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    KL-8200 User ’ s Guide[...]

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    E-1 Important Safety Precautions Note of the following safety precautions before using the label printer for the first time. Keep these safety precautions and operating instructions on hand for future reference. About safety precaution symbols The following symbols are used in this manual and on the product itself to alert you and others to the ris[...]

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    E-2 • Avoid leaving the unit on a kitchen table, next to a humidifier , or in any other area where it might come into contact with oil vapors or steam. Such conditions create the danger of fire and electri- cal shock. • Never place heavy objects on the unit. Doing so creates the danger of the unit falling, result- ing in personal injury . Lithi[...]

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    E-3 Contents Important Safety Precautions ...................... E-1 Quick Reference ............................................ E-2 Part 1 Getting Acquainted ........................... E-4 Important Precautions .............................................. E-4 General Guide .......................................................... E-5 Label Pr[...]

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    E-4 T o store a bar code ............................................ E-23 T o recall a bar code from memory ..................... E-23 T o delete a bar code from memory .................... E-23 NUMBERING .......................................................... E-23 T o print sequentially numbered labels ................ E-23 T o store a numberi[...]

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    E-5 Bottom General Guide Front Replacing the Cover if it Comes Off If the cover comes off, replace it as shown in the illustra- tion nearby . T ake care to avoid damaging the tabs and hinges when installing the cover . Power Keys Turn power on and off. Handle AC adaptor connector 3-pin jack T ape cartridge compartment Cover release T ape outlet Pri[...]

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    E-6 • Use only an adaptor , and make sure the adaptor has the same voltage rating as the household current in your area. Using a wrong adaptor can damage your label printer . • Be sure to turn the label printer off before you connect the adaptor . Do not turn power on until the adaptor is con- nected to the label printer and plugged into an AC [...]

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    E-7 Important! Never try to push the tape back into the cas- sette. Once tape is out of the cassette, there is no way to wind it back in. T rying to do so can cause operational prob- lems with the label printer . T o load a tape cartridge 1. Make sure the label printer is turned off. 2. Press the cover release and open the cover. • If there is a [...]

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    E-8 Use u and i to move the highlighting to the item you want to select and then press SET . Press ESC to clear the SET UP menu without selecting anything. The following sections explain how to use most of the SET UP menu items. See page E-12 for details on using DEF AUL T FONT , page E-1 1 for how to use INPUT , and page E-19 for DENSITY . Message[...]

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    E-9 Shift indicator This indicator appears when you press the SHIFT key . While this indicator is on the display , the keyboard is shifted, so the letter keys input the opposite of their current upper-case/lower- case setting. The number keys input the punctuation symbols marked in the upper right corners of the keys. The keyboard automatically uns[...]

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    E-10 2. Use u and i to move the highlighting to the item you want to select and then press SET . • Pressing SET causes a menu of symbols, dingbats, number formats, or characters to appear . • T o clear the SYMBOL menu without selecting anything, press ESC . 3. Use u , i , t and y to move the highlighting to the character you want to select, and[...]

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    E-11 2. Use u and i to move the highlighting to “ RECALL ” and then press SET . 3. Use u , i , t and y to select the user character you want and then press SET . T o delete a user character 1. Press FUNC and then ILLUST (USER CHR). 2. Use u and i to move the highlighting to “ DELETE ” and then press SET . 3. Use u , i , t and y to select th[...]

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    E-12 Part 5 Character Attributes and T ext Effects The operations in this part of the manual explain how to change fonts and character styles. These characteristics are called “character attributes”. It also tells you how to assign such text effects as underlining, shading, and box printing to text. Important! • Character attributes you speci[...]

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    E-13 T o change the character styles 1. While there is text on the display , press STYLE . – – – – – E L Y T S – – – – L A M R O N D L O B E N I L T U O W O D A H S D E S I A R 2. Use u and i to highlight the style you want to change to and then press SET . – – – – – E L Y T S – – – – – E G N A R – L L A K C [...]

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    E-14 T o change the text effect for specific characters 1. After performing the two steps under “ T o assign text ef- fects ” , use u and i to highlight “ CHARACTER ” and then press SET . 2. Move the cursor to the start character from which you want to change the text effect and then press SET to register your selection. 3. Move the cursor [...]

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    E-15 About the format menu The format that appears in the following procedure uses symbols to indicate character sizes in each line of text. The formats that appear depend on the width of the tape loaded in the label printer and the number of lines in the block of text where the cursor is located when you press the SIZE key . The following shows al[...]

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    E-16 T o cancel superscripting and subscripting 1. While there is superscripted or subscripted text on the display , press SIZE . 2. Use u and i to highlight “ SUPER/SUB ” and then press SET . 3. Use u and i to highlight “ CANCEL ” and then press SET . 4. Select the range of characters for which you want to can- cel superscripting or subscr[...]

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    E-17 T o create a block Example: T o input the text “ ABXYZ Computer Company ” and create two blocks: “ ABXYZ ” and “ Computer Company ” . 1. Input the text. 2. Move the cursor to the space between “ ABXYZ ” and “ Computer Company ” . 3. Press BLOCK . B L o C r e t u p m o C Z Y BX A 2 S N A S a m c 0 . 3 1 2 × 2 • If you wan[...]

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    E-18 All T ext Operations The procedures in this section control the following param- eters for all of the text on the display . • Mirror printing (mirror , normal) • Proportional character spacing (on, off) • Smoothing (on, off) • Block space (none, narrow , wide) • Feed (long, short, manual) • T ape length (auto, fixed) • Block alig[...]

