate tape model names White tape black printing WE White tape blue printing WEB Yellow tape black printing YW 36 Example 1174637828005 18mm wide tape cartridge To create a barcode tape label 1 Press ON to turn on the printer 2 Use and gt to select
49. e the following while printing is in progress Do not allow the tape outlet to become blocked Do not touch the tape coming out of the printer Do not open the cassette Do not turn the printer 61 E Possible Cause Recommended Action No tape comes out when press PRINT The ink ribbon is coming out of the tape outlet together with the tape The tape will not cut 62 Battery power is low Slack in the ink ribbon when the tape cartridge was loaded in the printer The tape cutter is dull Tape is jammed in the tape outlet NONE is selected for the MARGINS setting of the format being used UNCUT is selected for the tape cut mode Change to AC adaptor power or load a fresh set of batteries supplied by you page 57 the tape cartridge After making sure that the ink ribbon is not broken take up all the slack Reload the tape cartridge into the printer Startup Guide page 13 Important Always make sure you remove all slack from the ink ribbon before loading a tape cartridge into the printer If the ink ribbon is broken replace the tape cartridge with a new one Have the tape cutter replaced by your retailer or your local CASIO service center Turn off the printer remove the tape cartridge and remove the jammed label Change the MARGINS setting to NARROW MEDIUM or WIDE page 26 Change the tape cut mode setting to something other
50. eady on the display To input alpha numeric characters Example ABXYZ 1234567890 1 Input the characters by typing them on the printer s keyboard e the uppercase letters you can use either SHIFT or CAPS With SHIFT you must shift the keyboard for each character With CAPS the keyboard keeps its uppercase lowercase setting until you press CAPS again Press SPACE to input spaces f you input a wrong character press BS or DEL to delete it and input again 2 When you reach the end of a line of text press SET 41 E About the CODE key The CODE key makes it possible to input punctuation needed for a number of different languages The following shows the key operations you should use for each of the characters formed using the CODE key CAPS on Key Operation Input Key Operation Input Key Operation CAPS off Example To input CODE1 A 42 Inputting Symbols and Special Characters The SYMBOL menu provides you with a choice of symbols dingbats and special number formats in addition to Greek and Russian letters To use the SYMBOL menu 1 N With the cursor the location where you want to input a symbol dingbat number Greek letter or Russian letter press SYMBOL to display the SYMBOL menu Use lt and Q to select the type of character you want and then press SET Pressing SET causes a menu of symbols dingbats num
51. eed to input each of its dots one by one e Each press of 3 while BLACK or WHITE is highlighted toggles the CONTINUE setting on highlighted and off unhighlighted 5 After you are finished drawing the character you want press SET 6 Use the cursor keys to select the user character area where you want to store the character and then press SET T In response to the confirmation message that appears press SET to store the character 48 To create a user character using an existing character 1 oF N Input the character or symbol you want to use as a basis for your new character and locate the cursor under the character Press FUNCTION and then USER CHR Use N and to select MAKE and then press SET Use and Q to select USE INPUT CHAR and then press SET Perform steps 4 through 7 under create a user character from scratch to create and save the new character To create a user character using user character you created previously 1 Press FUNCTION and then USER CHR 2 Use and to select EDIT and then press SET Use the cursor keys to select the character you want to use as the basis for your new character and then press SET Perform steps 4 through 7 under To create a user character from scratch to create and save the new character To recall a user character 1 With the cursor located in the input screen where you want to input the user characte
52. enced in the table under step 4 for more information Creating and Printing a Sequentially Numbered Tape Label 1 513 This label printer gives you a choice of six different numbering formats that you can use to print sequentially numbered labels from 0 to 99999 Numbering Formats Format 1 Format 2 Number Up to 99 characters of text Number e Format 3 Number Up to 99 characters of text Format 4 Furniture 1 Sales Dpt Up to 99 characters of text Number Up to 99 characters of text COMMENT 1 COMMENT 2 Format 5 Format 6 Furniture 1 1 Furniture Number Up to 99 characters Number Up to 99 characters of text of text Important When printing sequentially numbered tape labels printing is performed up to the number you specify Before printing make sure that the tape cartridge has enough tape left to finish the print operation If the tape cartridge runs out of tape during a print operation press ESC to cancel the print operation To create and print sequentially numbered tape labels Example File No 15 Receipt File No 16 Receipt File No 17 Receipt 1 Press the ON to turn on the printer 2 Use lt and to select TAPE and then press SET You can also press TAPE to enter the TAPE Mode Use lt and 5 to select NEW and then press SET Use the cursor keys to select the 215 icon and then press SET This enters the Numbering Mode 5 Use and gt
53. er get into your eyes or onto your skin rinse with clear water for at least 15 minutes and then contact a physician High temperature precaution Never touch the print head or other metal objects near the head S These items become very hot and touching them creates the risk of burn injury Auto Cutter While the printer is turned on or printing never touch the printer S head or the area where the tape passes Unexpected operation of the cutter creates the risk of personal injury Operating Precautions Observe the following precautions to ensure that the printer provides you with the years of trouble free operation for which it is designed Avoid use in areas subjected to direct sunlight high humidity and temperature extremes Operating Temperature Range 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F Never allow paper clips pins or other similar objects to get inside the printer mechanism Never pull on the tape with excessive force or try to push it into the cassette Place the printer on a level surface when printing A tilted surface can make normal printing impossible Unclear printing can indicate a dirty print head If printing becomes unclear use the procedures on page 58 to clean the print head and rubber roller Using the printer in an area that is exposed to direct sunlight or any other source of bright light can cause malfunction of its optical sensor and display of an error message Use the printer in an area that is not exp
