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User Guide ®® for Windows 95, 98, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 ® Models 100, 200 and 240 SMAR T LABEL PRINTER SMAR T LABEL PRINTER ®[...]
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FCC Com pliance St atement This equ ipment ha s been test ed and found to compl y with the l imits for a Clas s B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC ru les. Thes e limits are de signed to provide rea sonabl e protect ion agai nst har mful int er feren ce in a residen tial ap plica tion. Thi s equi pment generat es, uses and can radi ate[...]
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T r ademark Informatio n IBM is a reg istere d tradem ark of Inter national Business Machines Corpor ation. Microsof t and Window s are re gistered tradema rks of Mic rosoft Corp oration. SII and the SII log o are reg istere d trad emarks of Seiko I nstru ments I nc. Smar t Label Prin ter is a re gister ed trad emark and Sma rtLabel s, Smart La bel[...]
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Impor tant Saf ety Instr uctions The fo llo wing sy mbol s are u sed in this U ser Gu ide. W AR NIN G. W arning stat ements ar e used to indicate acti ons th at may resul t in r isk of sev ere person al i njur y o r loss of lif e. CA UTION. Caution stateme nts are used to indica te actions that ma y result in damage to the printer o r other propert[...]
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4 Be sure to hold on ly th e conne ctor end of the power cord or i nter face cab le wh en disc onnect ing. Repeated pullin g on the cab le could damag e the cable. 5 If any of the followin g condi tions oc cur , turn off the printe r and unplug the power cord from the po wer outle t: ■ The powe r cord is dama ged or frayed . ■ Liqui d has bee n[...]
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User Guide i About This G uide As you ‘ ll soon realize, the Smart Label Prin ter ® i s e a s y t o s e t up and use. Cha nces are, once you ’ ve read what y ou need to know in orde r to get going, you won ’ t have to use this guide except as a qu ick remi nder or a refere nce. This guide wil l help you set up your SLP 100, 20 0 or 24 0 inst[...]
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ii Smart La bel Printer M odels 100, 200 and 24 0 This gu ide has three chapters and th ree append ices: ■ Chapt er 1 , Intr oduction , p rovides som e general informa- tion about the SLP 100/200/240 and the Smart Label program. ■ Chapt er 2 , Getting Starte d , provi des ins truct ions for con- necti ng the SLP 100/200/ 240 to an IBM-comp atib[...]
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User Guide iii Contents Chapter 1 Introduction About Your Smart Label Printer 1-2 Software Features 1 -3 Chapte r 2 Getting Started What You Need 2-2 A Word Ab out Labels 2- 3 Cari ng for Label s 2-3 Instal ling th e SLP 100, 200 o r 240 2-4 Unpacki ng the SL P 2-4 Connec ting the SLP to a P ower Out let 2-5 Connecting the SLP to an IBM-compatible [...]
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Conten ts iv Smart La bel Printer M odels 100, 200 and 24 0 Appendix D Orderin g Labels an d Parts D-1 Orderi ng Labels D-2 Orderi ng Part s D-2 Index 100-200book.book Page iv Thursday, July 13, 2000 12:14 AM[...]
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Chapter 1 User Guide 1-1 Introduction About Y our Smar t Label Printer 1-2 Software Feat ures 1-3 100-200book.book Page 1 Thursday, July 13, 2000 12:14 AM[...]
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Chap ter 1 Introductio n 1-2 Sm art Lab el Prin ter Mod els 100, 200 and 240 About Y our Smart Label Printe r The Smart Label Prin ter ® is the b est way to instantly pr int one- at-a-time l abels. Dire ct thermal printi ng techn ology does n ot use ink, toner or rib bon, ju st label s. The SLP produc es fa st, l aser output on a va riety of l abe[...]
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Chapte r 1 Introducti on User Guide 1-3 Softwa re Fe atures The Smart Label program provides a rich set of features to simplif y your labeling needs. n 32-bit architectur e design ed to work in Wi ndows ® 95, 98, Wind ows NT ® 4.0 and Windo ws ® 2000 wi th supp ort for long fi le names . n WYSIWYG ed itor d isplays lab els as they will print. n [...]
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Chapter 2 User Guide 2-1 Getting Started What Y ou Need 2-2 A W ord About Labels 2-3 Install ing the SLP 100, 200 or 240 2-4 Install ing the Smart Label Softwar e 2-1 0 Usin g On-L in e Help 2-11 100-200book.book Page 1 Thursday, July 13, 2000 12:14 AM[...]
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Chapte r 2 Getting Started 2-2 Sm art Lab el Prin ter Mod els 100, 200 and 240 What Y ou Need In ord er to us e your SLP and soft ware, you need to have the following : n An IBM PC or 100 % comp atibl e comp uter n An 80386 or higher proc essor n 4 MB of a vaila ble Rand om Acc ess Me mory (R AM) n An available USB or RS-232C serial (COM ) port n 5[...]
