Panduit LS7, Operator'S Manual

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Page 2: ...CAPS KEYS 19 CURSOR KEYS 21 SPACE KEY 23 RETURN KEY 24 BACKSPACE KEY 27 CLEAR FUNCTION 29 ACCENT FUNCTION 30 SYMBOL FUNCTION 32 LENGTH FUNCTION 34 SIZE FUNCTION 36 UNDERLINE FUNCTION 39 FRAME FUNCTION...

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Page 4: ...1 Getting started...

Page 5: ...during the operation and maintenance of this printer Do Not Operate In An Explosive Environment Do not operate the printer in the presence of flammable gases or fumes Operation of this printer in suc...

Page 6: ...erence to radio communications Operation of this printer in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense In...

Page 7: ...eratures or high humidity Never leave it on the dashboard or in the back of your car Do not touch the print head mechanism If the headis touched cleanit immediately with a cotton swab to avoid permane...

Page 8: ...and excludes all other warranties expressed or implied THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED Neither seller nor manufacturer shall be lia...

Page 9: ...6 GENERAL DESCRIPTION TOP VIEW BOTTOM VIEW Tape cutter lever Tape releaselever Print head Tape exit slot Battery compartment Tape compartment AC adapter connector Back cover...

Page 10: ...Copies Rotate 2 4 6 8 0 3 1 9 BS 5 7 Z C B M V Code Caps N Space W R I P Y E Q O U T D A L J F G X S K H Sym Print Rotate Underline Frame Auto Length Line drawing keys Symbol key Tape cutter lever Cur...

Page 11: ...of the battery compartment The positive ends of the three batteries in the bottom row point towards the bottom of the machine while the positive ends of the top three batteries point in the opposite d...

Page 12: ...apter into the nearest standard electrical outlet Only use the AC adapter part no LS7 ACS designed exclusively for this machine When the AC adapter is connected unplugging the adapter from the electri...

Page 13: ...are using a new tape cassette provided with a stopper be sure to remove the stopper before installing the cassette Make sure that the end of the tape feeds under the cassette tape guides 4 Insert the...

Page 14: ...h the cassette either unloaded or loaded in the printer The majority of tape cassettes do not require manual entry of a Label Code EXAMPLE Part Number Tape Width Color Label Code LS7 50 1 1 2 12 mm Bl...

Page 15: ...ed tapes 1 Hold the tape in one hand with the printed surface facing up and hold the tape separa tor in your other hand 2 Pass the tape halfway through the long narrow hole in the tape separator 3 Tur...

Page 16: ...he print head and rollers 1 Turn off the machine 2 Remove the back cover and then remove the tape cassette if one is installed The print head and rollers are located in the tape compartment 3 Print he...

Page 17: ...14 Print head Print head Rollers Cotton swab Gently wipe off this black line...

Page 18: ...ch the cutter blades with bare hands To clean the tape cutter blades 1 Turn off the machine 2 Remove the back cover and then remove the tape cassette if one is installed The tape cutter is located nea...

Page 19: ...es upward 1 LS7 2 Six AAbatteries 3 Tape cassette Stand up thetape cassettes so that the end with the label attached faces upwards This compartment can store up to five 1 4 6 mm 3 8 9 mm or 1 2 12 mm...

Page 20: ...17 For your information...

Page 21: ...stop work on a label turn off the machine and return to it later without having to re enter the text The machine will automatically turnoff if no key is pressed within 5 minutes The machine s internal...

Page 22: ...al keys are necessary CODE KEY To use a function or type in characters printed either above or below a key Hold down and press the key either immediately below or immediately above the desired functio...

Page 23: ...e keys of the desired letters To exit Caps mode press until the Caps indicator goes off EXAMPLE To type in JOHN 1 Press once 2 Press then onceeach Caps Caps Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline...

Page 24: ...rsor one character to the left Press once To move the cursor several characters to the left Hold down until the cursor moves to the desired position To move the cursor to the beginningof the current l...

Page 25: ...osition To move the cursor to the beginning of the entire text Hold down and press DOWN CURSOR KEY To move the cursor down to the following line Press once To move the cursor down several lines Hold d...