54. etween EQUAL CENTER RIGHT and LEFT 29 E 7 After selecting the alignment setting use 7 to scroll to the B LENGTH setting screen 8 Use and gt to change the setting to FIX and then press BLOCK FORM B LEHGTH FIX Length value becomes highlighted T LEHGTH 14 4cm 9 Use the number keys or the decrease and 5 increase keys to in crease the length of the block and then press SET f a block contains multiple lines you can also align its text using the B LENGTH AUTO setting In this case alignment will be performed on the shorter line of text as shown below LEFT EQUAL CENTER RIGHT Round Estimate D Round Round Estimate D ell Round Estimate D Estimate D E 30 Example 2 Aligning blocks within a tape label LEFT EQUAL INVOICE wav INVOICE RIGHT INVOICE x Important The block alignment setting is applied only when FIX is selected for the T LENGTH setting CENTER To align blocks within a tape label 1 In the Free Design Mode input the text you want and divide it into blocks as required See page 22 for information about blocks 2 Press FORM f your label has only one block advance directly to step 4 of this procedure Use lt and
55. ff power 2 Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet 3 Contact your original retailer Do not disassemble or modify the product Never try to take the product apart or modify it in any way Doing 4 So creates the risk of electric shock burn injury or other personal injury Leave all internal inspection maintenance and repair up to your original retailer Water and foreign objects Water liquids or foreign objects especially metal getting inside the product creates the risk of fire and electric shock Immediately perform the following steps if liquid or a foreign object should ever get inside the product 1 Turn off power 2 Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet 3 Contact your original retailer Do not incinerate Never dispose of the product by incineration Doing so creates the risk of fire and personal injury due to explosion Plastic bag precaution Never place the plastic bags in which the product comes packed over your head Doing so creates the risk of suffocation Particular care is required in households where young children are present Do not affix labels to a container to be used in a microwave oven Do not affix labels to any container you plan to use in a microwave range The label material contains metal which creates the risk of fire and burn injury when heated in a microwave oven It can also cause deformation of the container to which the label is affixed Power cord AC adaptor U
56. full nor half is performed when NONE is selected for the MARGINS setting Half cutting and full cutting may not be performed when label tapes are the following lengths less than about 31mm 1 1 4 when using the NARROW margin setting less than about 38mm 1 1 2 when using the MEDIUM margin setting or less than about 50mm 1 15 16 when using the WIDE margin setting In this case use scissors to cut the labels after printing is complete CONT HALF CUT CONT HALF CUT performs a half cut between labels and a full cut when the end of the printing is reached FULL HALF CUT FULL HALF CUT perform a full cut at the end of each label and a half cut near the beginning of each label to make the backing paper easier to remove FULL CUT FULL CUT performs a full cut at the end of each label Use this setting when printing on iron transfer tape When using the NARROW and MEDIUM margin settings this setting automatically performs a full cut to trim off excess tape UNCUT When UNCUT is selected the printer does not perform any cut operation between labels This setting is best when you want to print labels without spaces between them which saves label tape Be sure to select UNCUT when printing on magnetic tape and reflective tape After printing is complete press FUNCTION and then FEED to feed the tape and then cut it with a pair of scissors Using Magnetic Tape and Reflective Tape Specia
57. g Use and gt to select the option you want DIRECTION HORZ Positions text from left to right VERT Positions text from top to bottom ALIGN LEFT Aligns text flush left EQUAL Equally spaces text to fill the entire space available CENTER Centers text RIGHT Aligns text flush right See page 29 for more information PITCH Specify a value from 0 0 mm 0 to 31 9mm 1 1 4 Changing this setting also causes the tape length to change accordingly This setting cannot be changed when EQUAL is selected for the ALIGN setting and when FIX is selected for the B LENGTH setting B LENGTH AUTO Automatically adjusts block length in accordance with the number of characters FIX Maintains a fixed block length in the range of 0 to 99 9cm 39 5 16 See page 27 for more information You can also change the DIRECTION setting when creating a label in the Numbering Mode page 17 and the Enlarged Label Mode page 19 T After all the block form settings are the way you want press SET 25 FREE DESIGN Configuring Label Form Settings Unlike the block form settings described in the previous section label form settings are applied to the entire tape label even if the label consists of multi ple blocks When this setting Use and to select the option you want BL SPACE NARROW 2mm 1 16 block spacing WIDE 4mm 3 16 block spacing NONE 0 block spacing MARGINS NARROW
58. gh the label formats until AUTO1 or AUTO is displayed 3 Press SET Input the text you want 5 Press SET Now you can perform the other steps under To create a new disc label on page 9 to complete the label Specifying Character Spacing There are two ways that characters can be spaced proportional spacing and uniform spacing With proportional spacing the amount of space between two characters de pends on what those two characters are With uniform spacing all characters are separated by the same amount of ABC 7 To turn proportional spacing on and off 1 While inputting text press FORM 2 Use J and to select PROPORTIONAL and then press SET Use and gt to turn proportional spacing on or off Note that the setting you select is applied to all the text of the label 4 Press SET to apply your setting and return to the text input screen Specifying Text Alignment You can select any one of the following four text alignments for your label text 2 Centering Right Alignment Alignment ABC XYZ Equal Spacing 1 To specify text alignment 1 While inputting text press FORM 2 Use N and to select ALIGN and then press SET Use lt and to select the alignment setting you want 4 When the setting you want is selected press SET 5 On the next screen that appears
