Casio KL-7400 manual

E KL-7400 User’ s Guide Be sure to read the Safety Precautions contained in this manual bef ore trying to use the printer for the first time, and always keep this manual on hand for future reference. RJA520036-001V01[...]

GUIDELINES LAID DO WN BY FCC RULES FOR USE OF THE UNIT IN THE U.S.A. (not applicable to other areas). NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential[...]

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1 E Read This First! • CASIO COMPUTER CO., L TD . shall not be held liable f or any loss or claims by you or an y other person or entity that may arise through the use of this printer . • Reproduction of this manual in any f orm, either in par t or its entirety , is forbidden without the e xpress permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LT D. • The [...]

E 2 Danger Alkaline Batteries P erform the following steps immediately if fluid leaking from alkaline batteries ever gets into y our eyes. 1. Do not rub your ey es! Rinse them with water. 2. Contact your ph ysician immediately . Leaving alkaline battery fluid in your ey es can lead to loss of sight. Warning Smoke, abnormal odor , overheating, and o[...]

3 E Warning Dropping and r ough treatment Continued use of the product after it has been damaged due to dropping or other rough treatment creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Immediately perform the following steps if the product should ev er become damaged. 1. T urn off power. 2. Unplug the power cord from the w all outlet. 3. Contact your[...]

E 4 Caution Keep backup copies of all important data Be sure that you keep separ ate copies of impor tant data in a notebook or some other location. Malfunction of the product, repairs, and dead batteries can cause data stored memory to be lost. Keep heavy objects off . Nev er place a heavy object on top of the product. Doing so can cause the objec[...]

5 E Operating Precautions Observe the following precautions to ensure that the printer pro vides you with the years of trouble-free oper ation for which it is designed. • Av oid use in areas subjected to direct sunlight, high humidity , and temperature extremes . Operating T emperature Range: 10 ° C to 35 ° C (50 ° F to 95 ° F) • Battery ca[...]

E 6 Part 3 - Creating a T ape Label ............................................ 23 Creating and Printing a Label Using a Preset Lay out ..... 23 Creating and Printing a Sequentially Numbered T ape Label .... 24 Numbering Formats ........................................................ 24 Creating and Printing a T ape Label with a Logo ............[...]

7 E Part 1 - DISC Mode Unpacking Check to make sure all of the f ollowing items are included. KL-7400 Printer AC adaptor* T ape car tridge *The AC adaptor is shipped from the factory with one of the AC plugs shown below installed. AC plug** **Depending on the geographic area, y our printer may come with a second A C plug. Use the AC plug that match[...]

E 8 Part 1 - Getting Ready Press to turn off power . Keyboar d Display Cassette cover Cassette cover release T ape outlet Carrying handle AC adaptor terminal Connect the bundled AC adaptor here. Battery cover ■ Carrying the Printer Pull out the handle as shown in the illustration. General Guide Press to turn on power .[...]

9 E ■ Replacing the Cassette Cover Should the cassette cover become detached from the printer , replace it as shown in the illustration below . T ake care to avoid applying e xcessive f orce to the hinges on the cassette cover . Excessive f orce can cause hinges and tabs to break off, and damage the tab holes . Printer Operation Flow The followin[...]

E 10 P ower Requirements Y ou can run the printer by using its bundled A C adaptor to plug it into a power outlet. It can also run on commercially available alkaline batteries. • For inf ormation about loading alkaline batteries, see page 47. Using the A C Adaptor Use AC adaptor (AD-A12150L) that comes b undled with the printer when you want to p[...]

11 E P owering Up T urning the pr inter on and off is as simple as pressing a button. T o turn power on and off 1. Press the button to turn the printer on. • This turns on power and displays a main men u screen like the one shown below . • The selection boundary indicates the icon that is currently selected on the main menu. 2. T o turn the pr [...]

E 12 Important • See page 46 for inf ormation about configuring contrast, print density , and language (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish) settings. • All of the display e xamples in this User ’ s Guide use English as the display language . Mode Selection Basics The illustration below shows the basic flo w for mode selection [...]

