Casio KL-G2TC, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Guide KL G2TC 標籤打印機 EN RJA533744 001V01 Supported Tape Widths 6 mm 9 mm 12 mm 18 mm 24 mm ...

Page 2: ...Important Be sure to keep all user documentation handy for future reference ...

Page 3: ...cess Feel free to contact us if you notice anything that is questionable erroneous etc x 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 x Reproduction of this manual in any form either in part or its entirety is forbidden without the express permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD x The contents ...

Page 4: ... Inputting Text 42 Editing and Deleting Text 46 Changing the Font 47 Changing the Character Style 47 Using Text Effects 48 Contents Safety Precautions 4 Precautions during Use 7 Check to make sure that everything has been included with the printer 8 Read this before using the printer 8 About the supplied CD ROM 9 Installing the Software 10 Part 1 Getting Ready 12 Names of Parts and Their Functions...

Page 5: ...te and or Time into Text 50 Copying and Pasting Input Text 51 Creating a User Character 51 Part 9 Printer Settings 54 Configuring Printer Settings 54 Setting Items 54 Part 10 Reference 55 Power Requirements 55 User Maintenance 56 Troubleshooting 56 Error Messages 58 Specifications 60 Appendix APP 1 ...

Page 6: ...m the following steps whenever any of the above symptoms are present 1 Turn off power 2 Disconnect the USB cable 3 Disconnect the AC adaptor plug from the power outlet 4 Contact your original retailer AC Adaptor USB Cable Misuse of the optional AC adaptor USB Cable creates the risk of fire and electric shock Make sure you observe the following x Use only the specified AC adaptor x Use only a power s...

Page 7: ...ower 2 Disconnect the USB cable 3 Disconnect the AC adaptor plug from the power outlet 4 Contact your original retailer Warning Disassembly and Modification Never try to take this product apart or modify it in any way Doing so creates the risk of electric shock burn injury and other personal injury Leave all internal inspection maintenance and repair up to your original retailer Liquids and Foreign...

Page 8: ... the AC adaptor to the printer using the supplied power cord x Do not use the power cord that comes with this product with any other device Doing so can lead to malfunction Caution 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 x Use only bat...

Page 9: ...et Doing so creates the risk of finger cuts and personal injury Precautions during Use Observe the following precautions to ensure that the printer provides you with the years of trouble free operation for which it is designed x Avoid using the printer in areas exposed to direct sunlight and in areas subjected to high humidity electrostatic charge sudden temperature changes and temperature extremes...

Page 10: ...nywhere your printing needs take you x Software installation and connection to a computer is not required Connecting the printer to a computer to print x This method lets you view a print image on your computer screen as you edit the label The final data is printed on the printer x Before connecting the printer to a computer you need to install the Label Printing Software FA 3000 onto your computer...

Page 11: ...indows Vista Windows XP SP3 Computer Computer that satisfies the conditions below x One of the above operating system pre installed x CPU recommended for the operating system being used x USB port built in as standard x CD ROM drive keyboard Memory At least 1 GB as recommended for operating system being used At least 512MB in the case of Windows XP Hard disk At least 120MB of free space available D...

Page 12: ...appears click Yes or Continue This displays a screen like the one shown nearby x Windows XP Normally placing the CD ROM into the CD drive should automatically display a screen like the one shown nearby x On some computers the nearby screen may not appear automatically If this happens press Win R on your computer keyboard On the Run dialog box that appears enter D setup exe and then click OK 2 Sele...

Page 13: ... printer software 4 After printer software installation is complete restart the programs you exited in step 2 of this procedure Check to make sure that the printer software is installed correctly x FA 3000 Application Installing this printer software on your computer puts a shortcut icon on your computer s desktop x USB driver On your Windows Start menu right click Computer and then select Propert...

Page 14: ... and Their Functions ON Display Keyboard Tape compartment cover open button Tape outlet Tape compartment OFF With backlight that can be turned on or off as required page 54 AC adaptor connection terminal Recessed handle USB port Battery cover ...

Page 15: ...the AC adaptor from the printer while printing is in progress Doing so can lead to malfunction x Do not disconnect the AC adaptor from the printer while printer power is turned on After turning off power wait until the display goes blank before disconnecting the AC adaptor Otherwise temporarily stored text text stored in printer memory user characters copied text or printer settings may be deleted...

Page 16: ...d then click Next to proceed with the installation The message 通訊準備完畢 Ready to transfer data will appear on the printer display after USB driver installation is complete Important To print computer data with the printer first press PC連接 on the printer to display the message 通訊準備完畢 Ready to transfer data on the printer display x For information about how to use the PC Link software refer to the Labe...

