Dymo LabelManager 420P manual

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    User Guide LabelManager ® 420P[...]

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    1 Print 9 Accented characters 17 Format 2 Preview 10 Space bar 18 LCD display 3 Save 11 Caps 19 Cancel 4 Settings 12 Numeric keys 20 Navigation 5 Symbols 13 Insert 21 OK 6 Shift 14 Font Size 22 Open 7 Backspace 15 New label/Clear 8 Return 16 On/Off Shift + – - , . % Insert 1 2 3 4 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 17 20 21 22 16 13 5 7 18 19 6 Figure 1 DYMO Lab[...]

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    3 Contents About Your New Label Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Product Regi stration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 [...]

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    4 About Your New Label Maker With the DYMO® La belManager 420P electron ic label maker, you can create a wid e variety of high -quality, self- adhesive labels. Yo u can choose to print you r labels in many different font s, font sizes, an d styles. The label ma ker uses DYMO D1 label cassettes in widths of 1/4” (6 mm), 3/8” (9 mm), 1/2” (12 [...]

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    5 To print a label 1 Enter text to create a simple label. 2 Press . 3 Press the cutter butto n to cut the lab el. 4 Remove the paper bac king from the label to expose t he adhesive, an d then attach the label. Getting to Know the Label Maker Become familiar with the lo cation of the feature and function keys on your labe l maker. Refer to Figure 1.[...]

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    6 Formatting Your Label You can choo se from seve ral format options t o enhance t he appearance of your labels. To adjust t he forma tting 1 Press . 2 Use the navigation keys to select the formatting option to change a nd press . 3 Select the opt ion to apply to your label and press . Font Type Eight font types are available for your labels: ♦ U[...]

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    7 Adding Borders You can highligh t your text by choosing a b order. ♦ Use the up and down naviga tion keys to select the border . When using bo rders on mult i-line labels, all lines are enclosed in a s ingle border. Using Mirror Text The mirror for mat allows you to print text w hich reads from right to left, as you would see t he text in a mir[...]

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    8 Using Clip Art, Symbols, and Special Characters Clip art, symbols, punct uation, and ot her special charac ters can be added to your labels. Adding Clip Art The label make r includes the clip art shown below. To insert clip art 1 Press , select Clip art , and then press . 2 Use the up an d down or le ft and right n avigation keys to select the de[...]

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    9 Adding International Characters The label m aker supports t he extende d Latin chara cter set. After pressing the Accent key, , pressing a letter brings up a menu con taining all the available variations o f that letter. For example, if French is selected as the langua ge and you press the Acce nt key and then th e letter a , you will see a à â[...]

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    10 Editing a Barcode You can edit th e text for an existing barcode. To edit a barcode 1 Move the cursor anywhere wi thin the barc ode text. The barcode in dicator is shown on the display. 2 Enter any character . The barcod e edit screen is displayed. 3 Edit the ba rcode text a n d press . Deleting a Barcode A barcode is ent ered on the label as on[...]

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    11 About the Built-In Software The built-in sof tware resides on t he label maker. You do not need to install additi onal software or drivers to use the la bel ma ker with your comp uter. The following figur e shows some of the featur es available in the software. Refer to the LabelManager 420P Qu ick Start Guide for information ab out starting a n[...]

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    12 Troubleshooting Review the following possible solutions if you en counter a problem while using your label mak er. If you still need assistance, visit the DYMO Web site at www.dymo.com . Documentation Feedback We are constantly wo rking to produ ce the highest qualit y documentat ion for our products. We welcome you r feedback . Send us your c o[...]