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  • Page 1

    P an-Quik ™ LS3E Printer Operator Manual English V er sion (Consult Factory f or Additional Languages) P anduit Corp. 1819 Atlanta Highway Cumming, GA 30040 USA Attention: Labeling Systems Department 1-888-506-5400, ext. 7470 L S 3 E[...]

  • Page 2

    INDEX Introduction and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 W arranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Printer Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Battery Pack and Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

  • Page 3

    INTRODUCTION The LS3E P an-Quik ™ Hand-Held Printer is the complete printing solution for Electricians, Assemblers, Maintenance & Repair , Construction, and Network Communication Personnel. This versatile, on-site, on-demand printer provides users the capability to save, retrieve, and edit custom or serialized labels for wire and cable markin[...]

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    DO NOT OPERA TE IN WET OR DAMP AREAS Do not operate the product in wet or damp ar eas. Operation of any electrical equipment in such an environment constitutes a definite safety hazard. DO NOT SUBSTITUTE P AR TS OR MODIFY EQUIPMENT Because of the danger of introducing additional hazar ds, do not install substitute parts or perform an unauthorized m[...]

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    This unit includes EMI/RFI filters, however , it is possible that infrequent electrical phenomena may cause printer functions to be temporarily interrupted. This interruption can be corr ected by turning the printer “off,” and then back “on” again. W ARRANTY INFORMA TION Our products ar e warranted to be free fr om defects in material and w[...]

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    TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Dimensions: 4 1/4” W ide x 13 1/4” Long x 3 5/8” High W eight: 2.7 lb. Display: 2 line by 16 character LCD Keyboard: 49 color coded keys with er gonomically designed keypad Print Method: 9 pin dot matrix print head Power: 12 VDC, 1200 mAh rechar geable Ni-Cad battery pack (included) PRINTER SET -UP REMOV AL / INSER T[...]

  • Page 7

    CONNECTING THE BA TTER Y CHARGER A battery charger has been included with your LS3E Printer . There is an input connector on the right hand side of the battery pack. Insert the charger plug into the connector and plug the battery charger into an outlet. The printer will not operate with the battery charger plugged in. W ARNING: This battery pack co[...]

  • Page 8

    printer shuts down. The battery should then be rechar ged fully for 15 hours. When fully charged, the battery pack will measure 14-14.5 volts, and will power the printer all the way down to approximately 1 1 volts. The printer has an auto shut-off featur e which will automatically turn the printer off after being idle for 5 minutes to conserve batt[...]

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    7 ➃ TO REMO VE LIFT HERE TEAR BAR RIBBON PRINT HEAD ➁ PUSH DOWN ① LOCA TE THE PRINT HEAD IN CENTER OF THE PRINTER WHEN LOADING BE SURE THA T THE RIBBON IS LOCA TED BETWEEN THE PRINT SHIELD AND THE PRINT HEAD . ➂ RO T A TE MANUAL AD V ANCE KNOB T O ALIGN WITH DRIVE PIN. FIGURE 2 PRINT SHIELD RUBBER DRIVE ROLLER APPL Y DOWNW ARD PRESSURE ON S[...]

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    SECTION 1: Using the SETUP Menu Step 1: T urning the Printer On: Locate the POWER Key , represented by the symbol, found in the upper left hand corner of the keypad. Press and hold the POWER Key until the print head cycles. The LS3E will display the last label code in use. Step 2: Loading/Removing the Labels: 1. Load labels on mandrel (label r oll [...]

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    9 W ARNING: When using heat shrink tubing, the liner must be cut or torn along the perforation by hand. T rying to use the tear bar to cut the heat shrink liner will not work, and may damage the tear bar . T o unload the labels, press and r elease the SHIFT Key and then press and r elease the FEED Key . When reverse feeding labels that have been pr[...]

  • Page 12

    10 Step 5: Entering the Desired Legend: The printer features a 2 line by 16 character LCD display . If the legend that you desire is gr eater than 16 characters long or greater than 2 lines high then you will not be able to view the entire legend at one time. Enter the desired legend via the keypad. Once you have completed the current line, pr ess [...]

  • Page 13

    11 QUIK-KEY TM OPTIONS OPTION QUIK-KEY TM CODE PRINT MODE EXAMPLE TEXT FONT K Standard * ABC Q Letter Quality @ ABC R Rotated TEXT SIZE V Compressed T ext ABC S Small T ext ABC N Normal T ext* ABC L Large T ext ABC TEXT CASE O Lower Case @ abc P Upper Case * ABC PRINT DENSITY A Normal* ABC B Bold ABC HORIZONT AL TEXT E Left ABC POSITION F Right ABC[...]

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    Printer Replacement Parts Part Number Description LS3-RIB Replacement Printer Ribbon LS3E-BP Replacement Battery Pack LS3E-MAN-A Replacement Operator Manual LS3EC-* Replacement Battery Charger Optional Accessories Part Number Description LS3E-CP Replacement Battery Charging Pack. Power the LS3E directly fr om an AC Power Source and char ge the LS3E[...]

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    KEY DESCRIPTION CHAR T KEY / SYMBOL FUNCTION P O W E R T urns the printer on, SHIFT then POWER turns the printer off SETUP Activates the SETUP menu. CL R/ DEL DEL-removes the character above the cursor , CLR (SHIFT DEL) - erases the text on the entire label SR L Activates serializing function FEED Advances one label, SHIFT then FEED r everse feeds [...]

