Dymo 450D manual

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    w w w .dy mo.co m U s e r G u i d e L a b e l M a n a g e r 4 5 0 D C r e a t e a n y l a b e l y o u n e e d , s t a n d - a l o n e o r f r o m y o u r P C / M a c LM450D_manual_UK_WEU.indd 1 13-08-2007 13:26:59[...]

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    2 Contents About Your New Label Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Warranty Regist ration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    3 Currency Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Adding Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Changing the Date Forma t . . . . . . . [...]

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    4 Figure 1 LabelManager 450D Pr ofessional La bel Mak er 1,2...n Enter P O L K I U J H G B V F T C D R E S X 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ? w w w . d y m o . c o m ! N $ , Clear Cancel CAPS SP ACE & – + , = / , Y Shift Shift Language Settings Memory Insert Preview Symbols . Print Navigation Arr ows & OK Cur ren c y Return/Enter Ta b CAPS Clear/Del[...]

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    5 About Y our New Label Mak er With y our new DYMO LabelManager ™ 450D label maker, you can cr eate a wide variety of high-qualit y , self-adhesi ve labels . Y ou can choose t o print y our labels in many differen t sizes and styles. T he label maker uses D YMO D1 label cassettes in widths of 1/4” (6 mm), 3/8” (9 mm), 1/2” ( 12 mm), 3/4” [...]

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    6 Inser ting the Label Cassette Y our label maker comes with one DY MO D1 label cassette. V isit www .d ym o .c om for information about purchasi ng additional label casset tes. T o insert the label cassette 1. Press and release the label cassette cover to open the label compartmen t. Se e Fig u re 3. Figu re 3 x T he first time you use the label m[...]

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    7 Setting the Current Da te The default date forma t depends upon the language select ion for the label maker . Y ou can change the default date format by follo wing the instruct ions in Changin g the Da te F ormat on page 13. T o se t the date 1. Press . 2. Select S et Date, and press . The default date is display ed. 3. Move the cursor over each [...]

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    8 The display window can accommodat e 16 upper- case characters. As y ou t ype more characters, they begin t o scroll to the left. (See Figure 6.) The number of characters actually display ed can var y due to proportional spacing. Figu re 6 In addition, featur e indicators appear on the displa y to let you know when a featur e is selected. See Figu[...]

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    9 Figure 8 Refer t o the LabelManage r 450 Quick Start card for installation instructions and the DYMO La bel S of t wa re User Guide for information about designing and printing labels . For m a t t i n g Yo u r L a b e l Y ou can choose fr om a number of formatting options to enhance th e appearan ce of your labels. x T he label mak er remember s[...]

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    10 T o set the font style 1. Press the key . 2. Use the arrow keys to move to the desired style and then pr ess . Adding Bo x and Background Styles Y o u can fur ther highlight your text by choosing a box, underline, or background style. Y ou can also use label text stored in memory as background t ext on your label. See Storing Label T ext o n pag[...]

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    11 Creating Multi-Line Labels The number of lines you can print on a label de pends on the width of the label you are using: • Maximum of five lines on 3/4" (19 mm) and 1” (24 mm) labels • Maximum of three lines on 3/8" (9 mm) and 1/2" (12 mm) labels • Maximum of one line on 1/4" (6 mm) labels T o create a multi-line lab[...]

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    12 Using S ymbols and Special Charac ters Symbols and othe r special characters can be added to your labels . Adding Symbols The la b el ma ke r s u pp o r ts t he extended symbol set as shown in Figur e 10. To a d d a s y m b o l 1. Press . The first r ow of symbols shown in the table appear s in the display . 2. Use the arrow keys to move to the [...]

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    13 Curren c y Symbo ls The currency key $ also uses RACE technology to scr oll through a number of currency symbols: € £ $ ¢ ¥ The or der these symbols appear depends on the language you have selected. Adding Da te and Ti me Y ou can add the da te and time to your labels. Changing the Date F ormat Y ou can choose from twelve differ ent date fo[...]

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    14 Printing Options Y ou can print multiple copies of a label at one time, print serialized labels, print fixed-length labels , review label te x t and format , and adjust the pri nting cont rast. Printing Multiple Copies Y ou can print up to 16 copies of a label a t one time. When printing mult iple copies, a dotted cut-line is printed between eac[...]

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    15 The barcode prints horizont ally along the label with the text in small print un derneath the barc ode. Y ou can optionally add tex t before and after the barcode. Or , you can add text above or be low the barcode by creati ng a two-line label. See Creating Multi-Line Labe ls on page 11. Fou r of th e s ta nda rd b arco de s re qu ire a fi xed n[...]

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    16 Adjusting the Print Contrast Y ou can adjust the print con trast to fine tune the prin t quality of your label. T o set the contrast 1. Press . 2. Select Set C ontras t and press . 3. Select a contrast sett ing and pre ss . Using Label Mak er Memor y The la be l ma ker ha s a p ower f ul memor y feature tha t stores te xt an d formatting as foll[...]

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    17 Carin g for Y our Labe l Maker Y our label mak er is designed t o give y ou long and trouble-free ser vice, while requiring very lit tle maint enance . Clean your label maker fr om time to time to keep it workin g prop erly . Clean the cutter blade each time y ou replace the label cassette. T o cl ean the cu tter blade 1. Press A to turn off the[...]

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    18 T roubleshooting Review the followi ng possible solutions if y ou encoun ter a prob lem while using your la bel maker. If you still need assistance, contact DY MO Cu stomer Suppor t for your countr y . Refer to Contacting Customer Support on the inside ba ck cov er to locate the contact number for your country . Problem/Error Message Solut ion N[...]

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    19 Documentation F eedback W e are constantly workin g to pr oduce the highest quality documentation for our pro ducts. W e welcome your feedback. Send us your comments or suggestions about our user guides. Please include the following inform ation with your feedback: • Pro duct name, model number , and User Guide page number • Brief descript i[...]

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    ©20 07 DYMO A Newe ll Ru bbe rma id Co mpa ny 931764 LM350D manual UK_WEU.indd 20 03-08-2007 11:56:36 Produced by: DYMO Stamford CT 0 6902 800-426-7827: www.dymo.com[...]