Casio RJA514733-9 manual

E CW -L300 Star tup Guide • We recommend that you print on a disc* before you record an ything on it. Printing on a disc that already has data recorded on it can cause the data to become corrupted. • Note that CASIO COMPUTER CO ., L TD . shall not be held liable for any loss or corruption of data on discs arising through the use of this printer[...]

GUIDELINES LAID DOWN BY FCC RULES FOR USE OF THE UNIT IN THE U.S.A. (not applicable to other areas). NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential [...]

1 E Contents CW -L300 Printer Features .................................................... 2 General Guide ........................................................................ 4 Po wer Requirements ............................................................. 7 Using the A C Adaptor ....................................................... 7 Ini[...]

E 2 The CW -L300 makes it possible to print on both discs and on tape without connecting to a computer or installing any special software . DISC Mode A selection of illustrations and f onts makes labels stylish and informative. Y ou can e ven create labels f or your disc cases . CW -L300 Printer Features[...]

3 E T APE Mode Po w erful features and functions simplify printing of cassette tape labels, name tags, and just about any other type of label imaginab le.[...]

E 4 General Guide Press to turn on power . P ositioning guide Helps to ensure that discs are inser ted correctly . Press to turn off power . Ke yboard Display Cassette cover Cassette cover release Slit * USB port F or connection of a USB cable when e xchanging data with a computer . Carrying handle AC adaptor terminal Connect the bundled AC adaptor[...]

5 E ■ Carrying the Printer Pull out the handle as shown in the illustration. ■ Opening and Closing the Cassette Cover Press the cassette cov er release to open the co ver . To close the cassette cover Press down on the cassette cov er until you hear it click securely closed. Important! • Ta ke care when opening and closing the cassette cover [...]

E 6 ■ Replacing the Cassette Cover and Positioning Guide Should the cassette cover or positioning guide become detached from the printer , replace it as shown in the illustrations below . T ake care to a void apply- ing excessiv e f orce to the hinges on the cassette cover and tabs on the guide . Excessive f orce can cause hinges and tabs to brea[...]

7 E Po wer Requirements Y ou can run the printer by using its b undled AC adaptor to plug it into a po wer outlet. It can also run on commercially availab le alkaline batter ies. • F or inf or mation about loading alkaline batteries, see page 57 of the User’ s Guide. Using the A C Adaptor Use A C adaptor (AD-2105S) that comes bundled with the p[...]

E 8 Initializing Printer Memory Y ou should initializ e the memory of the printer before using it for the first time , after you ha ve not used it f or a long time , or if it f ails to operate normally when y ou turn power on. Important! Initializing printer memor y clears its memory of all input data. To initialize printer memory 1. Make sure that[...]

9 E Po wering Up and Selecting a Printing Mode Tu r ning the printer on and off is as simple as pressing a button. After the printer powers up , you will need to select the type of operation you w ant to perform. Select the DISC mode to print on a disc. Select the T APE mode when y ou want to print tape labels . To turn power on and off 1. Press th[...]

E 10 Mode Selection Basics The illustration below shows the basic flow for mode selection after turning on the printer. See the User’s Guide f or details on how to use each mode. Note • The illustration below sho ws operation for the DISC mode only . Operation in the T APE mode is identical. To input new label te xt To recall previousl y saved [...]

11 E Loading and Remo ving an Ink Ribbon Cassette An ink ribbon cassette is required when printing disc labels. Y ou should use only the special ink r ibbon cassettes that are specified for this printer. If you plan to print a tape label f or a disc case , you need to load a tape car tridge. To load the ink ribbon cassette 1. Press to turn off the [...]

E 12 7. Close the cassette cov er. • Press down on the cassette co ver until y ou hear it click securely into place. To remove the ink ribbon cassette 1. Press to turn off the pr inter . 2. Press the cassette cov er release and open the cover . 3. Grasping both sides of the adaptor , lift it straight up . 4. Remov e the ink r ibbon cassette from [...]

13 E Loading and Removing a T ape Cartridg e A tape car tridge is required when printing tape labels. Y ou should use only the special tape car tridges that are specified for this printer . To load a tape car tridge 1. Press to turn off the printer. 2. Press the cassette cov er release and open the cover . 3. Remov e the stopper from the tape car t[...]

