KL-8200 User’s Guide
Note of the following safety precautions before using the label printer for the first time. Keep these safety precautions and operating instructions on hand for future reference. About safety precaution symbols The following symbols are used in this manual and on the product itself to alert you and others to the risk of personal and material injury. Warning This symbol indicates an item that can result in death or serious personal injury if ignored.
• Avoid leaving the unit on a kitchen table, next to a humidifier, or in any other area where it might come into contact with oil vapors or steam. Such conditions create the danger of fire and electrical shock. • Never place heavy objects on the unit. Doing so creates the danger of the unit falling, resulting in personal injury.
Contents Important Safety Precautions ...................... E-1 Quick Reference ............................................ E-2 Part 1 Getting Acquainted ........................... E-4 Important Precautions .............................................. E-4 General Guide .......................................................... E-5 Label Printer Menus ................................................. E-5 Part 2 Getting Ready .................................... E-5 Power Supply ........................
To store a bar code ............................................ E-23 To recall a bar code from memory ..................... E-23 To delete a bar code from memory .................... E-23 NUMBERING .......................................................... E-23 To print sequentially numbered labels ................ E-23 To store a numbering format .............................. E-24 To recall a numbering format from memory ....... E-24 To delete a numbering format from memory ...... E-24 CALENDAR .........
Label Printer Menus General Guide Bottom Front Liquid crystal display (LCD) Power Keys Turn power on and off. Cover release Tape cartridge compartment Back-up battery compartment Label printer operation is designed to be as simple as possible, thanks to on-screen menus that you can use to select the settings you need. Each menu is described in detail in the sections that follow in this manual, but note the following general points when using them.
• Use only an adaptor, and make sure the adaptor has the same voltage rating as the household current in your area. Using a wrong adaptor can damage your label printer. • Be sure to turn the label printer off before you connect the adaptor. Do not turn power on until the adaptor is connected to the label printer and plugged into an AC outlet. Warning! • Never use a recharged battery. • Do not expose a battery to direct heat, do not short circuit it, and do not try to take it apart.
Important! Never try to push the tape back into the cassette. Once tape is out of the cassette, there is no way to wind it back in. Trying to do so can cause operational problems with the label printer. 6. Pull out about 3cm (11/8") of tape. Tape To load a tape cartridge 1. Make sure the label printer is turned off. 2. Press the cover release and open the cover. Ink ribbon • Never try to force tape back into the cartridge once it is pulled out. • Do not pull on the tape too hard.
Use u and i to move the highlighting to the item you want to select and then press SET. Press ESC to clear the SET UP menu without selecting anything. The following sections explain how to use most of the SET UP menu items. See page E-12 for details on using DEFAULT FONT, page E-11 for how to use INPUT, and page E-19 for DENSITY. 2. Use u and i to highlight the setting you want (ON or OFF) and then press SET.
Shift indicator This indicator appears when you press the SHIFT key. While this indicator is on the display, the keyboard is shifted, so the letter keys input the opposite of their current upper-case/lowercase setting. The number keys input the punctuation symbols marked in the upper right corners of the keys. The keyboard automatically unshifts (and the shift indicator disappears) as soon as you input a character. Code indicator This indicator appears when you press the CODE key.
2. Use u and i to move the highlighting to the item you want to select and then press SET. • Pressing SET causes a menu of symbols, dingbats, number formats, or characters to appear. • To clear the SYMBOL menu without selecting anything, press ESC. 3. Use u, i, t and y to move the highlighting to the character you want to select, and then press SET.
2. Use u and i to move the highlighting to “RECALL” and then press SET. 3. Use u, i, t and y to select the user character you want and then press SET. To delete a user character 1. Press FUNC and then ILLUST (USER CHR). 2. Use u and i to move the highlighting to “DELETE” and then press SET. 3. Use u, i, t and y to select the user character you want and then press SET. 4. Press SET to delete the selected character or ESC to abort without deleting anything.
Part 5 Character Attributes and Text Effects The operations in this part of the manual explain how to change fonts and character styles. These characteristics are called “character attributes”. It also tells you how to assign such text effects as underlining, shading, and box printing to text. Important! • Character attributes you specify affect printed text only. The characters on the display do not change. • Remember that character attributes are assigned to specific characters.
To change the character styles About text effect ranges 1. While there is text on the display, press STYLE. As with fonts and character styles, you can specify a range for your text effect specifications. The following shows an example for each of the ranges available for text effects. – – – – STY L E – – – – – NOR M A L BO L D OU T L I N E S H A D OW RA I SED BLOCK This range specifies application of a text effect for all the text in a specific block. 2.