59. h the size and number of the characters in the label This section explains how you can control the length of your labels There are two different ways to control label length Specifying the length of each block contained in the label fixed block length Specifying the overall length of the label fixed tape length To control label length using fixed block lengths 1 In the Free Design Mode input the text you want and divide it into blocks as required See page 22 for information about blocks 2 Move the cursor to the block whose length you want to fix The cursor can be located anywhere within the block 3 Press FORM f your label has only one block advance directly to step 6 of this procedure 4 Use and to select BLOCK FORM and then press SET 5 Use N and to select ONE BLOCK and then press SET f you want to apply your setting to all of the blocks in your label select ALL BLOCKS instead 6 Use lt to select B LENGTH 7 Use and 5 to change the setting to FIX 27 E 8 Press Q BLOCK FORM FIX B LENGTH T LEHGTH gt 12 2cm D Length value becomes highlighted 9 Use the number keys or the decrease and gt increase keys to change the block length setting The appearance of the block length value on the display will change in accordance with your setting as described below B LENGT
60. he disc properly The name you are trying to assign to data is already being used by previously stored data 3 Input a different name Startup Guide page 11 Startup Guide page 11 Startup Guide page 20 THIS IS THE WRONG TYPE OF TAPE CARTRIDGE TOO MANY BL TOO MANY CHARACTERS SOME WERE LOST The cassette cover is not closed completely 3 Close the cassette cover The label you are trying to print or recall is not compat ible with the currently loaded tape cartridge Turn off the printer and replace the tape cartridge You replaced the tape cartridge in the TAPE mode 3 Turn off the printer and replace the tape cartridge An ink ribbon cassette is loaded in the printer 3 Turn off the printer and load the appropriate tape cartridge The layout already contains 15 block marks 3 Delete block marks you no longer need You are trying to save input text in phrase memory that contains more than 49 characters Only the first 49 characters Will be saved Edit the text as required to make sure it is less than 50 characters long Startup Guide page 13 Startup Guide page 13 Startup Guide pages 11 and 13 TOO MANY CHARACTERS SOME WERE NOT COPIED TOO MANY CHARACTERS SOME WERE NOT PASTED TOO MANY LINES TO FRAME TOO MANY LINES You are trying to copy text that contains more than 49 characters 3 Decrease the number of characters you are
61. he text press SET If you do not want to delete the text press ESC PRINT ERROR CHECK THE TAPE CARTRIDGE The tape became jammed during printing 3 Turn off the printer and remove the tape cartridge Next remove the jammed tape There is something stuck in the auto tape cutter Turn off the printer and remove the tape cartridge Next remove whatever is stuck in the auto tape cutter There is dirt tape pieces or other foreign matter stuck to the rubber roller 3 After removing the foreign matter from the rubber roller clean the rubber roller The printer is being used in an area that is exposed to direct sunlight or some other source of bright light causing malfunction of its optical sensor 3 Turn off the printer and then move it to a location that is not exposed to bright light If the steps described above do not clear the error message contact your retailer or your nearest CASIO service center Startup Guide page 13 65 PRINT ERROR LOAD AN INK RIBBON CASSETTE PRINT ERROR NO INK RIBBON PRINT ERROR PLACE DISC IN PRINTER CORRECTLY SAME NAME ALREADY USED 66 There is no ink ribbon cassette loaded in the printer or the ink ribbon cassette is not loaded correctly Check the ink ribbon cassette e The ink ribbon cassete has reached its end 3 Replace the ink ribbon cassette The disc is not inserted properly into the printer 3 Insert t
62. he unit from the wall outlet Alkaline Batteries Perform the following steps immediately if fluid leaking from Q alkaline batteries ever gets into your eyes 1 Do not rub your eyes Rinse them with water 2 Contact your physician immediately Leaving alkaline battery fluid in your eyes can lead to loss of sight Smoke abnormal odor overheating and other abnormalities S Continued use of the product while it is emitting smoke or strange odor or overheating creates the risk of fire and electric shock Immediately perform the following steps whenever any of the above symptoms are present 1 Turn off power 2 Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet 3 Contact your original retailer Power cord AC adaptor USB cable Misuse of the power cord AC adaptor or USB cable creates the risk of fire and electric shock Make sure you follow the precautions listed below Use only items that are specified for the product Use only a power source whose output matches the rating marked on the plate on the back of the product Never plug the power cord into a wall outlet that is shared by other devices or into a shared extension cord Power cord AC adaptor USB cable Misuse of the power cord AC adaptor or USB cable can damage S it and create the risk of fire and electric shock Make sure you follow the precautions listed below Never place heavy objects on these items or subject them to direct heat Never modify these items o
63. ing NORMAL cancels the current STYLE menu setting 52 5 Use J Q to select the range of text for the STYLE setting you want and then press SET To apply the STYLE setting to this text Select this option All of the text in the label All of the text in the current block Free BLOCK Design Mode only All of the text in the current line LINE Specific characters Free Design Mode only CHARACTER f you select ALL for Free Design Mode text press SET This will apply the setting and return to the text input screen Selecting any other setting in the Free Design Mode cause a range setting screen like the one shown below to appear Use steps 6 and 7 to specify the range of text STYLE FROM CHARACTER 6 Use lt and to move the cursor to the first character of the string of text to which you want to apply the STYLE setting and then press SET 7 Use lt and to move the cursor to the last character of the string of text to which you want to apply the STYLE setting and then press SET This will apply the setting and return to the text input screen p ab TITLE Share 1 3 71 2 CO A pointer appears to indicate the current STYLE setting A BOLD A OUTLINE A SHADOW A RAISED No pointer is shown when NORMAL is selected