13 E Loading and Removing a T ape Cartridge A tape cartr idge is required when printing tape labels. Y ou should use only the special tape cartr idges that are specified for this printer . T o load a tape car tridge 1. Press to turn off the printer. 2. Press the cassette cover release and open the co ver . 3. Remove the stopper from the tape cartri[...]

E 14 8. Load the tape cartridge into the pr inter . • Make sure that the tape and ink ribbon pass between the print head and the rubber roller as shown in the illustration below . Press down on the tape cartr idge until you hear it clic k securely into place. Important! • Installing the tape cartr idge improperly or failing to secure it properl[...]

15 E Using the Printer ’ s Keys 9 0 q w e r t y u i o p Press to full cut the tape. Press to feed the tape. Press to preview the label y ou are currently creating. Press to print. Use these keys to mo ve the cursor on the display . Press to delete the character to the left of the cursor . • Press and then this ke y to delete all of the text y o[...]

E 16 Display Symbols and Indicator s Before actually using the printer , you should first take some time to become acquainted with the symbols and indicators used on the label printer display . ■ Free Design Mode Symbols and Indicators 2 CAPS On/Off indicator/Insert/Overwrite indicator “ AB ” indicates uppercase insert, while “ ab ” indic[...]

17 E ■ Lay out Mode Symbols and Indicators 1 cursor 1 T ext area This is where text appears during input and editing. 2 T ape length This value shows the length that the tape will be printed. 3 Label format Shows the format of the label being created. 4 Character count These values indicate the character count as sho wn below 13/24 CHR Maximum nu[...]

E 18 ■ T o create a tape label Example 1. Press to turn on the printer. 2. Use and to select NEW , and then press SET . 3. Use the cursor keys to select the tape label mode y ou want, and then press SET . • Here we will select FREE DESIGN . 4. T ype in the text you w ant. • Here we will input “ Sales Results ” . • See “ Inputting and [...]

19 E ■ T o affix a tape label to a surface 1. If necessary , use a pair of scissor to trim the tape to the size and shape you want. 2. Peel off the bac king of the label and affix it to the surface y ou want. ■ When using the CONT HALF CUT or FULL+HALF CUT tape cut mode Carefully twist the tape at the position where the tape is half cut, and pe[...]

E 20 T ape Cut Modes When you are printing a series of tape labels, the tape cut mode controls whether or not a cut operation is performed for each label. Y ou can also specify the type of cut operation that should be performed. Note that cutting certain types of tape can damage the cutter blade. Be sure to use the correct tape cut mode settings wh[...]

21 E ■ FULL+HALF CUT • FULL+HALF CUT perform a full cut at the end of each label, and a half cut near the beginning of each label to make the bac king paper easier to remove. F o r S a l e F o r S a l e ■ FULL CUT • FULL CUT performs a full cut at the end of each label. • Use this setting when printing on iron transfer tape . • When usi[...]

E 22 Cut Modes and Margins The following sho ws how the tape cut type (full or half) and margin length are affected b y the tape cut mode and margin setting s.[...]

23 E Part 3 - Creating a T ape Label 5. Use and to select a format. For details, see “ Layout Formats ” on page 61. Here we will select Format 3. 6. Press SET . This will display the input screen f or the first item. 7. Enter the text y ou want and then press SET . Here we will input text f or three items. • While inputting text in the La you[...]

E 24 Creating and Printing a Sequentially Numbered T ape Label This label printer gives you a choice of six diff erent numbering formats that you can use to print sequentially numbered labels from 0 to 99999. Numbering Formats Important! • When printing sequentially numbered tape labels, printing is performed up to the number you specify . Before[...]

25 E 5. Input the text f or the COMMENT 1 box, and then press SET . Here we will input “ File ” . 6. Change the starting number, if you w ant, and then press SET . Here we want to number the labels from 15 through 17, so we w ould input 15 here. • If you make a mistak e and input the wrong number, delete the current number and re-input. Y ou [...]

E 26 Creating and Printing a T ape Label with a Logo Y our printer comes with 60 built-in logos that you can incorporate into your tape labels quickly and easily . Important! • Y ou can incor porate built-in logos into tape labels that are printed using 12mm, 18mm or 24mm tape only . ■ T o create and print a label with a logo 1. Press to turn o[...]