Page 17: ...hen it is connected to a computer Creating Text for Printing There are three ways that you can create text for printing x Create new text o Select 新增 New and then select the type of label you want to create x Recall existing text oSelect 登錄資料 Stored Data select 調出 Recall and then select the data you want to recall x Recall the text that was being input the last time the printer was turned off last...

Page 18: ...is passing through the tape guide x Make sure there is no slack in the ink ribbon Tape Pull out about 3cm Ink ribbon under the tape Tape guide Important x Tape once pulled out of the cartridge cannot be pushed back in x Do not apply excessive force when pulling on the tape Doing so can break or otherwise damage the ink ribbon x Loading the tape cartridge into the printer while the ink ribbon is sl...

Page 19: ... Press OFF to turn off the printer 2 Press the tape compartment cover open button and open the cover 3 Grasp the left and right sides of the tape cartridge with your fingers and lift straight up x The print head is hot immediately after printing so wait until it is cooled down before removing the tape cartridge Main Key Functions ON Line break OFF 執行 Set One touch length setting keys 設定 Set up PC連接...

Page 20: ...e of label you want to create and then press 執行 x Here we will select 自由標籤 Free Design Display Indicators x For information about how to adjust the display contrast and to change the backlight setting see page 54 Cursor Function indicator shift indicator 微小 Small Font indicator Input character input mode indicator Vertical text indicator Character style indicator Mirror image text indicator Block ...

Page 21: ...label you have created You can specify the number of copies and print multiple labels with a single operation You also can select from among a variety of different tape cutting options x Before using the tape cutter be sure to read the information under Cutter Precautions in the Safety Precautions page 7 x Note that the tape length displayed by the printer is only a rough approximation Certain usa...

Page 22: ...el Bending a corner of the label makes the backing easier to peel off HAPPY PPY x Removing a label from a surface where it was affixed may cause adhesive residue to remain on the surface Important Do not try to affix a label to the objects or in the locations described below x On a surface exposed to direct sunlight or rain x On the body of a person or animal x On a utility pole on a fence or struct...

Page 23: ...ng multiple labels during a single print operation you can configure printer settings that control whether or not there should be an automatic cut between each of them Depending on the type of tape you are printing use of the cutter can cause cutter wear and malfunction x The tape types in the table below are special tape Make sure you use 特殊 Special Tape or 不裁切 Uncut whenever printing on special t...

Page 24: ...r less Approximately 35mm or less Approximately 44mm or less 通常 Normal x 通常 Normal performs a half cut between labels and a full cut when the end of the printing is reached 切斷 Cut x 切斷 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 特殊 Special Tape x 特殊 Special Tape performs a full cut at the end of each lab...

Page 25: ...Large label page 27 You can print multiple labels and then assemble them into a large multi label sign etc Important x You can change the font page 47 and character style page 47 as you like x You can also save data you create in printer memory page 41 Creating Labels that Include an Automatically Incremented Number Numbered Label You can use the procedure in this section to create labels with an ...

Page 26: ...nput a number of copies value from 1 to 100 x Direct input of values is also supported 10 Specify a cut mode page 21 and then press 執行 x The number following 99999 is 00000 Important x Avoid allowing tape cuttings to pile up around the printer tape outlet Tape cuttings around the tape outlet create the risk of tape jamming and malfunction Configuring Print Format Settings You can configure the print...

Page 27: ...行 as many time as necessary to navigate to the screen for configuring size and frame settings 7 Specify the size index label length and whether or not to include a frame and then press 執行 8 Select 列印 Print and then press 執行 9 Select the first index label to be printed and then press 執行 x You can use the number keys to input the number next to an index label to select it for printing 10 Select the la...

Page 28: ...0 No 11 No 12 No 26 No 31 No 99 1 90 10 1 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 No 1 No 90 10 No 1 No 10 No 20 No 30 No 40 No 50 No 60 No 70 No 80 No 90 月日 Date 1 月 12 月 12 1 月 2 月 3 月 4 月 5 月 6 月 7 月 8 月 9 月 10 月 11 月 12 月 Jan Dec 12 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1 月份 12 月份 12 1 月份 2 月份 3 月份 4 月份 5 月份 6 月份 7 月份 8 月份 9 月份 10 月份 11 月份 12 月份 1 日 31 日 31 1 日 2 日 3 日 4 日 5 日 6 日 7 日 8 日 9 日 1...