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    Notes: The T erminal option can be used in conjunction with serialization (see page 14) and with rotated text. When continuous terminal block labels (labels with code ending with 00) are used, the printer will automatically select the T erminal option for the user . Line spacing can be entered in inches or millimeters; use the UP ARROW Key and DOWN[...]

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    PRINTING UNDERLINED AND NON-UNDERLINED LEGENDS IN THE SAME LABEL • Key in the portion of the legend that will not be underlined. Use the SP ACE Key to leave blanks where underlined characters will appear . • Press the SETUP Key . Select the Underlined option in the Other Options menu and exit the SETUP menu. • Use the arrow keys to position t[...]

  • Page 18

    PRINTING UNDERLINED AND NON-UNDERLINED LEGENDS IN THE SAME LABEL • Key in the portion of the legend that will not be underlined. Use the SP ACE Key to leave blanks where underlined characters will appear . • Press the SETUP Key . Select the Underlined option in the Other Options menu and exit the SETUP menu. • Use the arrow keys to position t[...]

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    Notes: The T erminal option can be used in conjunction with serialization (see page 14) and with rotated text. When continuous terminal block labels (labels with code ending with 00) are used, the printer will automatically select the T erminal option for the user . Line spacing can be entered in inches or millimeters; use the UP ARROW Key and DOWN[...]

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    KEY DESCRIPTION CHAR T KEY / SYMBOL FUNCTION P O W E R T urns the printer on, SHIFT then POWER turns the printer off SETUP Activates the SETUP menu. CL R/ DEL DEL-removes the character above the cursor , CLR (SHIFT DEL) - erases the text on the entire label SR L Activates serializing function FEED Advances one label, SHIFT then FEED r everse feeds [...]

  • Page 21

    Printer Replacement Parts Part Number Description LS3-RIB Replacement Printer Ribbon LS3E-BP Replacement Battery Pack LS3E-MAN-A Replacement Operator Manual LS3EC-* Replacement Battery Charger Optional Accessories Part Number Description LS3E-CP Replacement Battery Charging Pack. Power the LS3E directly fr om an AC Power Source and char ge the LS3E[...]

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    11 QUIK-KEY TM OPTIONS OPTION QUIK-KEY TM CODE PRINT MODE EXAMPLE TEXT FONT K Standard * ABC Q Letter Quality @ ABC R Rotated TEXT SIZE V Compressed T ext ABC S Small T ext ABC N Normal T ext* ABC L Large T ext ABC TEXT CASE O Lower Case @ abc P Upper Case * ABC PRINT DENSITY A Normal* ABC B Bold ABC HORIZONT AL TEXT E Left ABC POSITION F Right ABC[...]

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    10 Step 5: Entering the Desired Legend: The printer features a 2 line by 16 character LCD display . If the legend that you desire is gr eater than 16 characters long or greater than 2 lines high then you will not be able to view the entire legend at one time. Enter the desired legend via the keypad. Once you have completed the current line, pr ess [...]

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    9 W ARNING: When using heat shrink tubing, the liner must be cut or torn along the perforation by hand. T rying to use the tear bar to cut the heat shrink liner will not work, and may damage the tear bar . T o unload the labels, press and r elease the SHIFT Key and then press and r elease the FEED Key . When reverse feeding labels that have been pr[...]

  • Page 25

    SECTION 1: Using the SETUP Menu Step 1: T urning the Printer On: Locate the POWER Key , represented by the symbol, found in the upper left hand corner of the keypad. Press and hold the POWER Key until the print head cycles. The LS3E will display the last label code in use. Step 2: Loading/Removing the Labels: 1. Load labels on mandrel (label r oll [...]

  • Page 26

    7 ➃ TO REMO VE LIFT HERE TEAR BAR RIBBON PRINT HEAD ➁ PUSH DOWN ① LOCA TE THE PRINT HEAD IN CENTER OF THE PRINTER WHEN LOADING BE SURE THA T THE RIBBON IS LOCA TED BETWEEN THE PRINT SHIELD AND THE PRINT HEAD . ➂ RO T A TE MANUAL AD V ANCE KNOB T O ALIGN WITH DRIVE PIN. FIGURE 2 PRINT SHIELD RUBBER DRIVE ROLLER APPL Y DOWNW ARD PRESSURE ON S[...]

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    printer shuts down. The battery should then be rechar ged fully for 15 hours. When fully charged, the battery pack will measure 14-14.5 volts, and will power the printer all the way down to approximately 1 1 volts. The printer has an auto shut-off featur e which will automatically turn the printer off after being idle for 5 minutes to conserve batt[...]

  • Page 28

    CONNECTING THE BA TTER Y CHARGER A battery charger has been included with your LS3E Printer . There is an input connector on the right hand side of the battery pack. Insert the charger plug into the connector and plug the battery charger into an outlet. The printer will not operate with the battery charger plugged in. W ARNING: This battery pack co[...]

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    For your pr otection please complete and mail this card within ten (10) w orking days fr om the date of purchase. This will validate y our P anduit Corp. Warranty . Model No. Serial No. Date of Purc hase Month Day Y ear Y our Name Title Company Address City State Zip Distributor Name / Address City State Zip Why did y ou choose P anduit? Phone # Fa[...]

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    NO POST AGE NECESSAR Y IF MAILED IN THE UNITED ST A TES BUSINESS REPL Y MAIL FIRST CLASS MAIL PERMIT NO . 4 CUMMING, GA POST A GE WILL BE P AID BY ADDRESSEE P ANDUIT CORP . 1819 A TLANT A HWY CUMMING GA 30040-9855 USA[...]