Page 26: ...ters in your text It is different from the right cursor key which just moves the cursor without adding blank spaces To add a space Press EXAMPLE To add a space Press Space Rotate Length Rotate A A A A...

Page 27: ...es that can be printed on the installed tape depends on the tape width The return key can also be used to select an item from a list e g add a symbol or accented character to the text or to apply a se...

Page 28: ...ess The return mark appears at the end of the line and the cursor moves to the new line EXAMPLE To add a second line of text Press Home End File Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repea...

Page 29: ...ur text Press once Then select Then File Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend 1 D A T A _ Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend Caps Length Rotate...

Page 30: ...that you have chosenwill delete or affect text In these cases press ing is the same as answering no To answer yes press Refer to RETURN KEY on pages 24 to 26 To delete one character 1 Press or to posi...

Page 31: ...t adding a symbol to your text Press Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend 1 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 Clear BS Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend 1 0 1 2 3...

Page 32: ...the text is erased the Caps mode does not change To delete all of the text Hold down and press All of the text is erased from the display EXAMPLE To clearthedisplay Hold down and press Code Clear BS...

Page 33: ...If you wish to type in a capital letter press to enter Caps mode the Caps indicator lights up before pressing the letter key 3 Press or until the desired accented character flashes 4 Press The accent...

Page 34: ...peat Legend a u A U A C C E N T Code O Accent Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend a u A U A C C E N T Caps Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend 1 N O...

Page 35: ...the display 2 Press or until the desired symbol flashes 3 Press The symbol appears in the text To type in a series of symbols hold down before pressing Then continue adding symbols by selecting them...

Page 36: ...the symbol 1 Press 2 Press or until flashes 3 Press Feed Sym Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend 1 P H O N E Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend 1 P...

Page 37: ...ts up The default length when ON is 0 65 16 5 mm the width of a Panduit Modular Jack To turn on or off the length function 1 While holding down press once to display the current setting ON or OFF 2 Wh...

Page 38: ...A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend O F F L E N G T H i n c h Code Q Length Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend O N L E N G T H i n c h Code Q Length Caps Length...

Page 39: ...machine compares your text with the width of the installed tape and automatically adjusts the characters to the largest size possible However six other point sizes are also available If the AUTO size...

Page 40: ...ve the display 3 Release to apply the selected size setting to the entire text EXAMPLE Tape width Text lines 1 4 6 mm 3 8 9 mm 1 2 12 mm 3 4 18 mm 1 12 pts 18 pts All caps 29 pts Not all caps 24 pts A...

Page 41: ...o select the 24 point sizesetting 2 While still holding down con tinue pressing until 24 is displayed 3 Release Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend 2 4 S I Z E Code 1 Size...

Page 42: ...ine setting 2 While still holding down continue pressing until the desired underline settingis displayed The Underline indicator lights up when the ON setting is selected 3 Release to apply the select...

Page 43: ...derline setting has been chosen when a frame is selected the underline setting changes back toOFF and the text is framed To change the frame setting 1 While holding down press once and keep held down...

Page 44: ...eld down 2 While still holding down con tinue pressing until DOT is dis played 3 Release Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend O F F F R A M E Code 9 Frame Code Caps Length R...

Page 45: ...horizontal alignment setting 2 While still holding down continue pressing until the desired horizontal alignment setting is displayed 3 Release to apply the selected horizontal alignment settingtothe...

Page 46: ...he current mirror printing setting 2 While still holding down continue pressing until the desired mirror printing setting is displayed 3 Release to apply the selected mirror printing setting to the en...

Page 47: ...To feed the tape Hold down and press The message FEED appears while 1 24 mm of tape is fed out To cut the tape Press in the tape cutter lever In order to prevent damaging the tape do not try to cut it...

Page 48: ...pears in the dis play Type the number or letter of the first value to be printed and press 3 The message END VALUE appears in the display Type the number or letter of the last value to be printed and...

Page 49: ...ode V Serialize Code Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend 0 1 S T A R T V A L U E 0 1 Size File Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend 0 4 E N D V A...

Page 50: ...s is limited by the tape width 3 4 10 characters 1 2 6 characters 3 8 5 characters 1 4 3 characters Uses Terminal Block Labeling Vertical Labels EXAMPLE To print a terminal block label numbered 1 10 1...