E 14 8. Load the tape cartr idge into the printer . • Make sure that the tape and ink ribbon pass betw een the print head the rub ber roller as sho wn in the illustration below . T ake care that the ink rib bon does not snag on the protrusion near the print head. Press down on the tape car tridge until you hear it clic k securely into place. Impo[...]

15 E Using the Printer’ s Keys 23 5 6 7 8 0 q t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 q w e r t Press to print data created on a computer . Press to enter the DISC mode. Press to enter the T APE mode. • P astes previously copied te xt. • To copy , input the text to be copied. Next, press and then this ke y . For more inf or mation, see page 47 of the User’ s[...]

E 16 Display Symbols and Indicator s Before actually using the printer , you should first tak e some time to become acquainted with the symbols and indicators used on the label printer display . Note that display contents are diff erent in the DISC mode and in the T APE mode, but some indicators are common to both modes . ■ Symbols and Indicators[...]

17 E ■ DISC Mode Symbols and Indicators 1 Label format Shows the f or mat of the label being created. 2 A uto format indicator This indicator appears when Auto F ormat is enabled. 3 Te xt area This is where te xt appears dur ing input and editing. 4 Character count These values indicate the char acter count as shown below 13/24 CHR Maximum number[...]

E 18 Label Printing Basics This section contains general procedures f or laying out and printing disc la- bels and tape labels. F or full details about creating labels, see the separate User’ s Guide. DISC Mode This section describes the general steps you need to perf orm to use the DISC Mode to print on a disc. Disc Label Printing General Proced[...]

19 E 1. Press to turn on the pr inter . • A LAST D A T A icon will also appear on the Main Menu if there is input data left ov er from the last time you used the printer. See page 10 for more information. 2. Use and to select DISC , and then press SET . • Y ou can also press DISC here. 3. Use and to select NEW , and then press SET . • This di[...]

E 20 ■ To c heck the appearance of a disc label la y out 1. Press PREVIEW . • This will cause an image of the disc label la yout to scroll on the displa y . • If the disc label layout has text in both the upper print area (AREA A) and the lower print area (AREA B), a print area selection screen will appear here. Use and to select the print ar[...]

21 E Important! • Handle the disc gently when sliding it into place. Rough handling can damage the disc or the positioning guide. • Check to mak e sure that there is no dirt, dust, or other foreign matter on the disc. Dir t or dust can scratch the recording surface of the disc and make it impossib le to record data onto it. • Sliding the disc[...]

E 22 ■ To create a disc label for the upper and lo wer print areas 1. In step 4 of the procedure under “T o create a label for the upper print area of a disc” on page 19, select the icon that sho ws both AREA A and AREA B, and then input text into both areas. 2. After inputting the text f or the label, press SET . • Now y ou can preview you[...]

23 E T APE Mode This section describes the general steps you need to perf or m to use the T APE Mode to print on label tape. T ape Label Printing General Procedure Connect the AC adaptor (P age 7). Or load batteries into the printer (Page 57 of the User’ s Guide). Load a tape car tridge (Page 13). Select the T APE Mode (Page 23). Select the tape [...]

E 24 ■ To previe w label contents bef ore printing 1. After performing the procedure under “T o create a tape label” abo ve, press PREVIEW . • This causes the contents of the label to scroll on the displa y . • Note that the abov e step cannot be perf ormed if you do not ha v e a tape car tridge loaded in the printer. 2. To pause scrollin[...]

25 E 6. Press SET to star t printing. • To interr upt printing par t wa y through, press ESC . Important! • Nev er tur n off the printer while it is performing a print operation. • Nev er open the cassette cover while the printer is perf or ming a print operation. • Do not touch the tape coming out of the printer until it is cut automatical[...]

E 26 ■ To create margins to the left and right of label te xt 1. Before te xt is printed or after text printing is complete, press FUNCTION FEED . • This f eeds the tape approximately 23.5 millimeters ( 15 / 16 "). ■ To cut a tape when “NONE” is selected for the “MAR- GINS” setting A utomatic tape cutting is not perf or med at th[...]

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