To change the text effect for specific characters Horizontal Factor H 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 H×H H×1 H×2 H×3 H×4 H×5 H×6 H×7 H×8 1 1×H 1×1 1×2 1×3 1×4 1×5 1×6 1×7 1×8 2 2×H 2×1 2×2 2×3 2×4 2×5 2×6 2×7 2×8 3 3×H 3×1 3×2 3×3 3×4 3×5 3×6 3×7 3×8 4 4×H 4×1 4×2 4×3 4×4 4×5 4×6 4×7 4×8 5 5×H 5×1 5×2 5×3 5×4 5×5 5×6 5×7 5×8 To change the text effect for a range of text • Note that “H” stands for “half” (1/2). 1.
About the format menu The format that appears in the following procedure uses symbols to indicate character sizes in each line of text. The formats that appear depend on the width of the tape loaded in the label printer and the number of lines in the block of text where the cursor is located when you press the SIZE key. The following shows all of the formats available for each tape width and the number of lines of text.
Superscript and Subscript To cancel superscripting and subscripting These menu options let you quickly and easily superscript or subscript text. The label printer automatically adjusts the size of the superscripted or subscripted text to balance it with the text to which it is appended. 1. While there is superscripted or subscripted text on the display, press SIZE. 2. Use u and i to highlight “SUPER/SUB” and then press SET. 3. Use u and i to highlight “CANCEL” and then press SET. 4.
To create a block Example: To input the text “ABXYZ Computer Company” and create two blocks: “ABXYZ” and “Computer Company”. 1. Input the text. 2. Move the cursor to the space between “ABXYZ” and “Computer Company”. 3. Press BLOCK. a SANS 2 2×2 1 3 . 0 cm B L A BX Y Z Comp u t e r Co • If you wanted to break the text up into three blocks, you would input another block mark. To delete a block mark To delete a block mark, use the procedures for BS and DEL as described under “Deleting Individual Characters”.
All Text Operations The procedures in this section control the following parameters for all of the text on the display. • • • • • • • Mirror printing (mirror, normal) Proportional character spacing (on, off) Smoothing (on, off) Block space (none, narrow, wide) Feed (long, short, manual) Tape length (auto, fixed) Block alignment (left, center, right, uniform spacing) Use the BLOCK FORM menu to perform block operations. MANUAL This setting provides side spaces of only 1mm of the printed text.
Part 8 Printing This part of the manual includes all the information you need to print tapes. Note The following information covers basic printing procedures only. Other printing related information can be found in the sections of this manual describing presets (page E-20), stamp printing (page E-25), frames, and memory operations (page E-26). • An easy way to remove the backing from a tape and expose the adhesive surface is to bend the tape near one of its ends.
To specify frames around each character 1. Input the text you want to frame. 2. Press FRAME. – – – – F RAME – – – – – – E ACH CHARAC T E 1 To use a preset layout to create a label and print it 1. While the PRESETS menu is on the display, use u and i to move the highlighting to “LAYOUT” and then press SET. – – – – L A Y OU T – – – – N EW RECA L L DE L E T E 3. Use u and i to move the highlighting to “EACH CHARACTER” and press SET. 4.
2. Use u and i to move the highlighting to “STORE” and then press SET. A NAME ? L E NG T H W I DTH 1 4 . 8 cm 18 mm ORIGINAL You can create your own original preset layouts to meet your specific needs and store them in memory. • Note that 6mm wide tape cannot be used for printing an original preset layout. – – – OR I G I N A L – – – Blocks and lines 3. Input up to five characters for the name of the label, and then press SET.
12. Use u and i to move the highlighting to “EXIT” and then press SET. 13. Press SET to end the operation. 2. Use u and i to display the name of the layout you want, and then press SET to recall it. To recall an original layout with text from memory 1. While the ORIGINAL menu is on the display, use u and i to move the highlighting to “RECALL” and then press SET. • “RECALL” recalls your original layout along with the text you input when you created the layout. 2.
• Always test bar codes produced using this label printer before actually using them. If bar codes cannot be read properly, try adjusting the print density (page E-19) or using a larger character size. EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E The following applies to EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, and UPCE bar codes. To print a bar code 1. While the PRESETS menu is on the display, use u and i to move the highlighting to “BAR CODE” and then press SET. 2. Use u and i to move the highlighting to “NEW” and then press SET.
