Casio KL-100E manual

KL-100E User’ s Guide[...]

E-1 AC adaptor • Do not allow the power cord to become damaged or broken, and ne ver modify , over bend, twist, or pull it. Ne ver place hea vy objects on the pow er cord, and nev er expose it to direct heat. A damaged power cord creates the danger of fire and electrical shock. • Use only the A C adaptor specified for this unit (optional AD-A95[...]

E-2 Location • A void lea ving the unit in areas subjected to high humidity and large amounts of dust. Such conditions create the danger of fire and elec- trical shock. • A void lea ving the unit on a kitchen tab le, ne xt to a humidifier , or in any other area where it might come into contact with oil vapors or steam. Such conditions create th[...]

E-3 Introduction Congratulations on y our selection of the CASIO KL-100E Label Printer . This CASIO Label Printer makes it possible for you to print adhesive labels for a wide variety of applications, such as: name tags, cassette tape labels, floppy disks, binders, and other applications. Y ou can produce attractiv e, original labels thanks to such[...]

E-4 Part 1 Getting Acquainted This part of the manual provides you with important information you need to know in order to use the Label Printer to its full potential. Be sure to read it carefully before using the Label Printer for the first time. Important Precautions • Keep your Label Printer out of areas subject to temperature extremes, mois- [...]

E-5 General Guide Using the Strap Attach the strap to the Label Printer as shown in the illustration, and pull it tight. T o remove the str ap , rev erse the procedure shown in the illustration. • Be sure to always hold on to the Label Printer itself when carrying it. Never allow the Label Printer to hang or swing from the strap. Doing so creates[...]

E-6 Replacing Batteries A handy low battery power indicator lets you know when battery power is get- ting too low f or proper operation. The message “ BA TT ” appears on the displa y if battery power is low when you perform any of the following operations. • T ur n po wer on • Execute a print operation Whenev er the “ BA TT ” message ap[...]

E-7 A C Adaptor Note the follo wing impor tant precautions when using an AC adaptor to po wer your Label Printer . • Use only a genuine CASIO AD-A95100 A C adaptor with the same v oltage rating as the household current in your area. Using a wrong adaptor can damage your Label Printer . • Be sure to turn the Label Pr inter off bef ore you connec[...]

E-8 OK! Important! • Never try to push the tape back into the cassette. Once tape is out of the cassette, there is no w ay to wind it bac k in. T rying to do so can cause opera- tional problems with the Label Printer . • The following are the tape widths that can be used with this printer: 6mm, 9mm, 12mm, 18mm. T o load a tape cartridge 1. Make[...]

E-9 FUNCTION SHIFT CODE CAPS M-FEED 6mm STAMP MIRROR CAS A A A Part 3 Inputting Characters and Symbols This par t of the manual tells y ou how to input characters. T o make things easier to understand, we call e verything you input a character , regardless of whether it is actually a letter , number , or symbol. Explanations here all use the defaul[...]

E-10 • Manual feed indicator This indicator appears when you are using manual feed instead of auto feed. Auto f eed is in effect when this indicator is not on the displa y . Important! • After you finish printing when using manual feed, be sure to always press FUNCTION and then PRINT (FEED) to feed the tape before cutting it. If you don ’ t y[...]

E-11 2. Use the H , J , K and L cursor keys to move the underlining to the sym- bol you want. • Not all of the av ailab le symbols fit on the display . The menu will scroll when you press the cursor keys. • In this example, underline #. 3. After you underline the symbol you want, press SET . • This returns to the input screen, with the symbol[...]

E-12 Important! • Any character size specification you make is applied to all the characters on the display . Y ou cannot make multiple specifications f or specific characters. • The Label Printer automatically adjusts the character size whenever you in- put a B symbol to create a 2-line label as shown belo w . Deleting the B symbol with a back[...]

E-13 3. Use H and J to mov e the cursor to the effect y ou want to use. 4. When the cursor is located under the eff ect you want to specify , press SET to select it and re- turn to the text displa y . Note • Y ou could also perf orm the above procedure in re verse, specifying the te xt eff ect first and then inputting the text. Part 6 Printing Th[...]

E-14 T o print a stamp tape 1. Input the text you want to print. 2. Press FUNCTION and then 5 (ST AMP). • A mark appears next to the ST AMP indicator on the displa y when mirror print- ing is turned on. • If the text you input in step 1 is too long to fit within the maximum length you specified, an error message (page 21) appears when you press[...]

E-15 Print Density The print density setting controls how darkly figures are printed on your tapes. T o adjust the print density 1. Press FUNCTION and then 8 (DENSITY). 2. Use H and J to move the underlining to the density setting that you want. • The lightest setting is 1, while the darkest setting is 5. The standard setting is 3. • Only f our[...]

E-16 5. Press SET to recall the text from the area that is currently on the displa y . • Note that recalling data from memory replaces anything that is currently on the input displa y . Memory text cannot be appended. T o delete te xt from memory 1. While the input screen is on the display , press FUNCTION and then 1 (MEMO). 2. Press L a number o[...]

E-17 Part 8 Currency Conversion Y our Label Printer can perf orm currency conversion calculations according to a rate preset by you, and print the results on a label. Label Formats Important! • Y ou can input te xt (and specify its style, attributes and siz e), which is printed to the left of the conversion result ( “ SALE! ” in the above exa[...]

E-18 T o select a label f ormat 1. Press FUNCTION B (FORMA T). 2. Use H and J to select the number of the for- mat you want to use. • There are eight formats (1 through 8: page 17), though only four numbers are displayed at one time. Use H and J to scroll the available display numbers left and right. 3. Press SET . T o perf orm a con version and [...]

E-19 3. Remove the tape cartridge. 4. Use a cotton swab dipped in alcohol to clean the printer head and roller as shown in the illus- tration. 5. Replace the tape car tridge and close the back co v er . Initial Power On Settings The following are the initial settings of the Label Printer whenever you turn it power on. Initializing the Label Printer[...]

E-20 • • • • • T ape Cutting Back cover is not closed completely . No more tape left in the cartridge. T ape jam Securely close the back co ver . Replace the tape cartridge with a new one. Remove the tape cartridge and pull out the jammed tape by hand. Cut off e xcess tape with scissors, and carefully replace the cartridge into the label [...]

E-21 Message ERR! * This message appears on the screen for about one second. Possible Causes • Attempt to input two B marks within the same text. • Attempt to input B mark while 6mm is specified as the tape width. • Label text containing a B mark was input and then tape width specifica- tion was changed to 6mm. (ERR! message appears when you [...]

E-22 Alpha Characters Message FUL! * This message appears on the screen for about one second. BA 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[...]

E-23 Specifications Model: KL-100E Input K eyboard La yout: T ype writer (QWERTY) Character T ypes Alpha (English and other languages): 151 Numbers: 10 Symbols: 41 Display T ype: Liquid cr ystal displa y Columns: 4 Character matrix: 5 × 7-dot Printing T ype: Ther mal transf er Speed: Approximately 6.76mm/second Width: 4mm (6mm tape) or 8mm (9mm, 1[...]

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