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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.
Batteries • Misuse of batteries can cause them to leak acid that can cause damage to nearby items and creates the possibility of personal injury. • Be sure that the plus (+) and minus (–) sides of each battery are facing correctly. Introduction Congratulations on your selection of the CASIO KL-60 Label Printer.
Part 5 Character Size and Text Effects ................................... E-10 Contents Important Safety Precautions .................................................... E-1 Part 1 Getting Acquainted ......................................................... E-4 Important Precautions ................................................................................. E-4 General Guide ............................................................................................. E-4 Label Printer Menus ........
Part 1 Getting Acquainted General Guide 1 This part of the manual provides you with important information you need to know in order to use the Label Printer to its full potential. Be sure to read it carefully before using the Label Printer for the first time. 5 2 4 Important Precautions • Keep your Label Printer out of areas subject to temperature extremes, moisture and direct sunlight. The recommended temperature range is 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F).
Part 2 Getting Ready This part of the manual tells you how to load batteries and the tape cartridge, and how to perform other basic setups for the Label Printer. Important! • Be sure to read this section before attempting to use the Label Printer. Warning! • Never use recharged batteries with the unit. • Do not expose batteries to direct heat, do not short circuit them, and do not try to take them apart. • Keep batteries out of the reach of small children.
Turning Power On and Off Press ON/OFF to turn power on and off. Important! • If you are using the Label Printer for the first time, you should reset it first. Resetting the Memory You should reset the memory of the Label Printer before using it for the first time, after you have not used it for a long time, or if nothing happens when you turn power on, even after you change the batteries. Important! • Never try to push the tape back into the cassette.
4. Use a pencil or some other thin object to take up slack in the ink ribbon as shown in the illustration. Note that the tape does not move at this time. • If the ink ribbon is slack when you load it into the Label Printer, it can break or cause some other problem. • Be sure to turn the ink ribbon take up spool only in the direction indicated by the arrow (a). • Turn the spool until the other spool (b) starts turning in the direction noted by the arrow. This indicates there is no slack in the ribbon.
• Function indicator This indicator appears when you press the FUNC key. Pressing a key while this indicator is on the display causes the function marked above that key to be executed. • 6mm tape indicator This indicator appears when you use the procedure on page E-7 to specify you are using 6mm tape. No indicator is shown when you are using other (9mm, 12mm) tape. • Shift indicator This indicator appears when you press the SHIFT key.
About the CODE key… The CODE key makes it possible to input punctuation needed for a number of different languages. The following shows the key operations you should use for each of the characters formed using the CODE key. Key Operation CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE U O P A S* J K Input Ü Œ Å Æ ß Ö Ä Key Operation CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE L Z C N 1 2 3 Input J W Ç Ñ ´ ` ¨ Key Operation CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE Input 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ˜ ˆ ˇ ° / ˝ ˛ * Lower case only.
To delete characters using the DEL key Example: To change the word “commmputer” to “computer”. 1. Use H and J to move the cursor under the first (far left) “m”. 2. Press DEL twice to delete the two m’s at the cursor’s position, shifting “mputer” to the left as you do. 3. Press FUNC and then J to jump back to the end of the characters for more input. Clearing the Display Use the following procedure to clear all input text from the display. To clear the display Press FUNC and then DEL (CLS).
Note that you cannot input a B symbol if you are using 6mm wide tape. • The Label Printer automatically adjusts the character size whenever you delete a B symbol to change a two-line label to a 1-line label. Initial Size AUTO Size After Delete of B 2×2 Text Effects There are three text effects that you can assign: shading, underlining, and boxed text. The following shows examples of each. Shading: To change the character size Underlining: Example: To input “ABXYZ” as 2×2 characters. 1. Input the text.
Part 6 Printing This part of the manual includes all the information you need to print tapes. Printing Precautions • Never turn power off while printing is being performed. • Make sure that the tape outlet is not blocked before you start printing. • Never operate the tape cutter while printing is being performed (indicated by the message “PRNT” on the display).
To adjust the print density 1. Press FUNC and then SIZE (DENSITY). 1234 2. Use H and J to move the underlining to the density setting that you want. • The lightest setting is 1, while the darkest setting is 5. The standard setting is 3. • Only four of the five settings that are available can appear on the display. The display scrolls left and right when necessary to show all of the available settings. 4. Press SET to store the text in memory or ESC to abort the store procedure without storing anything.
Part 8 Initial Power On Settings Reference This section contains information about the Label Printer that you can use as reference when you need it. Cleaning the Printer Head and Roller A dirty printer head and roller can result in poor printing quality. If you have problems with print quality, use the following procedure to clean the printer head and roller. To clean the printer head and roller 1. Make sure the Label Printer is turned off. 2.
Troubleshooting Tape comes out when PRINT is pressed, but nothing is printed on it. Possible Cause • Power Supply Nothing appears on the display. Possible Cause Printing is blurred, blotched, broken, etc. Replace batteries. Batteries loaded incorrectly Remove batteries and reload them correctly. • Text Input Cannot input text. FUNC key has been pressed. Action Possible Causes Action Improper print density setting Adjust the print density setting.
• Tape Cutting Error Messages Cannot cut tape. Message Possible Causes Possible Cause Action BATT • Battery power is too low. Tape cutter blade is dull. Take the label printer to the dealer from whom you purchased it to have the tape cutter blade replaced. ERR! • Attempt to input two B marks within the same text. Printed text is cut off by tape cut operation. Possible Causes Out of tape * This message appears on the screen for about one second. Action Replace the tape cartridge with a new one.
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Specifications Model: KL-60 Input Keyboard Layout: Typewriter (QWERTY) Character Types Alpha (English and other languages): 151 Numbers: 10 Symbols: 46 Display Type: Liquid crystal display Columns: 4 Character matrix: 5×7-dot Printing Type: Thermal transfer Width: 5mm Character Matrix: 16×16-dot Character font: Sans-serif Character effects: Shade, underline, box Character sizes: 1×1, 1×2, 1×3 (6mm tape); 1×1, 1×2, 1×3, 2×1, 2×2, 2×3 (other tapes) Number of lines: 1 (6mm tape); 1 or 2 (other tapes) Memory Te
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