Casio KL-750 manual

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    KL-750 Owner ’ s Manual[...]

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    E-1 Introduction Congratulations on your selection of the CASIO KL-750 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. Y ou can produce attractive, original labels thanks to such fe[...]

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    E-2 Part 1 Getting Acquainted 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. Important Precautions • Keep your Label Printer out of areas subject to temperature extremes, mois- [...]

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    E-3 Battery compartment T ape outlet T ape cutter lever General Guide Front Back/Left Side Optional AC Adaptor connector T ape cutter lever Power Keys Turn power on and of f. Liquid crystal display (LCD) Function key Letter keys 12 T ape Cutter Operation Precaution Note the following important precautions when operating the tape cutter lever. 1. Wh[...]

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    E-4 Label Printer Menus 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 follow- ing general points when using them. • The item that is underlined in a menu is the o[...]

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    E-5 To replace the batteries 1. Turn power of f. • If you are using the optional AC adaptor for power , you should also unplug it from the Label Printer . 2. Open the battery compartment cover on the back of the Label Printer by sliding it in the di- rection indicated by the arrow . 3. Remove all eight of the old batteries. 4. Load a set of eight[...]

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    E-6 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. T rying to do so can cause opera- tional problems with the Label Printer . To load a tape cartridge 1. Make sure that the Label Printer is turned off. 2. Open the tape cartridge compartment cover. • If there [...]

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    E-7 Part 3 Inputting Characters and Symbols This part of the manual tells you how to input characters. T o 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. [...]

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    E-8 • 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 FUNCTION and then PRINT (FEED) to feed the tape before cutting it. If you don ’ t you [...]

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    E-9 2. Use the H and J cursor keys to move the underlining to the symbol you want. • Not all of the available symbols fit on the display . The menu will scroll when you press the cursor keys. • In this example, underline #. 3. After you underline the symbol you want, press SET . • This returns to the input screen, with the symbol you selected[...]

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    E-10 Important! • Any character size specification you make is applied to all the characters on the display . Y ou cannot make multiple specifications for specific characters. • The Label Printer automatically adjusts the character size whenever you in- put a ¥ symbol to create a 2-line label as shown below . Note that you cannot input a ¥ sy[...]

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    E-11 T ext Effects There are three text effects that you can assign: shading, underlining, and boxed text. The following shows examples of each. Shading: Underlining: Boxed T ext: T ext effect changes are applied to printed text only . The appearance of the displayed text does not change, but the text effect indicators will show you when a text ef [...]

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    E-12 Mirror Image Printing When you specify mirror image for text, it is printed in reverse image. Use mir- ror image when you plan to print on transparent tape, with the printing on the inside. When viewed through the transparent tape, the text will appear normal. Y ou can also use mirror image printing when using iron-on transfer tape to print ir[...]

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    E-13 Part 7 Memory This part of the manual tells you how to store text data in memory for instant recall when you need it. Y ou can store two blocks of text in memory , each con- taining up of 63 characters, for a total of 126 characters. T o store data 1. Input the text you want to store. 2. Press FUNCTION and then 1 (MEMO). 3. Press SET to store [...]

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    E-14 3. Press SET . • If all of the text does not fit on the display , you can use H and J to scroll it to the left and right. 4. Use K and L to select Area 1 or Area 2 then press SET . 5. Press SET to delete the text from the area that is currently on the display . Part 8 Reference This section contains information about the Label Printer that y[...]

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    E-15 • If there is a cartridge already in the Label Printer , remove it by grasping the cartridge on both sides with your thumb and forefinger , and lift straight up. 3. Use a thin, pointed object to lift the yellow cut- ter cartridge out of the Label Printer as shown in the illustration. • The tape cutter blade comes out of the cutter cartridg[...]

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    E-16 To initialize the Label Printer 1. Turn power of f. 2. While holding down the PRINT and ESC keys, press ON to turn power on. 3. Keeping PRINT and ESC held down, release the ON key only . • This prompt confirms whether or not you want to initialize the Label Printer . 4. Press SET to initialize the Label Printer or ESC to abort the reset oper[...]

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    E-17 Specifications Model: KL-750 Input Keyboard Layout: T ypewriter (QWERTY) Character Types Alpha (English and other languages): 99 Numbers: 10 Symbols: 37 Display Type: Liquid crystal display Columns: 4 Character matrix: 5 × 7-dot Printing Type: Thermal transfer Speed: Approximately 6.67mm/second Width: 4mm (6mm tape) or 8mm (other tape) Charac[...]

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