Page 51: ...I Z E Code V Serialize Code Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend 0 1 S T A R T V A L U E 0 1 Size File Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend 1 0 E...

Page 52: ...n and press until ON appears in the display When Repeat Legend is enabled Length must be ON and the largest font avail able is 6 pt Uses Wire and cable marking EXAMPLE To print a wire marker with leng...

Page 53: ...A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend O N L E N G T H i n c h Code Q Length Code Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend 0 1 0 0 L E N G T H i n c h 0 1 Size 0 0 File Caps Len...

Page 54: ...nd 110 block marking EXAMPLE To print a four position patch panel label serialized 100 thru 103 divided by lines 1 Hold down and press until LENGTH ON is displayed Release Press 2 Hold down and press...

Page 55: ...S E R I A L I Z E Code V Serialize Code Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend 0 0 S T A R T V A L U E 0 0 File Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legen...

Page 56: ...ion is set A page with no data is not printed but the margin betweenthe pages is printed when Length function is not set Uses Faceplate patch panel and 110 block marking EXAMPLE To print a four positi...

Page 57: ...Frame Repeat Legend 1 A 2 0 5 A 2 0 5 Line Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend 2 L A B E L P A G E Code E Page Code Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repea...

Page 58: ...s otherwise any text files stored in the memory will be lost unless the machine is plugged into an electrical outlet with the AC adapter STORING TEXT To store a text file 1 Hold down and press 2 Press...

Page 59: ...s or press just 4 Press the key to of the file number containing the text that you wish to recall The text stored under the selected file number is shown To see other parts of the displayed text file...

Page 60: ...t stored under other file numbers press or or the key of a different file number 5 Press to delete the text file that was selected EXAMPLE To store text under file number 8 1 Hold down and press 2 Pre...

Page 61: ...egend S T O R E F I L E Code File Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend R E C A L L F I L E Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend S E L E C T 1 9 R E C A...

Page 62: ...Frame Repeat Legend S T O R E F I L E Code File Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend C L E A R F I L E Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend S E L E C T...

Page 63: ...mark before holding down and pressing A label can only contain one barcode If a barcode has already been entered when is held down and is pressed the error message 1 BAR CODE LABEL will appear To qui...

Page 64: ...ameters are set as you wish 5 Press To add a special character to the barcode data 1 Press or until the cursor is below the character immediately to the right of where you want to add special characte...

Page 65: ...from your text 1 Press or until the cursor is positioned either below the right half of the barcode mark or immediately to the right of the entire barcode mark 2 Press The message OK TO CLEAR 3 Press...

Page 66: ...uto Underline Frame Repeat Legend C O D E 3 9 Code N Barcode Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend S M A L L W I D T H Home Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Leg...

Page 67: ...4 6 Press then 7 Press Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend 1 2 3 4 5 F C O D E 3 9 1 Size 2 3 Line 4 5 Line Caps Length Rotate A A A A A Auto Underline Frame Repeat Legend 1 Fil...

Page 68: ...back cover has been attached 4 The text files that you stored in the memory are no longer there If the batteries are low replace them with new ones 5 The printed characters are not formed properly If...

Page 69: ...INE LIMIT This message appears if ten lines already exist when you press usingthe Rotate function Limit the number of lines in the text to ten 4 DIGIT MIN This message appears when less than the minim...

Page 70: ...red while the cursor is located below the right half of a barcode and mark Move the cursor or delete the barcode and mark before entering the character symbol or return CHANGE ADAPTER This message app...

Page 71: ...than the maximum number of lines possible for the installed tape Reduce the number of lines or install a tape of greater width MEMORY FULL This message appears if you try to store a text file after 3...

Page 72: ...Reduce the size of the characters or install a wider tape TEXT TOO LONG This message appears if the length of the text is longer thanthe label length that has been set using the Length function Delet...

Page 73: ...is pressed for 5 minutes Print head 128 dot 180 dpi Dimensions 4 3 4 121 mm W 7 31 64 190 mm D 2 51 64 71 mm H Weight 1 1 lbs 520 g without a tape cassette and batteries installed Buffer size Maximum...

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