3M PL150 manual

Portable Labeler PL150 User Guide[...]

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3 Contents Important Safety Instruct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Intended Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Safety Prec[...]

4 Using Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Inserting Symbol s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

5 Important Safety Instructions Keep this manual for fu ture reference ! This document will support you during the use of the 3M ™ Portable Labeler PL1 50 handheld pr inter. Read th ese warnings carefully and us e the product as described in this user guid e to avoid ac cidental injury or damage. The following table provid es brief descri ptio ns[...]

6 Intended Use The 3M™ Port able Labeler PL300 is a port able label printer intended for industri al use. Th e printer is powered using a rechargeab le battery pack a nd 110V-240V power adapter . It can also b e powered by s ix AA alkaline batt eries. The printer is app roved for use only in closed rooms a nd dry environmen ts. WARNING To reduce [...]

7 Safety Precautions for Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Battery Pack Inaccurate h andling of a Lith ium-ion rech argeable bat tery may caus e leakage, heat, smoke, an exp losion, o r fire. This could cause det erioration of pe rformance or failu re. This may also da mage the protec tion device insta lled in the ba ttery pack. This co uld damage equipment[...]

8 Figure 1 3M™ Porta ble Labeler PL150 1 Power connector 9 Return 17 Space bar 2 Label exit slot 10 Favorites 18 Alt 3 LCD Display 11 Add/Remove 19 Hot Keys 4 Cutter button 12 Custom/Settings 20 Clear 5 Print 13 Serial/Feed 21 Escape 6 OK 14 Library/Save 22 Power 7 Navigation 15 Size/Styles 23 Backlight 8 Backspace 16 Caps 4 3 7 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 [...]

9 About Your New Printer With your new 3M ™ Portable Labeler PL1 50, you can create a wi de variety of h igh-quality lab els. You can choose to print your labe ls in many different sizes an d styles. The printe r uses 3M™ Portable La beler PL150 Refill Cartr idges in widths of 1/4” , 3/8”, 1/2”, o r 3/4”. 3M™ label cartrid ges are als[...]

10 Inserting the Opt ional Battery Pack The printer can operate using an optiona l rechargeab le, Lithium-ion batte ry pack (3M Portable Labe ler Rechargeab le Battery). Make sure the power ad apter is disconne cted before handling the Lit hium-ion batt ery pack. To insert the battery pac k 1 Press the thum b latch on the b ack of the printe r to r[...]

11 Selecting a Language The first time you turn on the power, you are p rompted to select your desired la nguage. By default, the language is set to English. Several langua ge-related features of the printer, such as special char acters, m enu text, an d so on, are d etermined by the langua ge setting. Yo u can chang e the langua ge selection at an[...]

12 ALT Key The key is used to select the functi on or symbol printed abo ve a key. For example, when you press , the number 9 appears in th e display; ho wever, if you press and th en , an asterisk ( * ) appe ars in the display. Escape Key The key canc els an action o r exits from a me nu without making a selectio n. Navigation Keys The naviga tion[...]

13 Removing a Label You can remo ve a label fr om the curr ent group. To remo ve a label 1 Press + . 2 Select one of the following: • All to remov e all of the la bels in the gro up. • Current to remove th e label at the c urrent cursor position . 3 Press . The selected l abels are r emoved from t he display. Printing Labels When you print a gr[...]

14 Creating Multi-Line Labels You can print a maximum of five lines on a lab el. The number of lines you ca n print on a label depends on the label wid th you have se lected. The display only sh ows one line of te xt at a time. Use t he navigation keys to scroll through multiple lines. To create a multi-line label 1 Enter the text for the first lin[...]

15 Creating Breaker Labels A breaker label is a multi-cell label used to label a row of brea kers. You select the breake r height and nu mber of breakers, enter the text for each breaker, and pr int. The result is a long label with a text f or each breake r. To create a bre aker label 1 Press . 2 Select the bre aker height and press . The defaul t [...]

16 To add a barcode 1 Do one of the following: • To add a Code 39 barco de, press . • To add a Co de 128 barc ode, press +. 2 Enter the text for the barc ode within the barcode on the display and press . 3 Select whether or not to show the barc ode text and press . 4 If necessary, sele ct the locatio n for the barcod e text and press . The barc[...]

17 4 Select the amou nt you want t o increment the character a nd press . You can choo se to increment in steps up to 1 0. 5 Select the number o f times to increment and press . New labels are adde d in the display as needed to complete the series. To print mu ltiple copies of the same ser ialized label, se e Printing Multiple Copies on page 18. Us[...]

18 Recalling Labels Once a lab el is saved to the library, you c an recall the label to print or edit. Re calling a label replaces the current labe l in the disp lay. To recall a label 1 Press . 2 Select My Labels and pr ess . 3 Select the label to recal l and press . Deleting Labels When you no lo nger need a st ored label, you can delet e the lab[...]

19 To print and collat e multiple copies 1 Press + . 2 Select the num ber of copies of the group o f labels to print and press . 3 Select All to print all of labels in the group. 4 Press . 5 Select one of the following: • Yes to print collated . • No to print normally. 6 Press to begin printing. Printing Separator Lines between Cells For multi-[...]

20 Symbols The following tab les show the commo nly used symbols b y category. Arrows and Brackets Hazard and Warning Pro AV and Security Numbers Currency Electrical ( { )] [ }          . ≥ @ ^ # ≤ ≠ = / - + $ € ¢ ¥ £  Ω Ø °               μ λ ?[...]

21 Terms The following lists the commonly u sed terms by ca tegory. Audio Video Security ANALOG RIGHT BACK SPKR CD RIGHT FRONT SPKR CENT FRONT SPKR RIGHT OUTD SPKR CENTER BACK SPKR RIGHT SIDE SPKR DIGITAL RIGHT SURR SPKR LEFT BACK SPKR SPEAKER LEFT FRONT SPKR SUBWOOFER LEFT OUTD SPKR SURROUND LEFT SIDE SPKR TAPE LEFT SURR SPKR VOLUME CONTROL OPTICA[...]

22 Troubleshooting Review the following possible solutions if you encounter a pro blem while using your printe r. If you need furth er assistance, vis it the 3M™ Web site at www.3m.com/electrical . Problem/Error Message Solution Battery Discharged  Attach the power adapter.  Recharge the battery pack. See Recharging the Battery Pack .  I[...]

23 Environmental Inform ation The equipme nt that you ha ve bought re quires the extra ction and use o f natural resour ces for its prod uction. It may c ontain substances that are hazardous to health an d the environment . In order to avoid the dissem ination of tho se substanc es in our enviro nment, and to diminish the pressure on natural resour[...]

3M is a trademark of 3M Company. Warranty; Limited Remedy; Limited Liability. This product will be free from defects in material and manufacture for a period of one year from the time of purchase. If this product is defective within the warranty period, your exclusive remedy shall be, at 3M’s option, to replace the 3M product or refund the purcha[...]