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Chapte r 2 Getting Started User Guide 2-3 A W ord Ab out Labe ls For best result s we recomm end the use of Seiko Ins truments SmartLabels. Other brands may n ot be engineered to provi de opti mum, troubl e-free result s with you r SLP; t hey may not wo rk with your printer or they may dam age it and void yo ur warrant y. SmartLabels are available [...]
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Chapte r 2 Getting Started 2-4 Sm art Lab el Prin ter Mod els 100, 200 and 240 Installing the SLP 1 00, 200 o r 240 Her e, you ’ ll fi nd out h ow to un pack and set up your new SLP . As part of the setup pro cess, you ’ ll lo ad a roll of standard address lab els and r un a qui ck test . Unpacking the SLP Careful ly remov e the prin ter and it[...]
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Chapte r 2 Getting Started User Guide 2-5 Connecting the SLP to a Po wer Outlet Now you ’ re ready to connec t the SLP to a power outlet : 1 Plug the AC ad apter cable into the jack at the rear of the SLP . 2 Flip up the AC adapter prongs and plug it in to a power outle t. 3 T urn the SLP on by pressing the power butt on. When yo u turn th e prin[...]
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Chapte r 2 Getting Started 2-6 Sm art Lab el Prin ter Mod els 100, 200 and 240 Connecting the SLP to an I BM-compatible PC Use the USB or serial cable pro vided wit h the SLP 100/200/ 240 to conn ect the SLP to you r compute r . CA UTION: Connecting or disconn ecting the interf ace cab le whi le the printer i s turned on ma y damage the printer . F[...]
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Chapte r 2 Getting Started User Guide 2-7 Loading a Roll of Labels Follow the i nstruct ions below to l oad a roll of stand ard address labels . Prepare t he roll o f labe ls 1 Remov e the s ticker f rom the beginnin g of th e roll o f labe ls. Note ... C hec k to be sur e ther e is a bla ck se nsor mark o n the label bac king as illus trated on pa[...]
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Chapte r 2 Getting Started 2-8 Sm art Lab el Prin ter Mod els 100, 200 and 240 3 Remov e the sp indle fro m the SLP and i nsert the label rol l on the spindl e. 4 Insert the label s and spindle into the SLP . If using an SLP 200 or 240, adj ust the guide s to fit the la bels as shown below . 5 Ins ert the free end of the label roll, lab el side do [...]
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Chapte r 2 Getting Started User Guide 2-9 6 Close the lab el cove r. T esting the Printer A quick test let s you kn ow your pri nter is operat ing proper ly and that the labe ls are loaded corre ctly. Here ’ s how to procee d: 1 Press an d hold the power button fo r 2 second s to turn the prin ter of f. 2 Press a nd hol d the fo rm feed butt on w[...]
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Chapte r 2 Getting Started 2-10 Smart Label Prin ter Mod els 10 0, 200 and 240 Installing the Smart Label Software 1 Sta rt Windo ws. 2 Insert the Smart Label CD-ROM or installatio n disk 1 into the ap propriat e drive . When usin g th e CD-ROM, t he install ation wi zard starts automa tically on mo st syste ms. If the in troduc tory screen d oesn [...]
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Chapte r 2 Getting Started User Guide 2-11 Using On-L ine He lp The on -line hel p provid es detai led ins truction s for c reating labels, customizing fo rmat , SmartCopy or SmartCapture, printi ng, an d labe l datab ase fun ctions. Use the H elp T opics scr een to jump to topi cs that tel l you how to use the Smart Label software, or to get qui c[...]
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Chapte r 2 Getting Started 2-12 Smart Label Prin ter Mod els 10 0, 200 and 240 Inde x T a b. Click the Inde x tab t o find s pecific topics in an alphabet ical list . T o quickly locate a to pic, ty pe the firs t few letter s of the to pic. Doub le-cl ick the to pic to vi ew help text. Find T ab. Click th e Find tab to find all topics th at contain[...]
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Chapter 3 User Guide 3-1 Changing Labels and Printer Care Overview 3-2 Caring f or Y our Print er 3-2 Off Line and On Line Mode 3-3 Changing a Label Roll 3-3 Adjusting the P osition of Label s 3-4 Removi ng Stuc k Labels 3-5 100-200book.book Page 1 Thursday, July 13, 2000 12:14 AM[...]
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Chap ter 3 Chang ing La bels a nd Pri nter Ca re 3-2 Sm art Lab el Prin ter Mod els 100, 200 and 240 Over vi ew The SLP 100/200 /240 us es advanc ed thermal print techno logy to provid e crisp, high-c ontrast pri nting . The re are no ribbon s or cart ridges to replac e. An important consideration... For b est resu lts we recommend the use of Seiko[...]
