User Guide LabelManager ® 280
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Contents About Your New Label Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connecting the Power . . . . .
1 2 3 4 24 5 23 6 7 22 8 21 9 20 10 19 11 18 12 17 13 16 14 15 Figure 1 LabelManager 280 Label Maker 1 USB port 9 Back 17 Accented characters 2 Power port 10 Save/Open 18 Navigation 3 LCD display 11 Numeric keys 19 OK 4 Cutter 12 Symbols 20 New label/Clear 5 Italics 13 Backspace 21 Menu 6 Underline 14 Return 22 On/Off 7 Vertical text 15 Space bar 23 Text size 8 Print/Copies 16 Caps 24 Bold 4
About Your New Label Maker Recharging the Battery Pack With the DYMO® LabelManager® 280 electronic label maker, you can create a wide variety of high-quality, selfadhesive labels. You can choose to print your labels in several different fonts, text sizes, and text styles. The label maker uses DYMO D1 label cassettes in widths of 6 mm (1/4”), 9 mm (3/8”), or 12 mm (1/2”). These label cassettes are available in a wide range of colors.
Inserting the Label Cassette Using the Label Maker for the First Time Your label maker comes with a starter label cassette. The label maker uses DYMO D1 label cassettes in widths of 6 mm (1/4”), 9 mm (3/8”), or 12 mm (1/2”). Visit www.dymo.com for information about purchasing additional label cassettes. The first time you turn on the power, you are asked to select the language, units of measure, and label width. These selections remain set until you change them.
LCD Display Menu With DYMO’s exclusive graphical display, most of the formatting you add is visible instantly. Pressing displays the Format, Insert, Open, and Settings tabs. Use the options on these tabs to change the label appearance, insert clip art and symbols, open saved text and labels, and change the printer settings. Feature indicators along the top and side of the LCD display appear in black to indicate when a feature is selected.
Changing the Text Size Adding Borders Six text sizes are available for your labels: You can highlight the text by adding a border style. The text sizes available depend on the label width you have selected.
Using Clip Art, Symbols, and Special Characters Creating Fixed-Length Labels Normally, the length of the label is automatically determined by the length of the text. However, you can choose to set the length of the label for a specific application. Clip art, symbols, punctuation, and other special characters can be added to your labels. Adding Symbols When you choose a fixed label length, the size of the label text is automatically adjusted to fit the label.
Adding Clip Art Adding Accented Characters The label maker includes the clip art shown below. The label maker supports the extended Latin character set. You can add accented characters in two ways: ↔ ☺ Press and then the alpha character. Press and hold the alpha character. After pressing the alpha character, all of the available variations of that letter are displayed.
Using Auto-Numbering To change the label width setting You can print a series of up to 10 labels at a time using auto-numbering. 1 Press You can add numeric (0,1, 2...9), uppercase (A, B, C...Z), or lowercase (a, b, c...z) auto-numbering to your label. Optionally, you can add text before and after the autonumbering. 3 Press 2 Select Auto-numbering, and then press Setting the Units of Measure You can choose to work in English (Inches) or Metric units. Metric is selected by default. .
Opening Saved Labels To clean the cutter blade You can easily open labels that are saved in memory. 1 Remove the label cassette. To open saved labels 2 Press and hold the cutter button to expose the cutter blade. See Figure 7. 1 Do one of the following: • Press and hold • Press for a few seconds. and then select Press and hold . > > The first memory location is displayed. 2 Press or to select a label, and then press . The selected label is opened in the edit area.
Using the Label Maker with Your Computer Connecting the Label Maker to your Computer The label maker connects to your computer using the USB connection located on the top of the label maker. The label maker can be used as a standalone label printer or you can print labels directly from your computer using the latest version of DYMO Label™ software. Do not connect the label maker to your computer until prompted by the software installer.
Using DYMO Label Software The following figure shows some of the major features available in DYMO Label software. Apply a layout to a label. Capture an area of the screen to insert on your label. Visually choose your label type and apply layouts. Insert text, addresses, images, shapes, lines, barcodes, dates, and counters. Store your favorite addresses or other data in the Address Book; automatically insert the data on your label. Select a printer to print your labels. View the label maker status.
Troubleshooting Review the following possible solutions if you encounter a problem while using your label maker. Problem/Error Message No display Solution Ensure the label maker is turned on. Attach the charging adapter to the label maker to recharge the battery pack. See Recharging the Battery Pack. Poor print quality Attach the charging adapter to the label maker to recharge the battery pack. Auto-numbering already inserted See Recharging the Battery Pack.
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Safety Precautions for Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Battery Pack Inaccurate handling of a Lithium-ion rechargeable battery may cause leakage, heat, smoke, an explosion, or fire. This could cause deterioration of performance or failure. This may also damage the protection device installed in the battery pack. This could damage equipment or injure users. Thoroughly follow the instructions below.
