Dymo 450 TWIN TURBO manual

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    LabelW riter ® 450 T win T urbo Quick Start Guide[...]

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    Copyright © 2010 Sanford, L.P. All rights reserved. Revised 12/10. No part of this document or the software may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or translated into another language without the pri or wri tten consent of Sanford, L .P. Trademarks DYMO, LabelWrite r, and DYMO Label are re gistered marks in the Unit ed States[...]

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    1 For complet e information abou t your label printer, you can view the LabelWriter Printer User Guide from the DYM O Label v.8 Help menu or from th e DYMO Web site at www.dymo.co m. Follow these steps to install the LabelWriter printer a nd print your first la bel. 1. Unpacking your LabelWriter Printer NOTE Do not connec t the printer into your co[...]

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    2 Become familiar with th e printer’s major comp onents. See Figure 2. LabelWri ter Printer Fe atures Your LabelWr iter printer is a direct thermal printer and do es not use ink or toner. Instea d, the printer uses heat from a ther mal print head to print o n specially treated la bels. Labels are the only supplies you will ever need to buy. The f[...]

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    3 2. Installing the Software Do not conne ct the printe r to your compu ter until after the software installation is complete. Windows Depending on y our system configuratio n, the software installation could take some time wh ile the requir ed Microsoft .NET ™ software is installed. To instal l the software o n a Windows system 1 Close all op en[...]

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    4 3. Connecting your LabelWriter Printer NOTE Do not connect t he printer to yo ur computer un til after the software installati on is complete. To connect the pow er 1 Plug the powe r cord into the po wer adapter. See Figure 3. 2 Plug the power adapt er into the power connector on th e bottom of the printer. See Fig ure 4. 3 Plug the other end of [...]

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    5 4. Loading Labels The LabelWriter Twin Turbo printer holds t wo label rolls, so you ca n print two types of la bels without having to chang e the label roll. Fo r example, load address labels on one side and DYMO St amps postage labe ls on the ot her side. Important! In order for the labels to f eed properly during printing, pay attention to the [...]

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    6 5 Slide the spo ol guide onto the r ight side of th e spool and press t he guide tigh tly against the side of the label roll, leaving no gap between the roll and the spool. See Figure 6. NOTE To ensure prop er feeding of labels during printing, the label roll must fit snugly agains t both sides of the label spool, with no gap s. 6 Insert the labe[...]

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    7 5. Printing your First Label The first ti me you open the applicat ion, you are asked to register the software. Registering the software ensures th at you wi ll be informed of any software updat es. During the regist ration process, you will be asked to en ter the serial number for your label pr inter. The serial n umber is loc ated on the bo tto[...]

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    8 Figure 9 high lights some of the major features ava ilable in DYMO La bel software. For complete details on usin g the software, refer to the onlin e Help. From the He lp menu, you can view the follo wing: • DYMO Label v.8 Help • DYMO Label v.8 User Guide • LabelWriter Print er User Guide Insert text, addresses, images, shapes, lines, barco[...]

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    9 Printing Postage with DYMO Stamps You can now print post age right from your desktop using your LabelWriter Twin Turbo label printer. All you need is DYMO Stamps softwar e, your LabelWriter printer, DY MO Stamps labels, and an Internet connection. To install DYMO Stamps and print postage 1 Sign up for your USPS acco unt with Endicia. Go to: www.e[...]

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    10 3 Enter your account numbe r and pass p hrase, and th en click OK . 4 Click Buy Postage and purchas e postage for your account. 5 Select DYMO LabelW riter 450 Twin Turbo from the Printer list under Printer Selection. 6 Select Right Roll or Left Roll from the Label Roll list, depend ing on where yo u have DYMO Stamp s postage labels lo aded. 7 Cl[...]

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    W008044 12/10 DIS-83 Distributed by: D YMO , Atlanta, GA 30328 800-426-7827: ww w .dymo.com © 2010 Sanford, L.P .[...]