64. ing a Logo Into a Label When creating a label using a LOGO format LOGO 1 through LOGO 4 you LOGO 1 can insert one of the printer s 10 built in logos into the graphic block of the format Built in Logos TA BACKUP WORLD CUP U S X France WORLD CUP U S X France Italy X Brazil QAZIMI 11 To insert a logo into a label 1 Perform steps 1 through 5 of the procedure under To create a new disc label on page 9 2 On the label format selection screen use and to scroll through the label formats until one of the LOGO formats LOGO 1 through LOGO 4 is displayed 3 Press SET 4 Use and gt to scroll through the logo data names until the one you want is on the display 5 Press SET This inserts the logo into the label Now you can perform the other steps under create a new disc label on page 9 to input text 2112 Inputting Text into an AUTO Format The two AUTO formats automatically adjust the size of characters in accord ance with the number of characters you input The table below shows how character size is adjusted for each auto format Number of Input 0109 16mm 101012 12mm 77 13 to 16 9mm 17 to 24 6mm 25 to 49 To input text into an AUTO format label 1 Perform steps 1 through 5 of the procedure under To create a new disc label on page 9 2 On the label format selection screen use lt and to scroll throu
65. l handling is required when printing on magnetic tape and reflec tive tape Whenever printing on magnetic tape or reflective tape select UNCUT as the tape cut mode and cut the tape using a pair of scissors as described below Important Using the printer s built in cutter to half cut or full cut magnetic tape reflective tape will shorten the service life of the cutter blade and can damage the cutter mechanism 1 Select NONE the ALL FORM MARGINS setting page 26 UNCUT for the tape cut mode 2 Printthe tape 3 Press FUNCTION FEED to feed the tape 4 Use a pair of scissors to cut the tape L um X 39 Cut Modes and Margins The following shows how the tape cut type full or half and margin length are affected by the tape cut mode and margin settings CONT HALF CUT FULL HALF CUT FULL CUT UNCUT Trimming of Cutting Cutting Trimming of Cutting Cutting Trimming of Cutting Cutting Trimming of Cutting Cutting excess at between after excess at between after excess at between after excess at between after beginning each label printing is beginning each label printing is beginning each label printing is beginning each label printing is of label complete of label complete of label complete of label complete NARROW CE 8 5mm 18 5 3 4 23 5
66. lution to your prob Printing is lem below contact your original retailer or your nearest authorized CASIO poor or load a fresh set of batteries supplied by you page 57 service center quality Printing is too light Improper print density Adjust the print density page Possible Cause Recommended Action 55 Nothing The display contrast Adjust the display contrast Sar aid the wrong type of or load a fresh set of AA size appears on setting needs setting page 55 the display adjustment batteries are loaded in alkaline batteries supplied by when I the printer you page 57 The AC adaptor is not Make sure the AC adaptor is press ON n d can tinput The FUNCTION key Press ESC to cancel the connected properly properly connected Startup text has been pressed FUNCTION key operation Guide page 7 can t The COMPUTER Press the COMPUTER LINK connection LINK button has not button to establish a connec between been pressed tion Battery power is low or Change to AC adaptor power the wrong type of or replace the current batteries are loaded in batteries with a fresh set of the printer AA size alkaline batteries the printer The bundled USB Re connect the cable properly supplied by you page 57 anda cabled is not con computer Batteries are not Reload the batteries properly nected properly loaded properly page 57 The printer is turned Press ON
67. must be asterisks An error message appears and printing is impossible if any characters other than those specified here are used With CODABAR A B C or D can be used as the start code and stop code An error message appears and printing is impossible if any other character is used 37 E Using Tape Labels Tape Cut Modes When you are printing a series of tape labels the tape cut mode controls whether or not a cut operation is performed for each label You can also specify the type of cut operation that should be performed Note that cutting certain types of tape can damage the cutter blade Be sure to use the correct tape cut mode settings whenever printing on the type of tapes listed below When printing on this type of tape Always use this tape cut mode setting ron transfer tape FULL CUT Magnetic tape UNCUT Reflective tape Types of Tape Cuts There are two types of tape cuts half cut and full cut Half cut With half cut only the label part is cut without cutting the paper back ing Half cut is may not be possible with 6mm wide tape e Full cut pe Half cut Half cut B Full cut Full cut cuts both the tape and its backing 38 Cut Modes You can select from among four different cut modes Note that the type of cut operation performed depends on the cut mode and the margin setting See Cut Modes and Margins on page 40 for more information No cutting neither
68. nter remove it 2 Use a cotton swab moistened with alcohol to thoroughly swab the areas where the print head and rubber roller come into contact Rubber roller You can rotate the rubber roller by pressing FUNCTION and then FEED You can also use a commercially available cassette tape recorder head cleaning kit to clean the print head 58 To clean with a cleaning tape Note Use an optionally available cleaning tape XR 24CLE to perform this procedure 1 Press the cassette cover release and open the cover f there is a tape cartridge or ink ribbon cassette adaptor loaded in the printer remove it 2 Load the cleaning tape into the printer 3 Press ON to turn on the printer 4 Press FUNCTION and then FEED to feed the tape one or two times For details about using the cleaning tape see the instructions that come with it Cleaning the Printer Exterior Wipe the exterior of the printer with a cloth moistened with plain water Wring all excess liquid from the cloth before wiping the printer Never use benzene alcohol thinner or other volatile agents to clean the printer exterior Doing so can damage the case Troubleshooting Recommended Action Printing is The print head or roller Clean the print head and roller Consult the troubleshooting tables below whenever you start to have prob not clear is dirty page 58 lems with the printer or application If you can t find the so