Page 29: ... 6 Specify which of the parts of the label you want to print and then press the arrow key x Normally select 全部 All here 7 Specify a cut mode page 21 and then press 執行 x When printing multiple parts that contain a large amount of text you may not be able to print all of the parts with a single tape cartridge In this case printing one part of a time while keeping an eye on how much tape remains in t...

Page 30: ...ividual blocks and then specify a print format and number of lines for each block Sample Print Block 18mm wide tape Block x Two lines page 28 x Vertical text page 29 Part 4 Free Design Label Creating a Free Design Label with Text You Input 1 On the main menu page 15 select 新增 New and then press 執行 2 Select 自由標籤 Free Design and then press 執行 3 Input the text you want x Refer to page 19 for informat...

Page 31: ...th character spacing text alignment etc You can change the format of each block and for the overall label Specifying the Print Format of Each Block You can specify text direction text alignment and other settings for each block page 28 1 Input text and divide it into blocks 2 Move the cursor to the block whose print format you want to change x The cursor can be located anywhere within the block 3 ...

Page 32: ... Description 鏡射 Mirror Enables disables mirror image printing Select 否 Normal to print normal not mirror image text x Select mirror image text when printing with an iron on transfer cartridge sold separately for transfer to a handkerchief T shirt etc x 鏡射 Mirror setting is not required when printing to iron on fabric tape sold separately x Mirror image text can also be printed with a transparent t...

Page 33: ...each block Fixed Tape Length Specifies the overall label length With the one touch length setting keys Use this method to specify the lengths of commonly used labels for CD or DVD cases files etc x Note that the label length displayed by the printer is only a rough approximation Certain usage conditions and print contents may result a printed label that does not exactly match the displayed length va...

Page 34: ...n the upper side of the display Specifying the Overall Label Length Fixed Tape Length 1 Input text 2 Press 功能 and then 格式 x If there is only one block in the label advance to step 4 3 Select 全文格式 All Form and then press 執行 4 Use the and arrow keys to display the 帶長 Tape Length setting screen 5 Select 固定 Fix and then press the arrow key 6 Specify the length of the label and then press 執行 x Direct i...

Page 35: ...ixed Tape Length setting value x Specifying a tape length with the one touch length setting keys automatically configures following settings 區段長度 Block Length 固定 Fix 文字排版 Text Alignment 等距 Equal 區段排版 Block Alignment 等距 Equal Note that the block length can be fixed when there is one block only x The one touch length setting keys can be used for a free design label only Supported Tape Lengths One touc...

Page 36: ... Text Alignment setting screen 6 Select the desired alignment 7 Use the and arrow keys to display the 區段長度 Block Length setting screen 8 Select 固定 Fix and then press the arrow key 9 Specify a value that is greater than the original value and then press 執行 x Direct input of values is also supported When there is more than one line of text you can specify alignment even when 自動 Auto is selected for ...

Page 37: ...Specifying Character Size You can use the procedures in this section to manually specify character size x If you don t specify character size manually the size is adjusted automatically Just Fit Print Specifying the Size of Specific Characters You can specify the size of specific characters within the range of 1x1 to 5x8 The maximum character size vertical that can be printed depends on the tape wid...

Page 38: ...or causes the character size to change automatically in accordance with the tape width and the number of lines Note however that if there is a size factor indicator to the left of the one that is deleted the text will change to the size specified by the remaining size factor indicator x A character size factor specification affects only the block where it is located Specifying the Character Size for...

Page 39: ...e events below will cause a line character size setting to be cancelled automatically x Changing the number of lines x Specifying the size of specific characters page 35 Small Font Certain number of line number of input lines or the number of lines in a selected format and tape width combinations may cause 微小 Small Font to become selected x A pointer will appear next to 微小 Small Font on the right s...

Page 40: ...d while 傾斜 是 Italic On is selected for the format normal printing without italics will be performed x The 文字修飾 Effect 加框 Box text effect cannot be used in a framed label x The number of lines you can include in a framed label depends on the width of the tape you are using 24mm 18mm wide 12 mm wide 9mm wide 6mm wide Number of framed label lines Up to 6 Up to 3 Up to 2 1 Part 5 Bar Code Labels Creat...

Page 41: ...nfirm that a printed bar code can be read correctly before actually using it If a bar code cannot be read correctly make the adjustments below Lighten the print density page 54 Increase the size of the print step 6 page 39 Use 特殊 Special Tape or 不裁切 Uncut as the cut mode page 22 x The tapes below are suitable for bar code label printing x Black lettering on white tape WE x Blue lettering on white t...