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    E-19 Part 8 Printing This part of the manual includes all the information you need to print tapes. Note The following information covers basic printing pro- cedures only . Other printing related information can be found in the sections of this manual describing presets (page E-20), stamp printing (page E-25), frames, and memory op- erations (page E[...]

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    E-20 T o specify frames around each character 1. Input the text you want to frame. 2. Press FRAME . – – – – – E M A R F – – – – 1 E T C A R A H C H C A E – 3. Use u and i to move the highlighting to “ EACH CHAR- ACTER ” and press SET . 4. Use u , i , t and y to move the highlighting to the frame you want to use and press SET[...]

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    E-21 2. Use u and i to move the highlighting to “ ST ORE ” and then press SET . m c 8 . 4 1 H T G N E L m m 8 1 H T D I W A ? E M A N 3. Input up to five characters for the name of the label, and then press SET . C S E / T E S ? E R O T S % 0 2 Y R O M E M D E S U – – – – T U O Y A L – – – – 4. Press SET to store the label or ES[...]

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    E-22 12. Use u and i to move the highlighting to “ EXIT ” and then press SET . 13. Press SET to end the operation. T o store an original layout 1. Perform steps 1 through 10 under “ T o create a new origi- nal layout ” to create the layout. 2. Use u and i to move the highlighting to “ ST ORE ” and then press SET . 3. Input up to five ch[...]

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    E-23 • Always test bar codes produced using this label printer before actually using them. If bar codes cannot be read properly , try adjusting the print density (page E-19) or us- ing a larger character size. EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E The following applies to EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, and UPC- E bar codes. T o print a bar code 1. While the PRESETS[...]

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    E-24 2. Use u and i to move the highlighting to “ NEW ” and press SET . 4 3 2 1 m c O T U A H T G N E L H T D I W m m 8 1 3. Use t and y to move the highlighting to the number of the format you want and then press SET . S N A S R E B M U N a m c O T U A H T G N E L H T D I W 1 m m 8 1 4. Input the starting number of the numbering sequence and t[...]

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    E-25 T o change the week’s starting day 1. While a calendar is on the display , press FORM . – – – – – M R O F – – – – – T A M R O F L L A R A D N E L A C 2. Use u and i to move the highlighting to “ CALENDAR FORMA T ” and then press SET . • Y ou can specify either mirror or normal printing (page E-18) and feed setting ([...]

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    E-26 5. Use u and i to move the highlighting to “ EXIT ” and then press SET . 6. Press SET to end the operation. T o recall a stamp label from memory 1. While the ST AMP menu is on the display , use u and i to move the highlighting to “ RECALL ” and then press SET . 2. Use u and i to display the name of the label you want, and then press SE[...]

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    E-27 • The optional F A-900 makes it possible for you to use the label printer to print data created on your personal com- puter . Importing Data from an SF Unit Use the following procedure to send data to the label printer from a SF Unit. T o connect the SF Unit to the label printer 1. Turn off the power of the label printer and the SF Unit. 2. [...]

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    E-28 • If you do not want to receive and append any more data items, skip steps 4 and 5. 5. Repeat step 3 to receive more data. • The “ ! ” indicator means that data items will be printed one at a time. If you want to print all of the received data items at once, press B to change “ ! ” to “ A ” . Press B again to change back to “[...]

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    E-29 • Use a tape width of at least 18mm when received data item character size is increased vertically by a factor of two. • None of the following functions can be used with received data: frames, preset formats, auto sizing, preset layouts, block operations, proportional character spacing, smooth- ing, character input settings, character dele[...]

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    E-30 ENLARGED Label Measurements Illustrations Symbols, Dingbats, and Special Characters ● SYMBOL ● DINGBA T ● NUMBER ● GREEK, RUSSIAN Frames ● ALL TEXT ● EACH CHARACTER Fonts 24 mm 18 mm 12 mm 2 pieces 3 pieces 4 pieces 2 pieces 3 pieces 4 pieces 4 pieces Large 2 pieces 3 pieces 4 pieces 4 pieces Large 8 × 8 times 12 × 12 times 16 ×[...]

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    E-31 Bar Code Specifications *1 The check digit is automatically calculated in accordance with input data. For EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, and ITF , the check digit is appended at the end of the printed digits. For CODE39 and CODABAR, the check digit is appended one digit before the final digit (when a check digit is used). *2 UPC-E includes a check digi[...]

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    E-32 • • • • • Data Communication Only blank spaces were input. Input the text you want to print. T ape comes out when PRINT is pressed, but nothing is printed on it. Possible Cause Action • • • • • T ape Cutting • • • • • Using Labels Improper print density setting Improper loading of the cartridge Dirty print head or[...]

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    E-33 Message Cause and Recommended Action T ext being printed with a frame does not fit within a fixed-length tape. Shorten the text or change the tape length. Print operation attempted when memory is not initialized. Perform the reset operation and try again. Memory data has been deleted or corrupted bacause battery went dead. T ext storage attemp[...]

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    E-34 Specifications Model: KL-8200 Input Keyboard Layout: T ypewriter (QWERTY) Character T ypes Alpha (English and other languages): 52 (A~Z, a~z), 99 ( Á , ß , Ç , W etc.) Numbers: 10 Symbols/Greek and Russian Characters: 306 Illustrations: 50 Display T ype: Liquid crystal display Columns: 12 Lines: 4 Printing T ype: Thermal transfer Speed: App[...]

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