69. ny form either in part or its entirety is forbidden without the express permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD The contents of the manual are subject to change without notice Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Other company and product names used herein may also be company and product names of others Copyright 2004 CASIO COMPUTER LTD rights reserved to read this manual carefully before attempting to use the product for the first time Safety Precautions Thank you for purchasing this quality CASIO product Before using it be sure to read the following Safety Precautions Keep the manual in a convenient location for future reference when necessary Danger N This symbol indicates information that if ignored or applied incorrectly creates the danger of death or serious personal injury Warning N This symbol indicates information that if ignored or applied incorrectly creates the possibility of death or serious personal injury Caution N This symbol indicates information that if ignored or applied incorrectly creates the possibility of personal injury or material damage Examples of graphic markings 4 indicates something you should do The symbol shown here indicates you should not try to take the unit apart indicates something you should do The symbol shown here indicates you should unplug t
70. o h the MARGINS setti h special optionally available iron transfer tape MIC pude E Numbering Mode page 17 and the MIRROR setting when creating a PROPOR ON Automatically adjusts letter spacing to the label in the Numbering Mode page 17 or the Enlarged Label Mode TIONAL optional pitch page 19 OFF Spaces letters using a uniform pitch 5 After all the label form settings are the way you want press SET SMOOTHING ON Smoothes printed lines to eliminate jagged edges from text and graphics OFF No smoothing performed 26 Margins You can select from among the following four margin settings Note All of the margin measurements mentioned are approximate NARROW 3 Omm 1 8 3 Omm 1 8 MEDIUM Meeti ng 10mm wm 3 8 10mm nm G 8 WIDE Meet ng 21 5mm me 21 5mm 7 8 Important Margins are not cut in the case of short tape lengths 31mm 1 1 4 for NARROW 38mm 1 1 2 for MEDIUM 50mm 1 15 16 for WIDE After printing you can use scissors to trim to the margin you want Meeting Meet Setting with the NONE setting makes it possible to print consecutive labels one after another The auto tape cut operation is not performed when NONE is selected for the margins To cut the tape press FUNCTION and then CUT FREE DESIGN Controlling the Length of a Tape Label Tape label length is normally adjusted in accordance wit
71. omputer 1 Use and to move the cursor under 2 Press BS twice to delete the m s to the left of the cursor shifting puter to the left as you do To delete a character using the DEL key Example To change the word to computer 1 Use lt and 5 to move the cursor under the first far left m 2 Press DEL twice to delete the two m s at the cursor s position shifting mputer to the left as you do 43 Clearing Input Text Use the following steps to clear text on the input screen To clear all text 1 Press FUNCTION and then BS CLS e f you are deleting all text in the Free Design label mode a screen will appear to offer you a choice between ALL or PART Use 5 and Q to select ALL and then press SET 2 In response to the confirmation message that appears press SET This clears all the text from the input screen f you want to abort the clear operation without deleting anything press ESC in place of SET To delete a range of text Free Design 1 Press FUNCTION and then BS CLS 2 Use and to select PART and then press SET 3 Use and gt to move the cursor to the first character of the range of text from which you want to delete and then press SET I Use lt and gt to move the cursor to the last character of the range of text to which you want to delete and then press SET 44 Tex
72. onfigure a variety of tape label printing that can be performed by the printer basic settings Important f there is label data from your last label layout session is still in memory To configure the printer setup performing a demo print will delete it If you think you will need the data later save it in memor age 54 before performing a demo print 1 Press to turn on the printer page 9 To perform disc demo printing 2 Press FUNCTION and then SET UP 1 Make sure an ink ribbon cassette is loaded in the printer Use and Q to select the SET UP item whose setting you want to See page 11 of the Startup Guide for information about loading ink ribbon change and then press SET cassettes 4 handed 2 If the printer is on press to turn it off hen thie sening m Press ON to turn on the printer is selected Change its setting like this eee 4 Press FUNCTION and then SET UP DEFAULT FONT Use and to select the font page 51 DEFAULT FONT C3 and 2 5 Use S and to select DEMO PRINT and then press SET INPUT Use and Q to select INSERT or OVERWRITE page 44 6 Use lt and to select DISC and then press SET CONTRAST Use X to adjust the display contrast 7 Use lt and to select the demo data you want to print and then press SET DENSITY Use Q and Q to select DISC Mode or TAPE Mode 8 Use lt and
73. or 24mm tape Actual print speed depends on printing environment and conditions 74 Characters Bitmap Fonts New Sans serif New Sans serif Italic New Sans serif Rounded New Roman New Roman Italic Print Directions Horizontal Vertical Mirror Vertical and mirror printing are possible on tape only Character Styles Normal Bold Outline Shadow Raised Number of Disc Printing Lines 8 maximum Number of Tape Label Printing Lines 1 to 2 lines on 6mm tape 1 to 3 lines on 9mm tape 1 to 5 lines on 12mm tape 1 to 8 lines on 18mm or 24mm tape Memory Text Approximately 4 000 characters for DISC Mode 2 000 characters for TAPE Mode Copy and Paste Up to 49 characters 9 entries Phrase Memory 9 phrases up to 49 characters per phrase General Power Requirements AC adaptor AD 2105S Eight AA size alkaline batteries Memory Backup Built in battery Memory Backup Battery Life As noted on the sticker on the back of the printer at 20 C 68 F Replacement requires charged maintenance by CASIO service center Power Consumption 15W Auto Power Off Approximately six minutes after last key operation Auto Power Off disabled under AC adaptor power and when printer is connected to a computer Dimensions 88 H x 215 W x 246 D mm 3 7 16 H x 8 7 16 W x 9 11 16 D Approximate Weight 1 4 kg 3 1 lbs excluding batteries Operating Temperature 10 C to 35 50 F to 95 F CE CASIO Europe Gmb
