Dymo 4XL manual

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    LabelW rit er ® 4XL en fr-C A[...]

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    Copyright © 2010 Sanford, L.P. All rights reserved. Revised 12/10. No part of this document or the software may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or translated into another language without the pri or wri tten consent of Sanford, L .P. Trademarks DYMO, LabelWrite r, and DYMO Label are re gistered marks in the Unit ed States[...]

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    Quick Start Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Printing Postage with DYMO Stamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Guide de démarrage rapide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11[...]

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    1 For complet e information abou t your label printer, you can view the LabelWriter Printer User Guide from the DYM O Label v.8 Help menu or from th e DYMO Web site at www.dymo.co m. Follow these steps to install the LabelWriter printer a nd print your first la bel. 1. Unpacking your LabelWriter Printer NOTE Do not connec t the printer into your co[...]

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    2 Become familiar with th e printer’s major comp onents. See Figure 2. LabelWri ter Printer Fe atures Your LabelWr iter printer is a direct thermal printer and do es not use ink or toner. Instea d, the printer uses heat from a ther mal print head to print o n specially treated la bels. Labels are the only supplies you will ever need to buy. The f[...]

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    3 2. Installing the Software Do not conne ct the printe r to your compu ter until after the software installation is complete. Windows Depending on y our system configuratio n, the software installation could take some time wh ile the requir ed Microsoft .NET ™ software is installed. To instal l the software o n a Windows system 1 Close all op en[...]

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    4 3. Connecting your LabelWriter Printer NOTE Do not connect t he printer to yo ur computer un til after the software installati on is complete. To connect the pow er 1 Plug the powe r cord into the po wer adapter. See Figure 3. 2 Plug the power adapt er into the power connector on th e bottom of the printer. See Fig ure 4. 3 Plug the other end of [...]

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    5 4. Loading Labels Important! In order for the labels to f eed properly during printing, pay attention to the following w hen loading labels on the spool and into the printe r: • The label sp ool guide must be pushed flush aga inst the label roll, with no ga p. See Figure 6. • The labels must be loaded with the left edge of the label insert ed[...]

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    6 5 Slide the spo ol guide onto the r ight side of th e spool and press the guid e tightly against th e side of the la bel roll, leaving no gap betwe en the roll and the spool. Se e Figure 6. NOTE To ensure prop er feeding of labels during printing, the label roll must fit snugly against both sides of the label spool, with no gaps. 6 Insert the lab[...]

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    7 5. Printing your First Label The first ti me you open the applicat ion, you are asked to register the software. Registering the software ensures th at you wi ll be informed of any software updat es. During the regist ration process, you will be asked to en ter the serial number for your label pr inter. The serial n umber is loc ated on the bo tto[...]

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    8 Figure 9 high lights some of the major features ava ilable in DYMO La bel software. For complete details on usin g the software, refer to the onlin e Help. From the He lp menu, you can view the follo wing: • DYMO Label v.8 Help • DYMO Label v.8 User Guide • LabelWriter Print er User Guide Insert text, addresses, images, shapes, lines, barco[...]

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    9 Printing Postage with DYMO Stamps You can now prin t postage right from your deskto p using you r LabelWriter 4XL lab el printer. All you need is DYMO Stamp s software, your LabelWrite r printer, DYMO Stamps labels, and an Internet conn ection. To install DYMO Stamps and print postage 1 Sign up for your USPS acco unt with Endicia. Go to: www.endi[...]

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    10 3 Enter your account numbe r and pass p hrase, and th en click OK . 4 Click Buy Postage and purchase postage for yo ur account. 5 Select DYMO LabelW riter 4XL from the Printer list under Printer Selection. 6 Click Test Print to print a voided postage label . You are now r eady to start print ing actual postage when ever you need it. Refer to the[...]

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    11 Pour des information s complètes sur votre imprimante d' étiquettes, consultez le Guide d'uti lisation de l'imprimante LabelWriter à partir du menu d'a ide de DYMO Label  v.8 ou du site Web de DYMO à l'adresse www. dymo.com. Suivez ces étape s pour instal ler l'imprimante LabelWriter et imprimer votre pr emi[...]

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    12 Familiarisez-vous avez les composants pri ncipaux de l'imprimante. Voir Figure 2. Fonctions de l’impr imante LabelW riter Votre imprimante LabelWriter est une imprimante thermique ne n écessitant ni toner ni cartouche d'encre. Elle utilise plutôt une tête d'impressio n thermique po ur imprimer s ur des étiquettes spécialeme[...]

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    13 2. Installation du logiciel Ne pas branche r l’imprimante sur votre ordinateur avant la fin de l'inst allation du logiciel. Windows En fonction de votre configur ation système, l’installation du logiciel peut prendre un certain temp s pendant l'installation du logiciel requis M icrosoft .NET ™ . Pour installe r le logiciel sous [...]

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    14 3. Branchement de vot re imprimante LabelWriter REMARQUE Ne pa s brancher l’im primante sur votr e ordinateur avant la fin d e l'installation d u logiciel. Pour mettre sous tensio n 1 Branchez le cordo n d'alimentation dans l'ad aptateur de courant. Voir Figure 3 . 2 Branchez l'ada ptateur de co urant dans le co nnecteur de[...]

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    15 4. Chargement des étiquettes Important ! Pour que les étique ttes avancent correct ement lors de l’impression, veuillez f aire attention aux points su ivants lorsqu e vous chargez d es étiquettes sur la bobine et d ans l’impriman te : • Le guide de la bobine d’é tiquettes doit êtr e poussé directe ment contre le rouleau d’étique[...]

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    16 5 Glissez le guide de bobine du côté droit de la bobine et press ez bien le guide con tre le côté du roulea u d'étiquettes en ne laissant auc un écart entre le r ouleau et la bob ine. Voir Figure 6. REMARQUE Pour s’assurer que les é tiquettes avancen t correctemen t lors de l’impression, le roul eau d’étiquettes doit être bie[...]

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    17 5. Impression de votre première étiquette La première fois que vou s ouvrez l'appl ication, on v ous demande ra d'enregistre r le logiciel. En enregistrant le logiciel, vous ê tes sûr d’être infor mé des dernières m ises à jour du log iciel. Lors du proce ssus d’enregist rement, vous serez invité à taper le numéro de s?[...]

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    18 La Figure 9 s ouligne certaines d es fonctions princip ales disponibles dans le logiciel DYMO La bel. Pour tous les détails sur l’utilisation du logiciel, voir l’aide en ligne. Le menu d'a ide vous permet d'accéder aux ressources su ivantes: • Aide de DYMO Label v.8 • Guide d'ut ilisation de DYMO La bel  v.8 • Guide[...]

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    1794355 12/10 DIS-83 Distributed by/Distribué par: DYMO, Atlanta, GA 30328 ©2010 Sanford, L.P. www.dymo.com Imported into Canada by/Imporé au Canada par Sanford Canada L.P., Oakville, ON L6J 3J3[...]