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Thomas & Betts EZL-100 manual

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  • Page 1

    www.tnb.com User Guide French and Spanish versions of the User Guide are availa ble at www.tnb.com . E ZL-100 Thermal Label Print er ILPLight.fm Page 1 Fri d ay, November 21, 2003 11: 43 AM[...]

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    2 Figure 1 Thomas & Be tts EZL-100 Thermal Label Printer Print Button Navigation Key Function/Shift Enter/OK Space Bar/ Symbol Key Function Keys Alpha Keys Numeric Keys Backspace/Clear All Power Button Escape/Backlight T ape Exit AC Power Connector LCD Display Symbol Keys Hot Keys Thumb Latch for T ape Compartment Thumb Latch for Battery Compar[...]

  • Page 3

    3 About Y our New Printer With your new Thomas & Betts EZL-10 0 thermal label printer, you can create a wide variety o f high- quality , sel f-adhesive labe ls. Y o u can choose to print your labe ls in many different sizes an d styles. The printer uses Thomas & Betts label c assettes in widths of 1/4” (6 mm), 3/8” (9 mm), 1 /2” (12 m[...]

  • Page 4

    4 T o insert th e tape cassette 1. Pre ss the thumb catch on the right side of the printer to open the tape cassette door. The first time you use the printer, remove the protective cardb oard insert from between the print head and p inch roller . See Figure 4. Figure 4 2. Se t the cassette sw itch for the size of t he tape cassette that you a re in[...]

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    5 3. Cut the l abel using your thumb t o lift the cutting lever and pull it t owards the back of the printer. See Figure 6. Figure 6 4. Remove the label. Congratulations! Y ou have printed your first label. Continue reading to le arn more abou t the option s available for crea ting labels. Getting to Know Y our Printer Become familiar with the loc [...]

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    6 Navigation Key Y ou c an review and edit you r label using the  and  arrows on the Navigation key . Y ou c an also view men u choices usi ng  and  , and then press to make a selection. Designing Y our Label Y ou c an choose from a num ber of formatting options to enhance the appearance of y our labels. Changing the Font Size Y ou c an[...]

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    7 For example, if yo u repeatedly press the l etter a , you will see a à á â ã ä å and so on through all th e variations available. The order in whic h the character varia tions appear depen ds on the language you ha ve selected to use. Saving your Label Y ou can save up t o eight labels in m emory . T o save a label 1. T ype your label text.[...]

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    8 T o print horizontal wire wraps 1. En ter the text for the label. 2. Pre ss + . 3. Use the arrow keys to move to the desire d wire gauge or cable size, and press . 4. Pre ss . Printing Fixed Length Labels Normally , the l ength of the lab el is determined by the length of the text en tered. However , you may wish to make a label for a speci fic p[...]

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    9 Printing V ertical Labels Single-line labels can be printed wi th the text running vertically . T o print vertically 1. Enter the text for your label. 2. Press and then . Printing Barcode Labels +. The printer can gen erate two types of barcodes : CODE-39 and CODE-128. Y ou can onl y print a barcode on 3/4” (19 mm) la bel tape. The barcode will[...]

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    10 T o serialize your la bels 1. En ter the text for your lab el. 2. Use the arrow keys t o move the curs or under the letter or number to serialize. 3. Pre ss . 4. En ter the number of labels y ou wish to print and press or to begin printing. Enter 1-99 for numbers and 1-26 f or letters. T o print multip le copies of the same serialized label, cho[...]

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    11 T roubleshooting Review the following po ssible solutions if y ou encounter a probl em while using your pri nter. If you still need assistance, contact Thomas & Betts T ool Service at 1.800.284.TOOL (8 665). Problem/Error Message Solution No display • Ensure the printer is turned on. • Replace discharged batteries. Poor Print Quality •[...]

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    This product is CE marked in accordance wi th the EMC directive and the low voltage di rective and is designed to conform with th e following international standards: US FCC Class B Compatibility Safety - EN 60950, IEC 950, UL 1950 EMC Compatibility EN 61000 3-2/3 ; EN 61000 4-2/3/4/5/ 6/8/1 1; ENV 50204; EU Immunity - EN 55024 & addendums A1, [...]