3M PL200, User Manual

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CAPS Mode

The 

 key toggles capitalization on and off. 

When CAPS mode is turned on, the CAPS indicator 
is shown on the display and all letters that you 
enter are capitalized. The default setting is CAPS 
mode on. When CAPS mode is off, all letters 
entered appear in lowercase.

To toggle CAPS on and off



Press  

+ .

Shift Key

The 

 keys are used to select the function or 

symbol printed above a key. For example, when 
you press 

, the number 9 appears in the display; 

however, if you press 

 and then 

, an 

asterisk (*) appears in the display.

Escape Key

The 

 key returns you to the previous menu 

from within any menu without making a selection. 

Navigation Keys

The navigation keys operate as follows:

Backspace Key

The

key

removes the character to the left of 

the cursor. 

Clear Key

The 

 key clears all current text settings and 

format, returning the display to the General 
label type. 

Cutter Button

The 

Cut

 button cuts the label. When printing 

multiple labels, the printer pauses after printing 
each label so that you can cut the label. You can 
turn this feature off, so that multiple labels will 
print continuously. See 

Pausing Between Labels

on page 17.

Hot Keys

A number of Hot Keys are available for creating 
specific types of labels, adding barcodes, 
inserting symbols, and using the text from the 
library. These Hot Keys are described in detail 
later in this User Guide.

Working with Label Files

The printer creates and stores labels as label files. A 
label file can contain one or more labels. When you 
create a new label, you also create a new label file. 
You can then insert additional labels, remove labels, 
and store a group of labels as a label file in memory.

Creating a Label File

The printer remembers the last label that you were 
working on when the power was turned off. You 
need to clear that label text and formatting before 
you create a new label.

To create a new label file

1. If necessary, press 

 to clear the previous 

label and formatting from the display. 

2. Type some text using the keypad.
3. Format the text using Text size or Text styles. 

See 

Formatting a Label

 on page 9.

4. Save the label to memory. 

See 

Saving a Label File

 on page 17.

Adding Labels to a Label File

You can add additional labels to an existing label file.

To add a label to a file

1. Press  

+ 

.

2. Select 

To the right

 to add a label to the right of 

the cursor position or 

To the left 

to add a label 

to the left of the cursor position. 

3. Press 

. A new blank label is inserted in 

the display to the left or right of the current label. 

You can move from label to label using the 
arrow keys.

Key

Function



Moves one character to the left in the display
Returns to the previous menu (can also use 

)

SHIFT



Moves one cell to the left in a multi-cell label
Moves one label to the left in the display



Moves one character to the right in the display
Moves to the next menu level (can also use 

)

SHIFT



Moves one cell to the right in a multi-cell label
Moves one label to the right in the display



Moves up in a list of items



Moves down in a list of items

OK

Selects a menu item 

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