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Chap ter 3 Chang ing La bels a nd Pri nter Ca re User Guide 3-3 Off Line and On Line Mode Press ing and releasing the power but ton toggle s the printer between off li ne and on line m ode. An amber status light i ndicates th at the prin ter is of f lin e. Ther e is no commun ication with th e comput er when the prin ter is of f lin e. This feature[...]
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Chap ter 3 Chang ing La bels a nd Pri nter Ca re 3-4 Sm art Lab el Prin ter Mod els 100, 200 and 240 Adjusting the Pos ition of Labels If you fi nd the l abels are adva ncing at an angl e, it ’ s ea sy to real ign the m. Fol low th ese step s: 1 Swi vel the labe l cover op en and remove the print en gine cover by pull ing for ward on t he ta bs a[...]
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Chap ter 3 Chang ing La bels a nd Pri nter Ca re User Guide 3-5 Removing Stuck Labels If a label becomes stuck in your SLP , remove it as follows: 1 W ith a p air of sc issors, c ut the label stoc k betwee n the label roll and the label slot at the back o f the printer . 2 Swi vel the labe l cover op en and remove the print en gine cover by pull in[...]
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Appendix A User Guide A-1 Specifications Smar t Label Printer 100/ 200/240 Specif ications A-2 Status Light Indi cators A-3 100-200book.book Page 1 Thursday, July 13, 2000 12:14 AM[...]
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Appe ndix A Specifications A-2 Smart Label Printe r Model s 100, 200 and 240 Smart Label Printer 100/200/240 Specifications The SLP is a compac t printing de vice ideally s uited for label printin g applica tions. Th ere are no b uilt-in fonts and an y text must be converte d to a bitmap image by a host comput er or d evice fo r prin ting o n the S[...]
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Appe ndix A Specifications User Guide A-3 Status Ligh t Indicators * The num ber refers to the numbe r of blinks. Lif e Time M odel 100/ 200: Appr o x. 2 millio n char acters (24 H x 12 W dots) Model 2 40: Appr o x. 5 millio n chara cters (24 H x 12 W dots) En viro nment T emperature Oper ating: 15°C to 35°C (59°F to 95°F) Storage : -2 0°C to [...]
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Appendix B User Guide B-1 Commonly Asked Questions and Answers 100-200book.book Page 1 Thursday, July 13, 2000 12:14 AM[...]
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Appe ndix B Commonly Asked Q uestions and Answers B-2 Smart Label Printe r Model s 100, 200 and 240 Q Will my l abels fade ove r time? A Labels are made of thermal paper . Heat applied to the paper caus es a chemical rea ction to gene rate black dots at the p oints wher e heat was ap plied. Th is techn ique avoids u sing me ssy inks and ribbons . B[...]
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Appendix C User Guide C-1 T echnical Support and Service 100-200book.book Page 1 Thursday, July 13, 2000 12:14 AM[...]
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Appe ndix C Technical Support and Service C-2 Smart Label Printe r Model s 100, 200 and 240 Please refer to th e “ T roubles hooting ” topic in on-line Help for in for mati on on h ow to de ter mine if your SLP ne eds servi ce and ho w to co ntact Seiko Instr uments for T echnical Support and repairs. 100-200book.book Page 2 Thursday, July 13, [...]
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Appendix D User Guide D-1 Ordering Labels and Parts 100-200book.book Page 1 Thursday, July 13, 2000 12:14 AM[...]
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Appe ndix D Ordering Labels and P arts D-2 Smart Label Prin ter Mod els 10 0, 200 and 240 Orderi ng Labels For best result s we recomm end the use o f Seiko Ins trumen ts SmartLabels. Other brands may n ot be engineered to provi de opti mum, troubl e-free result s with you r SLP; t hey may not wo rk with your printer or they may dam age it and void[...]
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User Guide Index -1 Index C Changing a lab el roll , 3-3 COM po rt conne cting , 2-6 Comm on que stion s , B-2 D Develop er inform ation , A-2 F Features , 1-3 Find f eatur e , 1-3 H Help , 2-11 I Insta llatio n SLP 100/ 200/240 , 2-4 Smart Label software , 2-10 L Labels caring for , 2-3 orderi ng , D-2 recommen ded , 2-3 , 3-2 Loading labe ls , 2-[...]
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W arranty In formation Limited Warrant y on Hardwar e One (1) Y ear Limi ted Warranty Seiko Instrument s USA Inc. warrants this product against defects in materi als and workmanship for a peri od of one (1) year from the date of original retail p urchase (proof of purch ase required). If Seiko Ins truments USA Inc. receives notice of such defects d[...]