Page 42: ...its When using a check digit with CODE39 or CODABAR the check digit is appended one digit before the final digit 2 UPC E includes a check digit but it is not printed as a numeral below the bar code 3 The number of digits printed below a bar code equals the input characters plus automatically appended characters 4 An error message is displayed whenever there are insufficient digits The printer will n...

Page 43: ...ge scrolling press 執行 x While text scrolling is stopped you can use the and arrow keys to scroll through item by item x To exit the preview image press 取消 Part 6 Storing and Recalling Label Data Storing Label Data You can use the screen that appears after text input is complete to assign a name to the data and save it in printer memory 1 After you finish inputting text select 登錄 Store and then pres...

Page 44: ...ins before assembling the parts into a final label Or you can print on transparent tape and overlap the margins of the different tapes without trimming them Part 8 Inputting and Editing Text This section explains basic text input and editing operations It also includes information about how to apply text styles and effects and how to create user characters Moving the Cursor You can use the arrow ke...

Page 45: ...x While in the Chinese input mode each press of 注 倉 北 cycles through input methods in sequence Zhuyin Cangjie Pinyin Zhuyin etc To enter the English input mode 1 Press a A x If you are currently in the Chinese input mode the above operation will return to the input mode upper case or lower case that was selected when you were last in the English input mode x While in the English input mode each pr...

Page 46: ...s more than one candidate displayed at the bottom of the screen select the one you want and then press 執行 Inputting Chinese Using the Pinyin Input Method The Pinyin input method uses the pinyin method of Romanization and tones rising or falling to input Chinese Each syllable can have one of four tones or a light voice which is specified following the alpha character input of the symbol Tone Light V...

Page 47: ...ong 13 groups For information about available symbols and their groups see the symbol table page APP 1 1 Press 2 Select the group that contains the symbol you want to use and then press 執行 3 Select the symbol you want to use and then press 執行 Inputting Illustrations The printer has a collection of built in illustrations divided between two groups For information about available illustrations and t...

Page 48: ...racters Free Design Label Only 1 Press 功能 and then press 2 Select 部分刪除 Delete Part and then press 執行 x To cancel the operation press 取消 3 Move the cursor to the first character of the part you want to delete and then press 執行 4 Move the cursor to the last character of the part you want to delete and then press 執行 Editing Input Text The method for editing text depends on whether you are using the 插入...

Page 49: ... change and then press 執行 6 Move the cursor to the last character of the text whose font you want to change and then press 執行 x The pointer on the right side of the display indicates the currently selected font x You can use 設定 page 54 to specify the printer s initial power on default font When using 登錄資料 Stored Data or 上次資料 Previous Data for text the font setting will be the font specified when th...

Page 50: ... Text Effect 1 Input text 2 Press 功能 and then 文字修飾 3 Select the desired text effect type and then press 執行 x Selecting 取消 Cancel removes the currently applied text effect 4 Select the range of text where you want to apply the text effect and then press 執行 x 區段 Block Specifies all the text in a particular block x 行 Line Specifies all the text in a particular line x 文字 Character Specifies a particular ...

Page 51: ...y used terms and expressions in printer memory for later recall when you need them x You can store up to 50 entries each with up to 49 characters x The printer comes with 20 expressions preset You can edit or overwrite the preset expressions if you want 1 生產年月日 Date Produced 11 交換期限 Replacement Period 2 作成日 Date Created 12 品嚐期限 Best Before 3 拍攝日 Date Recorded 13 品質保持期限 Quality Assurance 4 更新日期和時間 ...

Page 52: ...previous step the text that you were inputting before you pressed 功能 and then 模板編輯 in step 1 of this procedure will be displayed Edit the text as required and then press 執行 x You cannot configure font character style or print format settings for expressions 5 Select the location where you want to save the expression and then press 執行 6 Press 執行 x To cancel the save operation press 取消 Precautions wh...

Page 53: ...ext you want to paste and then press 執行 Creating a User Character You can create user characters that are not included with the printer s normal character and symbol set x You can have up to four user characters stored in printer memory x You cannot configure character style settings for a user character x You can use either of the two methods below to create a user character From scratch Use this ...

Page 54: ...u can perform the following operations to make the cursor jump to one of the edges of the input area 功能 left edge 功能 right edge 功能 top edge 功能 bottom edge 5 After creating a user character press 執行 6 Select the location where you want to save the user character and then press 執行 x If the location already contains a user character the above step will delete the existing character and replace it wit...

Page 55: ... 2 Press 功能 and then 造字 3 Select 調出 Recall and then press 執行 4 Select the user character you want to use and then press 執行 x You can delete an input user character using the same procedure as that for a standard character Deleting a User Character from Memory 1 Press 功能 and then 造字 2 Select 刪除 Delete and then press 執行 3 Select the user character you want to delete and then press 執行 4 Press 執行 x De...

