Casio KL-7200E manual

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    KL-7200E User’ s Guide[...]

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    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[...]

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    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 electrical 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 the [...]

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    E-3 Introduction Congratulations on y our selection of the CASIO KL-7200E 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 suc[...]

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    E-4 Character Styles ....................................................................................... E-15 T o specify a character style .............................................................. E-15 Part 6 Printing ........................................................................ E-16 Printing a T ape ...........................[...]

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    E-5 General Guide 1 Power Key T ur n power on and off . 2 Function key 3 Letter keys 4 Cover release 5 T ape outlet 6 T ape cutter button 7 Optional A C Adaptor connector 8 Liquid crystal display (LCD) 9 Battery compartment Label Printer Menus Label Printer operation is designed to be as simple as possible, thanks to on- screen menus that you can u[...]

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    E-6 Replacing Batteries A handy low battery power indicator lets you know when battery power is getting too low f or proper operation. The message “LOW BA TTERY” appears on the display if battery power is low when you perform any of the following operations. • T ur n pow er on • Execute a print operation Whenev er the “LO W BA TTER Y” m[...]

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    E-7 4. Press SET to initialize the Label Printer or ESC to abort the reset operation without initializing anything. • See “Initializing the Label Printer” on page E-22 for information on the initial default settings of the Label Printer following the reset operation. Auto Power Off Function If you do not perform any key operation for about si[...]

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    E-8 Using a Magnetic T ape Cartridg e Precautions • Make sure that print density is set to 4 or greater for magnetic tape. • If printed tape curls, flatten it out before using it. • Keep magnetic tape away from floppy diskettes, magnetic cards, checks, and other items that can be damaged by magnetism. • Do not use the tape where it can be e[...]

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    E-9 • Shift indicator This indicator appears when you press the SHIFT k e y . While this indicator is on the displa y , the k eyboard is shifted, so the letter k eys input upper-case alpha characters . The number ke ys input the punctuation symbols marked in the upper right corners of the keys. If both the caps mode indicator and the shift indica[...]

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    E-10 • Mirror image printing indicator This indicator appears when the Label Printer is set up for mirror image printing. Normal (non mirror image) printing is performed when this indicator is not shown. • Manual feed indicator This indicator appears when you are using manual feed instead of auto feed. Auto f eed is in effect when this indicato[...]

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    E-11 Part 4 Deleting and Inserting Characters This section describes everything you need to know about deleting and editing characters you have already input. Moving the Cursor Use the cursor keys to move the cursor around the display and position it for deleting and editing characters. T o mo ve the cursor • Press H to move the cursor to the lef[...]

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    E-12 T o delete character s using the DEL key Example: T o change the word “commmputer” to “computer”. 1. Use H and J to move the cursor under the first (far left) “m”. 2. Press DEL twice to delete the two m’ s at the cursor’ s position, shifting “mputer” to the left as you do. 3. Press FUNC and then J to jump back to the end of[...]

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    E-13 Character size changes are applied to printed te xt only . The size of the display ed text does not change. 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 maximum character size you can print depends on the siz[...]

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    E-14 12mm (2 lines) 18mm/24mm (1 line) * At this size, certain text eff ects can cause closely spaced lines of te xt to ov erlap. * At this size, the lines of certain character styles can become broken. 18mm/24mm (2 lines, 3 lines) Using A uto Sizing (A UTO) 1. Input the text. 2. Press FUNC 3 (SIZE) to display the size setting menu. AU TO M AN UA L[...]

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    E-15 T ext Effects There are three te xt effects that y ou can assign: shading, underlining, and bo xed te xt. The f ollowing shows e xamples of each. Shading: Underlining: Bo xed T e xt: T ext eff ect changes are applied to printed te xt only . The appearance of the displa yed text does not change , but the text eff ect indicators will show y ou w[...]

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    E-16 Part 6 Printing This part of the manual includes all the information you need to print tapes. It also tells you how to print special stamp tapes that you can attach to an optional stamp holder to create your own original stamps. Printing Precautions • Nev er turn power off while printing is being perf ormed. • Make sure that the tape outle[...]

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    E-17 Auto Feed Y ou can turn the Label Printer’s auto f eed feature on and off . When auto feed is on, the Label Printer automatically feeds the tape about 19mm at the beginning and end of each print operation. This creates identical margins on both sides of your text. Important! • After you finish printing when using manual feed, be sure to al[...]

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    E-18 3. Input 12 number of digits when you are using EAN-13 (7 digits, when using EAN-8), and then press SET . 4. Use H and J to move the underlining to the size you want to use and then press SET . S: SMALL M: MEDIUM L: LARGE PR I N T ? 8 * * This n umber indicates the check digit. The chec k digit is automatically calculated in accordance with in[...]

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    E-19 T o specify the number of decimal places 1. Press FUNC CAPS (FORMA T). CUR RND FM T 2. Use H and J to select RND , and then press SET . 3. Use H and J to select the decimal place setting you want to use. • 0 ... Rounding to integer • 2 ... Rounding to two decimal places 4. Press SET . T o set the name of the currencies 1. Press FUNC CAPS ([...]

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    E-20 Printing a Bargain Label The following example shows how you can print a discount label that calculates a mark down rather than a currency conversion. Label for 30% discount T o perform the calculation and print the label CURRENCY A NOW CURRENCY B (Blank) RA TE 0.7 (–30%) ROUND 2 (Round to two decimal places) FORMA T 1 PRINT PRINT B → A 1.[...]

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    E-21 Part 10 Memory This part of the manual tells you how to store text data in memory for instant recall when you need it. Y ou can store one bloc k of text in memory , containing up of 95 characters. Important! • All data stored in memory is deleted whenever batteries go dead and when you replace batteries. Be sure to keep written backup copies[...]

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    E-22 4. Use a cotton swab dipped in alcohol to clean the printer head and roller as shown in the illustration. 5. Replace the tape cartr idge and close the cover . Initial Power On Settings The following are the initial settings of the Label Printer whenever you turn it power on. Initializing the Label Printer If you experience serious malfunction [...]

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    E-23 *1 The check digit is automatically calculated in accordance with input data. For EAN-13 and EAN-8, the check digit is appended at the end of the printed digits. *2 The number of digits printed below a bar code equals the input characters plus automatically appended characters. *3 An error message is display ed whene v er there are insufficien[...]

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    E-24 • T ape Cutting Remove 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 i[...]

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    E-25 Message T APE ERROR! ST AMP ERROR! * This message appears on the screen for about one second. LOW BA TTERY D A T A ERROR! DIGIT ERROR! * This message appears on the screen for about one second. Possible Causes • Y ou are attempting to print a stamp using a tape size other than 18mm. • Y ou are attempting to perform printing without setting[...]

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    E-26 Alpha Characters Symbols[...]

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    E-27 Specifications Model: KL-7200E Input K eyboard La yout: T ypewriter (QWER TY) Character T ypes Alpha (English and other languages): 151 Numbers: 10 Symbols: 46 Display T ype: Liquid cr ystal display Character matrix: 12 columns of 5 × 7-dot Printing T ype: Ther mal transfer Speed: Approximately 6.76mm/second Width: 4mm (6mm tape), 7mm (9mm ta[...]

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    CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. 6-2, Hon-machi 1-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8543, Japan MO9907-A Printed in Malaysia/Imprimé en Malaisie A343023-3[...]