27 E 13. Use the number ke ys (or and ) to specify the number of copies, and then press . • Y ou can specify a value from 1 to 100 f or the number of copies. 14. Use and to select the tape cut mode (page 2 0), and then press SET . • This starts the pr int operation. The screen shown below appears when printing is complete. Creating and Printing[...]

E 28 3. Input the second line of text. • Here we will input “ In Operation soon! ” . FREE DESIGN: Using Multiple Lines in a T ape Label This section explains how to use m ultiple lines in a label in the Free Design Mode. Note that the maximum number of lines depends on the width of the tape you are using. Important! • Note that the characte[...]

29 E Use and to select the option you want: • NARRO W: 6mm ( 1 / 4 ") margins • MEDIUM: 20mm ( 13 / 16 ") margins • WIDE: 38mm (1 9 / 16 ") margins • NONE: 0mm (0") margins • See page 30 for more inf ormation. • AUT O: Automatically adjusts tape length in accordance with the number of characters. • FIX: Maintains a[...]

E 30 Margins Y ou can select from among the follo wing four margin settings. Note • All of the margin measurements mentioned below are appro ximate. NARRO W MEDIUM WIDE Important! • Margins are not cut in the case of short tape lengths (28mm (1 1/8") for NARRO W , 35mm (1 3/8") for MEDIUM, 44mm (1 3/4") f or WIDE). After printing[...]

31 E 7. Use the number ke ys, or the (decrease) and (increase) keys to in- crease the length of the tape, and then press SET . Length value becomes highlighted. • If a label contains multiple lines, you can also align its te xt using the T APE LENGTH AUT O setting. In this case, alignment will be performed on the shorter line of text as shown bel[...]

E 32 ■ T o specify the size of a string of characters Example: T o change the size of “ No Smoking ” in the text “ No Smoking here! ” to 1 × × × × × 3 1. In the Free Design Mode , input the text y ou want. 2. Press SIZE . 3. With the highlighting located at the HEIGHT value, use and to change the value. • Here we will change the va[...]

33 E Small Font • The printer has a Small Font setting, which it ma y select automatically depending on the number of lines (the number of te xt lines you input or the number of lines in the f or mat you are using) and the tape width. An indicator appears next to the [SMALL FONT] indicator when the Small Font is in use . • An indicator like “[...]

E 34 FREE DESIGN: Using Frames The printer comes with a selection of built-in frames that you can use in y our tape labels. See page 58 for a list of frames that are a vailable . Example ■ T o add a frame to a tape label 1. In the Free Design Mode , input the text you w ant. 2. Press FRAME . 3. Use the cursor keys to select the frame y ou want, a[...]

35 E Example ■ T o create a barcode tape label 1. Press to turn on the printer. 2. Use and to select NEW , and then press SET . 3. Use the cursor keys to select , and then press SET . • Y ou also could press BARCODE in step 2 or 3 to enter the Barcode Mode. 4. Use and to select the type of bar code you want to print, and then press SET . 5. Inp[...]

E 36 Part 4 - Inputting and Editing Label T ext This section describes ev er ything you need to know about deleting and editing text y ou have already input. Moving the Cur sor Use the cursor keys to mo ve the cursor around the display and position it f or deleting and editing characters. ■ T o move the cur sor Basic Alphanumeric Input The follow[...]

37 E About the CODE key The CODE key makes it possible to input punctuation needed f or a number of different languages. The follo wing shows the key oper ations you should use for each of the characters f ormed using the CODE key . ■ CAPS on ■ CAPS off Example: T o input á CODE 1 ( ´ ) A Ke y Operation Input Ke y Operation Input Ke y Operati[...]

E 38 Inputting Illustrations Y our printer gives you a choice of 124 illustrations that y ou can use in your labels. T o input illustrations 1. With the cursor at the location where you want to input an illustr ation, press ILLUST to display the ILLUST men u. 2. Use the cursor keys to select the illustr ation you want to input, and then press SET .[...]

