Dymo 420P manual

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    High-Performance Portable Label Maker with PC or Mac ® Connection LabelManager ® 420P Quick Start Guide[...]

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    1 Make sure you have all th e items shown in Figure 1. (Labels in cluded in the package ma y vary.) For complete in formation on usin g your label m aker, download the full LabelManag er 420P User Guide from the Support section of the DYMO We b site at www.dymo.com . Shift + – - , . % Insert warranty card Figure 1 Warranty card USB cable Charging[...]

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    2 Become familiar with the fe atures shown in Figure 2. Inserting the Battery To insert the batt ery 1 Slide the batt ery compartment cover away from th e label mak er. See Figure 3. 2 Insert the bat tery into the batte ry compart ment. 3 Replace the b attery compart ment cover. To charge th e battery 1 Plug the char ging adapter int o the power co[...]

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    3 Inserting the Label Cassette Your label make r uses DYMO D1 lab el cassettes. To insert the label cassette 1 Lift the label ca ssette cover to op en the label compartm ent. See Figure 4 . 2 Make sure the tape an d ribbon are taut across the mou th of the cassette an d that the ta pe passes bet ween the labe l guides. Se e Figure 5 . If necessary,[...]

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    4 To print a label 1 Enter text to create a simple la bel. 2 Press Print . 3 Press the cut ter button to c ut the label. 4 Remove the pape r backing from the label to expose the adhesive, and then attac h the label. Using Your Label Maker with Your Computer Connecting the Label Maker to your Computer The label maker connect s to your comp uter usin[...]

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    5 Starting the Built-In Software The built-in software resides o n the labe l maker; no installa tion is required. To start the soft ware for Windows ® 1 If necessary, press to turn o n the label maker. Depending on Windows AutoRu n se ttings, the software may start automatic ally. 2 If the softwa re does not start automa tically, do one of the fo[...]

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    6 Printing Labels with the Buil t-In Software The following figur e shows some of the features available in the so ftware. To print a first label 1 Click once on the label in the Edit area and type some text. 2 Click to print the label. 3 Press the cutte r button on the la bel maker to cut t he label. To capture and inse rt an image from your deskt[...]

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    7 Installing the DYMO Label™ v.8 Software To install the so ftware on a Windows ® system 1 Click in the built-in soft ware to do wnload the latest version of DYMO Label v.8 from the Support sectio n of the DYMO Web site. When DYMO Labe l v.8 is installed, clicking will start the software. 2 Close all open Microsoft Offic e applications. 3 Double[...]

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    8 Printing Labels with DYMO Label™ v.8 Software The following figure shows some of the majo r features available in DYMO Label v.8. To print your first label 1 Click in the built-in software to start DYMO Label v.8 softwa re. The first time y ou start DYMO Lab el software, a lis t of available la bel types is displayed on th e left side of th e w[...]

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    9 LabelManager 420P Quick Reference 1 Print 9 Accented cha racters 17 Format 2 Previe w 10 Space bar 18 LCD display 3 Save 11 Caps 19 Ca ncel 4 Setting s 12 Numeric ke ys 20 Navigation 5 Symbo ls 13 Insert 21 OK 6 Shift 14 Font Size 22 Open 7 Backspace 15 New lab el/Clear 8 Return 16 On /Off Shift + – - , . % Insert 1 2 3 4 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 17 [...]

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    10 Formatting Quick Reference Font Types Font Sizes Borders To take adva ntage of more advanced fo rmatting featur es, click in the bu ilt-in software to d ownload an d install DYMO Label™ v.8 software from the DYMO Web site. 1 Font type 5 Mirror 2 Font size 6 Vertical text 3 Font style 7 Alignment 4 Borders 8 Label length Label Width Font Size A[...]

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