74. orm the Guide PRINT current print job page 11 3 After printing finishes replace the ink ribbon cassette before starting the next print forming th LOW BATTERY Battery power is low 57 CONTINUE 3 Replace the batteries or use PRINT the bundled AC adaptor to NO INPUT TEXT You are attempting a print or Startup SET ESC power the printer preview operation when Guide Temperature is below 10 C there is no text input pages 20 50 3 Input text before printing or and 24 Move the printer to a location previewing NOT ENOUGH MEMORY SET ESC NOW PRINTING ODD EVEN NUMBER OF DIGITS PENDING DATA WILL BE LOST CONTINUE SET ESC There is not enough memory available to save the data you are editing 3 To edit and print without saving the data press SET to continue If you want to save the data delete memory data you no longer need The printer has overheated 3 Stand by and printing will resume as soon as the printer returns to normal temperature If the NOW PRINTING message remains on the display and it appears as if printing will not resume contact your retailer or your nearest CASIO service center You specified no check digit for an ITF barcode and input an odd number of digits 3 Append a zero to the beginning and re input You specified a check digit for an ITF barcode and input an even number of digits 3 Append a zero to the beginning and re input To delete t
75. osed to bright light You cannot perform disc label printing and tape label printing at the same time Contents Safety Precautions cu inn pax cane ura ena eR PRA 1 Operating 5 1 1 5 Pattsl 201SCG M od enema 8 Disc Printing Terms 8 DISC MODE 8 Creating Disc Label 8 Creating a New Label e eere ener 9 Inserting a Logo Into a Label 11 BUIN IN OS m 11 en 11 To insert a logo into a label 12 Inputting Text into an AUTO Format 12 To input text into an AUTO format label 12 Specifying Character Spacing 13 To turn proportional spacing on and off T3 Specifying Text 1 3 13 To specify text AlIQAMENT minute 14 Printing Disc Case Labels 14 Creating and Printing a Disc Case Label 14 16 Creating a Ta
76. pe Label 4 16 Creating and Printing a Sequentially Numbered Tape Label 17 Numbering amsn 17 Creating and Printing a Large Tape Label 19 Creating and Printing a Tape Label with a Logo 20 Buit LOQOS MR Pr 20 Creating and Printing an Original Free Design Tape Label 22 FREE DESIGN Using Text Blocks 22 FREE DESIGN Using Multiple Lines in a Tape Label 23 FREE DESIGN Configuring Block Form Settings 25 FREE DESIGN Configuring Label Form Settings 26 FREE DESIGN Controlling the Length of a Tape Label 27 FREE DESIGN Aligning Tape Label Text 29 Example 1 Aligning the term Round Estimate in a block fixed block length 29 Example 2 Aligning blocks within a tape label 30 FREE DESIGN Changing the Size of Tape Label Text 31 Specifying the Size of a String of Characters 31 Specifying the Size of Text Lines 33 FREE DESIGN Using Frames 35 Creating a Barcode Tape Label 36 Supported Barcode TYPES 36 Barcode Specifications lt
77. r press FUNCTION and then press USER CHR 2 Use and to select RECALL and then press SET 3 Use the cursor keys to select the user character you want to recall and then press SET To delete a user character 1 Press FUNCTION and then USER CHR 2 Use and to select DELETE and then press SET 3 Use the cursor keys to select the user character you want to delete and then press SET 4 In response to the confirmation message that appears press SET to de lete the selected character or ESC to abort 49 El Part 4 Controlling the Appearance of Text The operations in this section explain how to select fonts and how to use font attributes styles and effects to make text more attractive and eye catching Selecting a Font Your printer gives you a choice of the following five fonts New Sans serif SANS SERIF ABC New Sans serif Italic SANS SERIF ITC ABC New Sans serif Rounded SANS SERIF RND AB New Roman ROMAN ABC 50 New Roman Italic ROMAN ITC ABC You can specify a font for the text you have just input or you can specify a default font that is used automatically whenever you create a new label The current font setting is indicated by the pointer along the right side of the display SMALL FONT When printing on a disc SMALL FONT is used for printing when the character size is 2mm regardless of the current font setting In the case of tape printing
78. r subject them to bending Do not subject these items to twisting or pulling Should the power cord AC adaptor or USB cable or its plug ever become damaged contact your original retailer Power cord AC adaptor USB cable e Never touch the power cord AC adaptor or USB cable or its plugs while your hands are wet Doing so creates the risk of electric shock Never use the power cord or AC adaptor in areas where it may become wet Water creates the risk of fire and electric shock Never place a vase or any other liquid container on top of the power cord AC adaptor or USB cable Water creates the risk of fire and electric shock Batteries Misuse of batteries can cause them to leak resulting in damage S to nearby objects or to explode creating the risk of fire and personal injury Always make sure you observe the following precautions e Never try to take batteries apart or allow them to become shorted Never expose batteries to heat or dispose of them by incineration Never mix old batteries with new ones Never mix batteries of different types Do not charge the batteries Make sure the positive and negative ends of the batteries are facing correctly Dropping and rough treatment Continued use of the product after it has been damaged due to dropping or other rough treatment creates the risk of fire and electric shock Immediately perform the following steps if the product should ever become damaged 1 Turn o
79. s to turn it off Press ON to turn on the printer Press FUNCTION and then SET UP Use lt and to select DEMO PRINT and then press SET Use lt to select TAPE and then press SET Use N and to select PRINT and then press SET Oo Confirm that 1 is specified for the number of copies and CONT HALF CUT is specified for the tape cut mode You can change the number of copies and the tape cut mode page 38 settings if you want f you are using a non standard type of tape select the appropriate tape cut mode page 38 for the tape you are using 9 Press SET to start printing The demo print contents depend on the width of the tape cartridge currently loaded in the printer 56 Reference Power Requirements You can run the printer by using its bundled AC adaptor to plug it into a power outlet It can also run on commercially available alkaline batteries Using Batteries Note The printer can run on eight AA size alkaline batteries Be sure to use alkaline batteries only 1 Turn over the printer and remove the bat tery cover Never bend or twist the battery cover or otherwise subject it to rough handling Doing so creates the risk of printer malfunction 2 Load a set of eight new batteries Make sure the positive and negative poles of the batteries are facing in the proper directions 3 Replace the battery cover
