Dymo LabelManager 500TS manual

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Contents About Your New Label Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Registering You r Label Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Getting Started . . . . [...]

Changing the Label Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Changing the Default Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

5 Figure 1 LabelManager 500TS label mak er 1 USB connec tor 8 Return 15 Symbols - Punctuation 2 Power connector 9 Symbols - Currency 16 Home 3 Touch screen 10 Delete 17 On/Off 4 OK 11 Accented characters 18 Cutter 5 Print 12 Space bar 19 Label exit slot 6 Print preview 13 Shift 20 Navigation 7 Backspace 14 Caps Lock 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 9 12 13 14 [...]

6 About Your New Label Maker With the DYMO LabelManag er 500TS label maker , you can create a w ide variety of high-quality, self-a dhesive labels. You can choose to print your labels in many different font sizes and styles. T he label maker u ses DYMO D1 label cassettes in wi dths of 6 mm ( 1/4”), 9 mm (3/8”), 12 mm (1/2”), 19 mm (3/4”) , [...]

7 Using the Label Maker for the First Time The first time y ou turn o n the power, you are as ked to select the language, units of me asure, and label width. These selection s remain set until yo u change th em. To set up t he label m aker 1 Press to turn on the lab el maker. The first time you t urn on the label make r, the system may take a few m[...]

8 Backspace The key de letes the selected ob jects or character s. If no objects o r characters a re selected, th e character to the left of the cursor is deleted . Delete Similar to the backspa ce key, the key deletes the selected objec ts or character s. However, if n o objects or characters a re selected, t he charact er to the rig ht of the cur[...]

9 Changing th e Font Type You can chang e the fon t type for some or al l of the text on your label. To chang e the fon t type 1 If necessary, sel ect the existing text to change. To chang e the font type for ne w text only, you do not need to se lect any e xisting text. 2 Select the desired fon t type from the font type list. Changing th e Font Si[...]

10 To set the time 1 Tap on the Ho me screen . 2 Select Time from the settings list. 3 Select the current hour and m inutes. 4 Do one of the following: • To use 24-hour time form at, select the Use 24- hour time check box. • To use 12-hour time fo rmat, clea r the Use 24- hour time check box, and then select AM or PM from the list. 5 Tap Done .[...]

11 Inserting Inte rnational Characters The label make r supports the e xtended Latin character se t. Pressing followed by a letter displays all of the available va riations of that letter. For example, if you press and then t he letter a , yo u will see à á â ã ä and so on for all the var iations availabl e. To insert accent ed characters 1 Pr[...]

12 Using Vertical Text You can print labels wit h th e text running vertically. Labels with multiple lines of text will print as multip le columns of text. To use vertic al text 1 Select Direction on the Layout tab. 2 Tap . The vertical fo rmat is visible in th e display. Creating F ixed-Lengt h Labels Normally, the length of a label is determined [...]

13 Editing Labels and Folders You can renam e, cut, copy , and paste labels and folders to keep your lab els organized. To renam e a label or folder 1 Select the chec k box next to the label o r folder you want to rename. 2 Tap Edit , and then tap Rename . The Rename dialog box appears. 3 Enter a new na me for the label or fold er in the New name b[...]

14 Turning off Auto-Cut When the auto-c ut featur e is turned on, each label is automatically cu t after printin g. This feature is on by default. Howev er, you ca n turn off aut o-cut. To turn o ff auto-cu t 1 Tap on the Home scre en. 2 Select Label from the Settings list. 3 Clear the Cut each label after printing check box. Printing Cut Marks Bet[...]

15 Changing User Settings You can set th e language, d ate and time format, units of measure, fon t, and wo rd suggestion settings for ea ch user indi vidually. To change user settings 1 Tap on the Home scre en. 2 Select the user to change t he settings for , and then tap Settings . 3 For each setting you want to make changes to, do the following: [...]

16 Using the Label Maker with Your Computer Your label maker can be used as a standalon e label printer or you can print labels directly from your computer using DYMO Label ™ software (re quires DYMO Label v.8.4 or later) . You can also us e DYMO Labe l software to do the following:  Creat e and download la bels by importing data from a number[...]

17 Using DYMO Label Software The following figur e shows some of the major fe atures availabl e in DYMO Label s oftware. For complete details on usin g the software, refer to the online Help. From the He lp menu, yo u can view the following:  DYMO Label v.8 Help  DYMO Label v.8 User Guide  LabelManager 500TS User Guide Viewing the Label Ma[...]

18 Troubleshooting Review the following possible solutions if you en counter a problem while using your label maker. If you need fu rther assistance, v isit the DYM O Web site at www.dymo.com . Documentation Feedback We are consta ntly work ing to pro duce the high est quality d ocumentation for our pr oducts. We we lcome your feedback. Send us you[...]

19 Safety Precautions for Lithium Polymer Rechargeable Battery Pack Inaccurate ha ndling of a Lithium Polymer rech argeable b attery may ca use leakage, h eat, smoke, a n explosion, o r fire. This could cause d eterioration of performance or failure. T his may also dama ge the prote ction device installed in the b attery pack. This co uld damage eq[...]