KL-7200 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.
Microwave oven containers • Never affix labels to containers used for heating food in a microwave oven. The label material contains metal, which creates the risk of sparking and burn injury when heated in a microwave oven. Heating in a microwave oven can also cause deformation of the container to which the label is affixed. Caution AC Adaptor • Do not leave the power cord near stoves or other sources of intense heat.
Introduction Congratulations on your selection of the CASIO KL-7200 Label Printer. This CASIO Label Printer makes it possible for you to print adhesive labels for a wide variety of applications, such as: name tags, cassette tape labels, floppy disks, binders, and other applications. Contents Important Safety Precautions .................................................... E-1 Part 1 Getting Acquainted ....................................................... E-4 Important Precautions ........................
Part 5 Character Size, Text Effects and Character Styles .. E-12 Character Size .......................................................................................... Using Auto Sizing (AUTO) ................................................................ To specify character sizes (MANUAL) .............................................. Text Effects ............................................................................................... To specify a text effect ................................
General Guide 1 Label Printer Menus 8 6 2 Label Printer operation is designed to be as simple as possible, thanks to onscreen 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. • The item that is underlined in a menu is the one that is currently selected. 5 4 7 3 9 • Use H, J, K and L to move the underlining left, right, up and down and change the selected item.
Replacing Batteries A handy low battery power indicator lets you know when battery power is getting too low for proper operation. The message “LOW BATTERY” appears on the display if battery power is low when you perform any of the following operations. • Turn power on • Execute a print operation Whenever the “LOW BATTERY” message appears, press SET to clear it from the display.
Insert the adaptor cap into the ADAPTOR CAP holder located inside the cover to avoid losing the cap. Press the cover release and open the cover. Inside cover ADAPTOR CAP holder 5. Press SET to initialize the Label Printer or ESC to abort the reset operation without initializing anything. • See “Initializing the Label Printer” on page E-21 for information on the initial default settings of the Label Printer following the reset operation.
• Make sure that the tape is under the tape guide and that it is not bent or twisted. Precautions • Make sure that print density is set to 4 or greater for magnetic tape. • If printed tape curls, flatten it out before using it. • Keep magnetic tape away from floppy diskettes, magnetic cards, checks, and other items that can be damaged by magnetism. • Do not use the tape where it can be exposed to gasoline or other similar agents.
Part 3 Inputting Characters and Symbols This part of the manual tells you how to input characters. To make things easier to understand, we call everything you input a character, regardless of whether it is actually a letter, number, or symbol. Explanations here all use the default settings that are in effect from the initial power-on screen. For information on using other character styles, effects and sizes, see page E-12. Important! • You can input up to 95 characters per label.
• Manual feed indicator This indicator appears when you are using manual feed instead of auto feed. Auto feed is in effect when this indicator is not on the display. Important! • After you finish printing when using manual feed, be sure to always press FUNC and then PRINT (FEED) to feed the tape before cutting it. If you don’t you will cut off part of the printed text. • Cursor The cursor shows the next input position. Any character you input appears at the point where the cursor is located.
■ CAPS off 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 Key Operation j w ç ñ ´ ` ¨ CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE Input 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ˜ ˆ ˇ ° / ˝ ˛ Example: To input á. 1. Press CODE. 2. Press 1. 3. Press A. Special Symbols You can also access a menu of special symbols by pressing SYMBOL. To input special symbols 1.
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 BS (CLS).
6mm (1 line) Horizontal Vertical 2×1 2×2 2×3 2×4 2×5 2×6 3×1 3×2 3×3 3×4 3×5 3×6 4×1 4×2 4×3 4×4 4×5 4×6 Actual Size (Vertical × Horizontal) 6mm × 3mm 6mm × 6mm 6mm × 9mm 6mm × 12mm 6mm × 15mm 6mm × 18mm 9mm × 3mm 9mm × 6mm 9mm × 9mm 9mm × 12mm 9mm × 15mm 9mm × 18mm 12mm × 3mm 12mm × 6mm 12mm × 9mm 12mm × 12mm 12mm × 15mm 12mm × 18mm 2 3 4 5 6 1 1×1 1×2 1×3 1×4 1×5 1×6 2 1×1 1×2 1×3 1×4 1×5 1×6 3 1×1 1×2 1×3 1×4 1×5 1×6 4 1×1 1×2 1×3 1×4 1×5 1×6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 1×1
12mm (2 lines) Using Auto Sizing (AUTO) Vertical Horizontal 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 1×1 1×2 1×3 1×4 1×5 1×6 2 1×1 1×2 1×3 1×4 1×5 1×6 3 1×1 1×2 1×3 1×4 1×5 1×6 4 1×1 1×2 1×3 1×4 1×5 1×6 1. Input the text. 2. Press FUNC 3 (SIZE) to display the size setting menu. AUTO MA NU A L 3. Make sure the cursor is set to AUTO and then press SET. Now the character size is automatically set.