80. sary if your label has data in only one of the label areas In this case go directly to step 7 Here we will select AREA A Use the number keys or and gt to specify the number of copies and then press Q You can specify a value from 1 to 100 for the number of copies Use and to select the tape cut mode page 38 and then press SET 9 When printing is complete the screen shown below will appear on the display The above display will not appear if your label has data in only one of the label areas In this case skip steps 10 and 11 and go directly to step 12 10 Use and gt to select the label area data you want to print next and then press SET Here we will select AREA B 11 Repeat steps 7 through 9 above to print in the other label area 12 The following screen will appear when printing is complete DISC ERIT 13 Press 7 and to select EXIT and then press SET Use STORE if you want to save the data See page 54 for more information DISC ERIT SET ESC 14 Press SET to exit the print operation 15 Part 2 TAPE Mode Creating a Tape Label The following are the general steps when preparing data for printing a tape label Getting Ready Connect the AC adaptor or load batteries page 7 of the Startup Guide Load a tape cartridge page 13 of the Startup Guide Select the TAPE Mode page 16 To edit the label
81. settings and then press SET 6 Use and gt to move the cursor to the last character of the string of text from which you want to remove EFFECT settings and then press SET Tlf you want to remove a particular EFFECT setting press DEL instead of SET Combining Effects SHADING UNDERLINE and BOX effects can be combined if you want Simple apply one effect and then repeat the above procedure to apply another one For Sale For Sale For Sale SHADING BOX SHADING UNDERLINE SHADING UNDERLINE BOX CHARACTER Using BOX and UNDERLINE in combination with certain character sizes can cause the underline and the lower line of the box to overlap with each other 5 Part 5 Saving Recalling and Deleting Labels To save a label 1 Create the label you want to save 2 After you finish inputting text the following screen will appear on the printer display DISC 3 Use e and Q to select STORE 4 Press SET 5 Input up to five characters for the label name and then press SET DISC STORE SET ESC USED MEMORY 2a Total amount of memory used by currently stored labels 6 In response to the confirmation message that appears press SET to save the label or ESC to abort 54 To recall a label 1 Press
82. sures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Caution Changes or modification to the product not expressly approved by CASIO could void the user s authority to operate the product FCC WARNING Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Proper connectors must be used for connection to host computer and or peripherals in order to meet FCC emission limits Cable specified for PC Windows compatible PC to CW L300 Declaration of Conformity Model Number CW L300 Trade Name CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD Responsible party CASIO INC Address 570 MT PLEASANT AVENUE DOVER NEW JERSEY 07801 Telephone number 201 361 5400 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Read This First CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD shall not be held liable for any loss or claims by you or any other person or entity that may arise through the use of this printer Reproduction of this manual in a
83. t Editing You can set up the label printer so it either inserts new input between existing characters or overwrites existing characters with new input Note the follow ing example Example Existing text ABCDEFGHI Cursor location E New input XXX Insert Result ABCDXXXEFGHI Overwrite Result ABCDXXXHI To switch between overwrite and insert 1 Press FUNCTION and then SET UP to display the SET UP menu 2 Use and to select INPUT and then press SET 3 On the next screen that appears use 7 and to select INSERT or OVERWRITE and then press SET The CAPS indicator on the display is highlighted when overwrite is turned on The CAPS indicator appears normally unhighlighted when insert is turned on Using Phrase Memory Phrase memory provides storage of nine phrases you can recall and input into your labels Initially phrase memory records 1 through 8 are preset with often used label phrases You can use these as they are or replace them with your own text The following are the initial contents of the phrase memory records 1 Digital Image 2 Date Recorded 3 Backup Data 4 Confidential 5 Hit Album 6 Omnibus 7 My Favorites 8 Recorded At 9 Empty To recall a phrase 1 While inputting text press PHRASE MEMORY This displays a list of available phrases 2 Use and to select the phrase you want to recall and then press SET This recalls the phrase you selected and inputs
84. ter automatically se lect text size in accordance with the number of characters See page 12 for more informa tion LOGO 1 through LOGO 4 AUTO 1 or AUTO2 See Disc Label Formats on page 70 for details about all the label formats that are available 6 Use lt and to scroll through the available label formats until the one you want is displayed DISCO FORMA This is the currently selected label format 10 T Press SET Note that if you selected as the print pattern in step 4 pressing SET will display a screen for specifying the label format for the AREA B area Hepeat steps 6 and 7 Pressing SET causes the text input screen to appear 8 Input the text you want HE 11 24CHF TITLE PROCEEDINGS Name of block where you are currently inputting text lols 9 Block where you are inputting text flashes See Inputting and Editing Label Text on page 41 for information about inputting text Press SET 10 Repeat steps 8 and 9 for other blocks 11 After all input is complete press SET This displays a screen which you can use to print the label page 20 of the Startup Guide or to save the label page 54 DISC You can also exit your label making session by using the cursor keys to select EXIT and then pressing SET twice Output Samples The following shows examples of labels that use logos 27 7 Insert