39 E Clearing Input T ext Use the following steps to clear te xt on the input screen. T o clear all text 1. Press FUNCTION and then BS (CLS). • If you are deleting all te xt in the Free Design label mode, a screen will appear to offer y ou a choice between ALL or PA R T . Use and to select ALL , and then press SET . 2. In response to the confirma[...]

E 40 Using Copy and P aste Y ou can copy te xt data you hav e input in one location, and paste it into an- other location. ■ T o copy te xt 1. Input the text y ou want to copy . 2. Press FUNCTION and then P ASTE (COPY). • The message ” COPY OPERA TION COMPLETE ” appears and the input screen appears when the copy operation is complete . • [...]

41 E Part 5 - Controlling the Appearance of T ext The operations in this section e xplain how to select fonts, and ho w to use font attributes (styles and eff ects) to make text more attr active and eye- catching. • New Roman Italic (ROMAN ITC) Y ou can specify a font for the text y ou have just input or y ou can specify a default f ont that is u[...]

E 42 T o change the default font setting 1. Press SET UP to display the SET UP menu. 2. Use and to select DEF A UL T FONT and then press SET . 3. Use and to select the font you want to use as the default, and then press SET . • The default f ont you specified will be used first f or all new labels. T o change the font of text y ou have just input[...]

43 E A pointer appears to indicate the current STYLE setting: [ A ] (BOLD), [ ] (OUTLINE), [ ] (SHADO W), [ ] (RAISED). No pointer is shown when NORMAL is selected. Using STYLE Menu Attributes The STYLE menu lets you apply the f ollowing attributes to your te xt. NORMAL BOLD OUTLINE SHADOW RAISED • Note that STYLE menu te xt attributes cannot be [...]

E 44 Using EFFECT Menu Attributes The EFFECT menu lets you apply the te xt attributes shown below to label te xt in the Free Design Mode . ■ T o apply EFFECT men u text attributes 1. Input the text whose attributes y ou want to change. 2. Press EFFECT . 3. Use and to select the EFFECT setting you want. 4. Use and to select ON or OFF for EFFECT an[...]

45 E Part 6 - Saving, Recalling and Deleting Labels T o save a label 1. Create the label you want to sa ve. 2. After you finish inputting te xt, the following screen will appear on the printer display . 3. Use and to select STORE . 4. Press SET . 5. Input up to sev en characters for the label name, and then press SET . 6. Use and to select the loca[...]

E 46 Demo Printing Demo printing uses built-in data to demonstrate the type of tape label printing that can be performed by the printer . Important! • If there is label data from your last label la yout session is still in memory , performing a demo print will delete it. If you think you will need the data later , save it in memory (page 45) befo[...]

47 E 3. Replace the battery cover . Important! • The printer may suddenly turn off during printing if batter y power goes low . Because of this, use of the bundled A C adaptor is recommended to power the printer. • Because of the affect cold has on batteries, the “ LOW BA TTERY! ” may appear prematurely when the temperature is below 10 ˚ C[...]

E 48 Battery Life • Printing of approximately two 18mm tape cartridges under standard printing conditions* * Printing text or graphics that contain large areas of b lack, and printing under cold temperatures can shorten battery life. • Be sure to replace batteries at least once ev er y two years , even if y ou do not use the printer during that[...]

49 E Caring for the Printer T ape label printing can become unclear if the printer's pr int head and rubber roller become dirty . P erform the following steps to clean the print head and rubber roller. ■ T o use a cotton swab f or cleaning Important! • Use only a cotton sw ab or some other soft material to clean the print head and rubber r[...]

E 50 Clean the print head and roller. (page 49) T ake up the slack in the ink ribbon and correctly reload the tape cartr idge. (page 13) Re-load the tape cartr idge properly . (page 13) Change to AC adaptor pow er or load a fresh set of batteries (supplied by you). (page 47) Adjust the print density . (page 46) Change to the AC adaptor that comes w[...]

51 E No tape comes out when I press PRINT . The cassette cover is not closed completely . The tape is used up. The tape is jammed. Battery power is low . Close the cassette cov er. (page 8) Replace the tape cartr idge with a new one. (page 13) Remove the tape cartridge and pull out the jammed tape. Use scissors to cut off the tape you pulled out. L[...]