Text Effects Character Styles There are three text effects that you can assign: shading, underlining, and boxed text. The following shows examples of each. There are four character styles that you can assign; normal, outline, shadow, and raised. The following shows examples of each. Style Indicator Normal None Shading: Underlining: Boxed Text: Outline A Shadow A Raised A A Sample Text effect changes are applied to printed text only.
Part 6 Printing This part of the manual includes all the information you need to print tapes. It also tells you how to print special stamp tapes that you can attach to an optional stamp holder to create your own original stamps. 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 printer is being performed (indicated by the message “NOW PRINTING” on the display).
Auto Feed You can turn the Label Printer’s auto feed feature on and off. When auto feed is on, the Label Printer automatically feeds the tape about 19mm at the beginning and end of each print operation. This creates identical margins on both sides of your text. Important! • After you finish printing when using manual feed, be sure to always press FUNC and then PRINT (FEED) to feed the tape before cutting it. If you don’t you will cut off part of the printed text.
RECEIVED CANCELLED Part 8 VOID COPY Numbering To print sequentially numbered labels 1. Input the text you want to print 2. Press FUNC and then 1 (PRESET). FILE SAMPLE P HR A S E NUMB E R PRINTED MATTER 3. Use H and J to move the underlining to “NUMBER” and then press SET. F ROM ? To print a preset phrase i t em1 6 1. Press FUNC and then 1 (PRESET). P HR A S E NUMB E R 2. Use H and J to move the underlining to “PHRASE” and then press SET. 3.
Part 9 Stamp Printing Part 10 Memory The stamp printing feature lets you print on special stamp tape. You can then attach the finished stamp tape to an optionally available stamp holder to create your own original pre-inked stamps. The following is the type of stamp holder currently available for use with stamp tapes. Type Maximum Stamp Size ST-15 5.5cm Example 10mm 18mm 5.5cm 9.3cm Note the following important points about stamp printing. • Stamp printing prints text in mirror image.
To recall text from memory To clean the printer head and roller 1. While the input screen is on the display, press MEMO. • Note that text recalled from memory will replace any text currently on the display. 1. 2. 3. 4. 2. Press H and J to select RECALL (RECALL). Make sure the Label Printer is turned off. Press the cover release and open the cover. Remove the tape cartridge. Use a cotton swab dipped in alcohol to clean the printer head and roller as shown in the illustration.
Initializing the Label Printer Troubleshooting If you experience serious malfunction of the Label Printer or if operation fails completely, try performing the following operation to initialize the printer. • Power Supply Important! • Initializing the Label Printer deletes all memory contents. Make sure you have a back-up copy of text stored in memory if you need it. To initialize the Label Printer 1. Turn power off. 2. While holding down the PRINT and ESC keys, press ON/OFF to turn power on. 3.
Ink ribbon is being fed from the tape outlet along with the tape. Tape does not come out when PRINT is pressed. Possible Causes Action Tape cartridge compartment cover is not closed completely. Securely close the cover. No more tape left in the cartridge. Replace the tape cartridge with a new one. Tape jam Remove the tape cartridge and pull out the jammed tape by hand. Cut off excess tape with scissors, and carefully replace the cartridge into the Label Printer.
• Using Labels Error Messages/Display Messages Label will not adhere to a surface. Message Possible Causes Action Page The backing paper is still on the back of the tape. Peel the backing paper from the back of the tape to expose the adhesive. E-16 Surface is unsuitable for affixing a tape. Labels do not adhere well to surfaces that are rough, wet, oily, or dirty.
Message Possible Causes • You are attempting to print a stamp with text * This message that is longer than 5.5cm. appears on the • You are attempting to screen for about print a stamp while three one second. lines of text are input. STAMP ERROR! Action • Shorten the text you are printing and try again. • Reduce the number of lines of text to two. LOW BATTERY • Battery power is low. • Replace the batteries. DATA ERROR! • Data in memory has become corrupted for some reason.
Symbols Specifications Model: KL-7200 Input Keyboard Layout: Typewriter (QWERTY) Character Types Alpha (English and other languages): 151 Numbers: 10 Symbols: 59 Display Type: Liquid crystal display Character matrix: 12 columns of 5 × 7-dot Printing Type: Thermal transfer Speed: Approximately 6.
Dimensions: 53.
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