85. than UNCUT page 38 The tape will not cut The printer will not half Cut The label does not Stick The label is too short Less than approximately 31mm 1 1 4 with narrow margins Less than approximately 38mm 1 1 2 with medium margins Less than approximately 50mm 1 15 16 with wide margins The tape cutter is dull FULL CUT or UNCUT is selected for the tape cut mode You are printing on magnetic tape The label is too short Less than approximately 31mm 1 1 4 with narrow margins Less than approximately 38mm 1 1 2 with medium margins Less than approximately 50mm 1 15 16 with wide margins The backing paper has not been removed The location or the surface is not compatible Possible Cause Recommended Action Use scissors to cut the labels after printing is complete Have the tape cutter replaced by your retailer or your local CASIO service center Change the tape cut mode setting to CONT HALF CUT or FULL HALF CUT Half cutting is not supported for magnetic tape Use Scissors to cut the labels after printing is complete Select UNCUT for the tape cut mode whenever printing on magnetic tape or reflective tape page 39 Use scissors to cut the labels after printing is complete the backing paper Startup Guide page 25 Do not try to affix a label to a surface that is rough wet oily or dirty Startup Guide page 25 Message Cause and Action
86. the first block Here we will input Promotion 2 Press FUNCTION and then 42 This inputs a block mark which makes the text to the left of a block Block mark Block marks appear on the display only They are not printed on the tape 3 Input the text for the next first block Here we will input Retail Package Indicates the block number where the cursor is currently located ab Ll z2H 4cm 4x4 motion Plan all Package To delete a block mark move the cursor to the symbol and then press DEL Note that you cannot delete a block mark by pressing the BS key You can have up to 16 blocks inside of a single tape label layout See page 24 of the Startup Guide for information about printing the label For information about saving tape label data see page 54 Dividing Existing Text into Blocks You can also divide text you have already input into blocks Simply move the cursor to the location where you want to input a block mark and then press FUNCTION 45 FREE DESIGN Using Multiple Lines in a Tape Label This section explains how to use multiple lines in a label or a specific block in the Free Design Mode Note that the maximum number of lines depends on the width of the tape you are using Important Tape Width 6mm Maximum Number of Lines 9mm Note that the character size of the printed label will be adjusted by the printer automaticall
87. times that you need to produce even larger labels You can do this by printing the large label in sections and then assembling the sections into the final label Dis Bic Large label printed using two pieces of tape Arranging the printed labels produces the large label Important You must have a tape cartridge that is 12mm wide or wider loaded in the printer to perform this operation Example Big printed on two pieces of 12mm tape 1 Press 0 to turn on the printer 2 Use lt and to select TAPE and then press SET You can also press TAPE to enter the TAPE Mode Use lt and to select NEW and then press SET I Use the cursor keys to select AB and then press SET This enters the Enlarged Label Mode O1 Input the label text and then press SET While inputting text in the Enlarged Label Mode you can also change the DIRECTION setting page 25 and the MIRROR setting page 26 Use S and Q to select the size of the final label how many pieces of tape will be used and then press SET Since we will be using two pieces of tape here we will select 2 PIECES Character Size Tape Width 2 PIECES 3 PIECES 4 PIECES 24mm 15 16 36mm 1 7 16 48mm 1 7 8 30mm 1 3 16 45mm 1 3 4 60mm 2 3 8 30mm 1 3 16 45mm 1 3 4 60mm 2 3 8 7 Use N and to select PRINT and then press SET Use and gt to specify what p
88. to abort Using Copy and Paste You can copy text data you have input in one location and paste it into an other location copy text 1 Input the text you want to copy 2 Press FUNCTION and then COPY The message COPY OPERATION COMPLETE appears and the input screen appears when the copy operation is complete The above operation will leave the displayed text the way it is and save a copy of it in memory You can copy up to 49 characters at one time If there are more than 49 characters on the display only the first 49 characters are selected You can have up to nine copies in memory The 10th copy operation causes the oldest copied text to be deleted to make room for the newly copied text Any character size newline and block marks included in the text are automatically replaced with spaces when the text is copied To paste copied text 1 When inputting text press PASTE 2 On the list of copied text that appears use e and Q to select the text you want and then press SET e This pastes the selected data at the current cursor location Ifthe text you are copying causes the maximum number of input character limit to be exceeded the message TOO MANY CHARACTERS SOME WERE NOT appears and some of the text is not pasted User Characters You can create up to four user characters and store them in memory You can create a character from scratch or you can use an existing chara
89. y in accordance with the tape width and the number of lines Auto Fit This is true even if you specified the character size manually page 31 Example New Branch In Operation soon 23 1 In the Free Design Mode input the first line of text Here we will input New Branch 2 Press J Tem 2x Mew Branch The newline mark indicates a newline operation Newline marks appear on the display only They are not printed on the tape 3 Input the second line of text e Here we will input In Operation soon The character size is adjusted automatically ab in accordance with the 2 2 The lines indicate the hi number of lines in the ation saan label Line thickness indicates character size Label format You can also insert a newline mark into existing text Move the cursor to the desired location and then press To delete a newline mark move the cursor to it and then press DEL Note that you cannot delete a newline mark by pressing BS An indicator like 5 8 appears for the label format indicator when the Small Font is selected for printing This indicates that the total number of lines is 8 and the cursor is currently located in line 5 For details about using the Small Font see page 34 The message TOO MANY LINES appears if the width of the tape loaded in the printer is not compatible with the number of lines in the p

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