Page 56: ...執行 3 Select 插入 Insert or 覆寫 Overwrite and then press 執行 Setting Items Setting Item Description 插入 覆寫 Insert Overwrite Specifies the text input mode 插入 Insert or 覆寫 Overwrite 蜂鳴音 Sound Enables or disables the operation beeper 背光 Backlight Enables or disables the screen backlight 液晶對比度 Contrast Adjusts display contrast x Pressing the arrow key makes screen figures lighter while pressing makes them dar...

Page 57: ...e 電池剩餘電量過少 Low Battery to appear on the printer display Use the printer in a location within the operating temperature range of 10 C to 35 C x Do not disconnect the AC adaptor or remove batteries from the printer while printer power is turned on After turning off power wait until the display goes blank before disconnecting the AC adaptor or removing batteries Otherwise temporarily stored text text...

Page 58: ...rience problems with printer operation If for any reason you cannot find the solution to your problem here contact your original retailer or authorized CASIO service center x Nothing appears on the display when I press ON x Display contrast needs to be adjusted o Adjust display contrast page 54 x The AC adaptor is not connected securely o Correctly connect the AC adaptor page 13 x Batteries are dea...

Page 59: ...ck into the printer page 17 x Ink ribbon is coming out of the tape outlet along with the tape x The tape cartridge was loaded while there was slack in the ink ribbon o Remove the tape cartridge from the printer After checking to make sure the ink ribbon is not broken take up any slack in it After taking up ink ribbon slack load the tape cartridge back into the printer page 16 Important x Be sure t...

Page 60: ...int operation stops x The printer has become overheated due to successive print operations o Please wait without doing anything Printing will resume when the printer returns to normal temperature x 位數是奇數 Odd number of digits x There is an odd number of input digits when printing an ITF bar code with 無 No specified for the check digit o Re input with a leading zero page 40 x There is an even number ...

Page 61: ...49 characters o Reduce the number of characters page 51 x 行數超限 無法加框列印 Too many lines to frame x You are trying to print a label with more lines than allowed for frame printing on the width of tape you are using o Decrease the number of label lines or change to a wider tape x 行數超限 無法列印 Too many lines Cannot print x The label you are trying to print contains more than the allowable number of lines f...

Page 62: ...u Bar Code u u Numbering Logo u u Specifications Model KL G2TC INPUT Keyboard Layout Chinese QWERTY Dictionary Chinese characters conversion Approximately 17 500 entries Character Types Chinese characters BIG5 13 060 HKSCS 4 536 Alpha 52 A to Z a to z Numbers 10 Symbols 783 Illustrations 245 Display Type Liquid crystal display LCD 128 64 dots symbols 8 characters x 4 lines With backlight Input area...

Page 63: ...sets Copy paste Up to 49 characters 9 sets Power Supply Other Operation power supply Specified AC adaptor AD 1832L 8 AA size alkaline batteries commercially available Built in clock battery life Approximately 8 years If the date and time inserted into labels are wrong it could mean that the built in clock battery is low If this happens request servicing from your original retailer Charges borne by ...

Page 64: ...APP 1 注音 Phonetics 部首 Radicals 發音 Diacritics 希臘 Greek 俄文 Russian 符號 Symbols 記述括弧 Punctuation 一般 General 學術 Scientific 單位縮寫 Units Abbreviations 數字 Numbers 2位數字 Paired Numbers Appendix ...

Page 65: ...APP 2 插圖 Illustratons 插圖1 Illustration 1 平假名 Hiragana 片假名 Katakana ...

Page 66: ...APP 3 插圖2 Illustration 2 ...

Page 67: ...APP 4 圖文框 Frames ...

Page 68: ...APP 5 圖示標識 Built in logo x 價格 Price 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x 標識 Sign 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...

Page 69: ...APP 6 x 工作 Work 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x 注意 Attention 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...

Page 70: ...APP 7 x PRICE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x SIGN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...

Page 71: ...APP 8 x WORK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x ATTENTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...

Page 72: ...nufacturer CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD 6 2 Hon machi 1 chome Shibuya ku Tokyo 151 8543 Japan Responsible within the European Union Casio Europe GmbH Casio Platz 1 22848 Norderstedt Germany www casio europe com ...

Page 73: ...CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD 6 2 Hon machi 1 chome Shibuya ku Tokyo 151 8543 Japan MO1507 A Printed in China 2015 CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD ...