Casio KL-100E, User Manual

Page 1: ...KL 100E User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...s to become shorted Never expose batteries to direct heat or dispose of them by incineration Tape Cutter Never touch the tape cutter while a tape cut operation is being per formed Doing so can result in cuts and other personal injury Important Safety Precautions Note of the following safety precautions before using the label printer for the first time Keep these safety precautions and operating in...

Page 3: ...as and can cut your fingers Caution AC Adaptor Do not leave the power cord near stoves or other sources of intense heat Doing so can melt power cord insulation and create the danger of fire and electrical shock When unplugging the power cord from the wall socket grasp the plug Never pull on the cord itself Doing so can damage the power cord and create the danger of fire and electrical shock Whenev...

Page 4: ...y malfunctions repairs or interruption of power supply It is up to the user to keep backup records of important data Keep this manual on hand for future reference Contents Important Safety Precautions 1 Part 1 Getting Acquainted 4 Important Precautions 4 General Guide 5 Label Printer Menus 5 Part 2 Getting Ready 5 Power Supply 5 Replacing Batteries 6 To load the batteries 6 AC Adaptor 7 AC Adaptor...

Page 5: ...e smudged When this hap pens clean off the printer head by wiping it with a cotton swab moistened with alcohol page 18 Use of the Label Printer next to a television or radio may interfere with recep tion Part 5 Character Size and Text Effects 12 Character Size 12 To change the character size 12 Text Effects 13 To specify a text effect 13 Part 6 Printing 13 Printing a Tape 14 To print a tape 14 Sta...

Page 6: ...creen menus that you can use to select the settings you need Each menu is described in detail in the sections that follow in this manual but note the follow ing general points when using them The item that is underlined in a menu is the one that is currently selected Use H J K and L to move the underlining left right up and down and change the selected item Press SET to execute the underlined item...

Page 7: ...Label Printer for a long time Replace the batteries in accordance with the battery life marked on the side of the battery Warning Never use recharged batteries with the unit Do not expose batteries to direct heat do not short circuit them and do not try to take them apart Keep batteries out of the reach of small children If swallowed consult with a physician immediately Be sure to replace the batt...

Page 8: ...tting the Memory You should reset the memory of the Label Printer before using it for the first time after you have not used it for a long time or if nothing happens when you turn power on even after you change the batteries Important Resetting Label Printer memory clears its memory of all input data To reset the memory 1 Make sure that Label Printer power is off 2 While holding down the PRINT and...

Page 9: ...ak or cause some other problem Be sure to turn the ink ribbon take up spool only in the direction indicated by the arrow a Turn the spool until the other spool b starts turn ing in the direction noted by the arrow This indi cates there is no slack in the ribbon 5 Load the tape cartridge into the Label Printer making sure that the tape and ink ribbon pass between the head and roller 6 Close the bac...

Page 10: ...n as you input a character Code indicator This indicator appears when you press the CODE key While this indicator is on the display number keys 1 through 0 input the accents marked above them and the U O P A S J K L Z C and N keys input the special characters marked in their lower right corners The keyboard automatically returns to normal and the code indicator disap pears as soon as you input an ...

Page 11: ...ut the upper case letters you can use either SHIFT or CAPS With SHIFT you must shift the keyboard for each character With CAPS the key board stays in upper case until you press CAPS again Press SPACE to input spaces If you input a wrong character press BS to delete it and input again See page 11 for other details on editing text 3 When you reach the end of a line of text press B the L cursor key t...

Page 12: ...either the BS key or the DEL key which is the K cursor key The only difference between the operation of these two keys is the location of the cursor To delete characters using the BS key Example To change the word commmputer to computer 1 Use H and J to move the cursor under p 2 Press BS twice to delete the two m s to the left of the cursor shifting puter to the left as you do 3 Press FUNCTION and...

Page 13: ...ers XYZ Inputting the new characters causes them to be inserted at the cursor posi tion The existing characters are opened up to make room for the new char acters To change existing characters to different ones Example To change the text ABCDEF to XYZDEF 1 With the original text on the display use either the BS key or DEL key to delete the characters to be changed ABC Remember to use the correct c...

Page 14: ... a malfunction and normal printing should resume shortly indicated by the message P R N T on the display Important Never touch the tape cutter while a tape cut operation is being performed Doing so can result in cuts and other personal injury 4 When the character size you want to specify is on the display press SET to select it and return to the text display Note You could also perform the above p...

Page 15: ...pe of the text you have input and laid out To stop a print operation that is in progress press ESC 2 After the print operation is complete press down on the tape cutter button to cut the tape 3 Use scissors to trim the tape to the size you want if necessary After you print a tape you can peel off its paper backing and stick the tape onto the object you want Note that the tape will not stick on coa...

Page 16: ...ess FUNCTION and then 1 MEMO 3 Press L a number of times to change to the text store prompt 2 Press H J K or L to change the setting shown on the display between ON mirror printing and OFF normal 3 When the mirror image printing setting is the way you want it press SET to register it A mark appears next to the MIRROR indicator on the display when mirror printing is turned on After you turn printin...

Page 17: ...oring anything If there is nothing in memory yet your text is automatically stored in Area 1 If Area 1 already contains data your new input is automatically stored in Area 2 If there is not enough room for your text to fit in memory the message FUL appears when you press SET in step 4 To recall text from memory Example To recall the contents of Area 2 while memory contains the following text Area ...

Page 18: ...ate Converting Euros to a National Currency Selecting PRINT B A performs the conversion according to the following formula Value Rate Example Round to two decimal places To set the conversion rate 1 Press FUNCTION Z RATE 2 Input the rate you want to use ex 1 2345678 You can input up to eight digits plus decimal point or a leading decimal point plus seven digits Remember to input the correct value ...

Page 19: ... Label for 30 discount To perform the calculation and print the label CURRENCY A NOW CURRENCY B Blank RATE 0 7 30 ROUND 2 Round to two decimal places FORMAT 1 PRINT PRINT B A 1 Press FUNCTION Z RATE input the value that the original price should be multiplied by in order to produce the discounted price and then press SET In our example we want to produce a 30 30 discount so we specify a multiplier...

Page 20: ...2 2 EFFECT CANCEL MIRROR OFF M FEED NO 6mm OFF INT To initialize the Label Printer 1 Turn power off 2 While holding down the PRINT and ESC keys press ON to turn power on 3 Keeping PRINT and ESC held down release the ON key only This prompt confirms whether or not you want to initialize the Label Printer 4 Press SET to initialize the Label Printer or ESC to abort the reset operation The following t...

Page 21: ... the ink ribbon cassette and check to make sure the ink ribbon is not broken Next take up any slack in the ink ribbon and then reload the tape cartridge Important Before loading an ink ribbon cassette into the label printer always make sure you take up any slack in the ink ribbon first If the ink ribbon is broken you must change to another ink ribbon cassette Cannot cut tape Possible Cause Action ...

Page 22: ...t digits or more than seven digits with a leading decimal point More than one decimal point character Action Use only one B mark Only two lines of text can be input so text can contain only one B mark Do not use B marks 6mm tape can have only one line of text so text cannot contain any B marks Delete the B mark to print on 6mm tape or switch back to a wider tape Shorten the text to be printed and ...

Page 23: ...TT ERR Possible Causes Both text memory areas AREA 1 and AREA 2 already contain text Battery power is too low Memory data has become corrupted for some reason Action Delete text from one of the text memory areas and then store the new text Replace batteries Initialize the Label Printer Symbols ...

Page 24: ...acter font Sans serif Character effects Shade underline box Character sizes 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 Number of lines 1 6mm tape 1 or 2 other tapes Memory Text Up to approximately 126 characters total storage for AREA 1 and AREA 2 General Power supply Six AA size alkaline batteries or optional AD A95100 AC adaptor Battery life Approximately 2 tape cartridges continuous printing Power consumption 9W ...

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