E 52 Symptom Recommended Action Possib le Cause The tape will not cut. The printer will not half cut. The label is too short. The tape cutter is dull. FULL CUT or UNCUT is selected for the tape cut mode. Y ou are pr inting on magnetic tape. The label is too short. Use scissors to cut the labels after printing is complete. Hav e the tape cutter repl[...]

53 E Error Messages Message See page: Cause and Action Message See page: Cause and Action PRINTER NOT SHUT DOWN PR OPERL Y LAST TIME INPUT A V ALUE! LABEL LONGER THAN SETTING SET/ESC LENGTH OF PRINT IS TOO LONG! • The last time the printer was used, the AC adaptor was disconnected or the batteries were remov ed while the printer was turned on or [...]

E 54 Message See page: Cause and Action Message See page: Cause and Action NO DA T A! NO INPUT TEXT! NO T ENOUGH DIGITS! PENDING D A T A WILL BE LOST CONTINUE? SET/ESC • Y ou are tr ying to recall or delete memory data when there is no data in memory . ➜ Store data in memory before performing the current operation. • Y ou are attempting to pe[...]

55 E Message See page: Cause and Action PRINT ERROR! CHECK THE T APE CARTRIDGE! THIS IS THE WRONG TYPE OF T APE CARTRIDGE! • Y ou are using magnetic tape and the cut mode is CONT HALF CUT , FULL+HALF CUT , or FULL CUT . ➜ Change the cut mode to UNCUT before printing. * If the steps described above do not clear the error message, contact your re[...]

E 56 Message See page: Cause and Action TOO SHOR T TO CUT! SET/ESC The unused tape at the beginning of a numbering label cannot be cut or cutting between labels is not possible . • T o print without cutting, press SET . After printing is complete, use scissors to cut the labels. • T o print with auto cutting, change the settings to increase the[...]

57 E ● NUMBER ● GREEK, RUSSIAN ● SYMBOL ● DINGBA T Illustrations Symbols, Dingbats, and Special Character s[...]

E 58 Frames[...]

59 E Built-in Logos • Y ou can change the language of the logos by changing the language setting (page 26). ● PRICE ● SIGN[...]

E 60 ● WORK ● A TTENTION[...]

61 E T ype Input Item Maximum Number Format Number T ype Input Item Maximum Number Format Number Lay out Formats CD/D VD VHS TITLE TITLE COMMENT TITLE COMMENT1 COMMENT2 TITLE 1 TITLE 2 TITLE 3 TITLE TITLE COMMENT TITLE COMMENT1 COMMENT2 TITLE 1 TITLE 2 TITLE 3 24 36 36 16 22 22 36 36 36 23 31 47 20 16 16 40 40 40 mini D V MD/FD/MO TITLE TITLE COMME[...]

E 62 Format Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Input Item NUMBER COMMENT , NUMBER NUMBER, COMMENT COMMENT1, NUMBER, COMMENT2 COMMENT , NUMBER NUMBER, COMMENT Numbering Formats CASSETTE FILE TITLE TITLE COMMENT TITLE COMMENT1 COMMENT2 TITLE 1 TITLE 2 TITLE 3 TITLE TITLE COMMENT TITLE COMMENT1 COMMENT2 TITLE 1 TITLE 2 TITLE 3 31 31 31 20 20 20 31 31 31 29 38 58 28 1[...]

63 E Supported T ape Widths Free Design Fr ame Lay out Numbering Bar Code Logo 6 × × × 9 × × 12 18 24 T ape Width and the Number of Lines and Character Sizes The number of print lines and the vertical character size depends on the tape width and format being used. T ape Width (mm) T ape Width (mm) 6 1 line 2 lines 1 1 1 Up to 2* 9 1 line 3 lin[...]

E 64 Specifications Model : KL-7400 Input Ke yboard Layout : T ypewriter (QWERTY) Character T ypes Alpha : 52 (A to Z, a to z); 99 ( Á , ß , Ç , etc.) Numbers : 10 Greek : 48 Russian : 66 Symbols : 281 Illustrations : 124 Display T ype : Liquid crystal display (128 × 64 dots, 16 columns × 4 lines) Input Area : 16 columns × 1 line (non F ree D[...]

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