2. Use u and i to move the highlighting to “NEW” and press SET. 1 2 3 4 L E NG T H W I DTH a SANS NUM B ER L E NG T H W I DTH AU T O c m 18 mm 4. Input the starting number of the numbering sequence and then press SET. a SANS CO M M E N T L E NG T H W I DTH 1. While the PRESETS menu is on the display, use u and i to move the highlighting to “CALENDAR” and then press SET. – – N UM B E R I NG – – – PR I N T S T OR E EX I T L E NG T H 3 . 7 cm W I DTH 18 mm 2.
To change the week’s starting day 1. While a calendar is on the display, press FORM. – – – – – F OR M – – – – – C A L E ND A R F OR M A T AL L Important! Note that an optional special stamp tape cartridge and stamp tape holder is required in order to create a pre-inked stamp. Contact your dealer to purchase the necessary tape and holder. Load the special stamp tape before performing the following procedure. To create a new stamp label 2.
5. Use u and i to move the highlighting to “EXIT” and then press SET. 6. Press SET to end the operation. To recall a stamp label from memory 1. While the STAMP menu is on the display, use u and i to move the highlighting to “RECALL” and then press SET. 2. Use u and i to display the name of the label you want, and then press SET to recall it. 3. Press SET. Now you can make any changes in the label contents and then print it, or simply print the label without making any changes.
• The optional FA-900 makes it possible for you to use the label printer to print data created on your personal computer. Importing Data from an SF Unit Use the following procedure to send data to the label printer from a SF Unit. To connect the SF Unit to the label printer 1. Turn off the power of the label printer and the SF Unit. 2. Use the optionally available SB-62 Connecting Cable to connect the SF Unit to the label printer. 3. Turn on the power of the label printer and the SF Unit.
• If you do not want to receive and append any more data items, skip steps 4 and 5. 5. Repeat step 3 to receive more data. • The “!” indicator means that data items will be printed one at a time. If you want to print all of the received data items at once, press B to change “!” to “A”. Press B again to change back to “!”. 6. Press PRINT to print the data. • If “!” is on the display, pressing PRINT prints the single data item where the cursor is currently located.
• Use a tape width of at least 18mm when received data item character size is increased vertically by a factor of two. • None of the following functions can be used with received data: frames, preset formats, auto sizing, preset layouts, block operations, proportional character spacing, smoothing, character input settings, character deletion, text storage into memory, text recall from memory.
Illustrations Frames ENLARGED Label Measurements ● ALL TEXT 12 mm ● EACH CHARACTER ● DINGBAT ● NUMBER ● GREEK, RUSSIAN E-30 Fonts 24 mm 18 mm Symbols, Dingbats, and Special Characters ● SYMBOL Size Increase Character Size Resulting Tape Width 2 pieces 8×8 times 24×24mm 24mm 3 pieces 12×12 times 36×36mm 36mm 4 pieces 16×16 times 48×48mm 48mm 2 pieces 8×8 times 24×24mm 30mm 3 pieces 12×12 times 36×36mm 42mm 4 pieces 16×16 times 48×48mm 54mm 4 pieces Large 20×20 times
Bar Code Specifications Bar Code Type Check Print Digit *1 Digits *3 Troubleshooting Input Digits *4 Automatically Assigned Number of Digits Check Digit *1 • Power Supply Nothing appears on the display.
Tape comes out when PRINT is pressed, but nothing is printed on it. Possible Cause Action Only blank spaces were input. Input the text you want to print. • Tape Cutting • Data Communication Possible Cause Action Possible Cause Action Tape cutter blade is dull. Take the label printer to the dealer from whom you purchased it to have the tape cutter blade replaced. Poor data communication cable connection Make sure the data communication cable jacks are connected securely.
Error Messages Message Cause and Recommended Action SAME NAME ALREADY USED! Name being assigned to a preset format is already used. Use a different name. DATA ITEM NOT FOUND! No match for characters specified for a search operation. Change to other characters or use sequential search. TOO MANY LINES! Too many lines to be printed. Reduce the number of lines or use a wider tape. TOO MANY LINES TO FRAME! Too many lines for printing with a frame. Reduce the number of lines or use a wider tape.
Specifications Memory Text: up to 2,500 characters Model: KL-8200 Input Keyboard Layout: Typewriter (QWERTY) Character Types Alpha (English and other languages): 52 (A~Z, a~z), 99 (Á, ß, Ç, W etc.
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