Casio KL-8100 manual

KL-8100 User’s Guide Guía del usuario Instruktionshäfte Svenska E S Sw GUIDELINES LA ID DOWN BY FCC RULE S FOR USE OF THE UNIT IN T HE U.S.A . (n ot applicable to other areas). NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital dev ice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed [...]

The following symbols are used in this manual and on the product its elf to alert you and others to the risk of personal and ma t erial injury. Warning This symbol i ndicates an ite m that can result in death or serious personal injury if igno red. Caution This symbol i ndicates an ite m that can result in serious persona l injury or material d ama[...]

• Never mix batte ries of different types. • Never leave dead b atteries in KL-8100. • Remove the batteries if you do not plan to use KL-8 100 for a long time. • Use only th e battery type specified fo r this label printer i n this manual. Memo ry • Always keep separate writt en copies of any informat ion you store in the memory of this l[...]

Introduc tion Congratulations on your select ion of this p roduct. T his label p rinter makes it pos sible for you to print adhesi ve labels for a wide variet y of applications, such as: name tags, cas sette tape labels, floppy disks, bin ders, and other app lications. You can produce attr active, original labels thanks to s uch features as : • V[...]

Part 1 Getting Acquainted This part of the man ual provides you with important information you need to know in order to use the label printer to its fu ll potential. Be sure to read it carefully before using the la bel printer for the f irst time. Important P recautions • Keep your label print er out of a reas subject to temperature extremes , mo[...]

Important! Batteries can bu rst or leak and da mage your unit i f you use them the wrong wa y. Note the foll owing important point s. • Be sure t hat the plus (+) an d minus (–) sides of each battery are fac ing correctly. • Never mix batte ries of different type s • Never leave dea d batteries in the ba ttery compartment. • Remove the ba[...]

• If ther e is a cartridge alre ady in the label pri nter, remove it by graspi ng the cartridge on bo th sides with your thum b and fo refinger, and l ift straight up. 3. Remove the stop per from a new tape cartridge and che ck to see that the ta pe is ready to use. 4. Check to mak e sure that the end o f the tape is not bent. • If the end of t[...]

About the SET UP menu The SET UP m enu lets you change various basic set tings quickly and ea sily. To displa y the SET UP menu, pres s FUNC and then FORM . Use u and i to move the highlighting to the item you want to sele ct and then press SET . Pre ss ESC to clear the SET UP menu withou t selecting anything. The following sections explain how to [...]

Important! • You can produ ce a demo print when the text inp ut display is clear, imm ediately after turning po wer on only. Even if you input text and then dele te it, pressing PRINT will not produc e a demo print. • If you experie nce problems with pri nting, check your tape cartridge and powe r supply, and try again. Part 3 Inputting Charact[...]

Manual feed indi cator This indica tor appears when you a re using manual feed instead of auto feed. Auto feed is in effect when thi s indicator is not o n the display. Important! After you fini sh printing when using m anual feed, be sure t o always press FUNC and then PRINT (FEED) to feed the tape before cutting it. If you don’t you will cut of[...]

See page E-25 for a complete list o f symbols, dingbats, and characters th at are available from ea ch menu. Inputting Illustratio ns Your label printer gives you a choice of 50 illustrations t hat you can use in your labels. To input illustrations 1. Wi th the cursor at the location where you wa nt to input an illustration, pres s the ILLUST key t[...]

1. Press FUNC and then ILLUST (USER CHR). 2. Use u and i to move the highl ighting to ”DELETE” a nd then press SET . 3. Use t and y to select the user character you want and th en press SET . 4. Press SET to delete the se lected character or ESC to a bort without deleting anythin g. Part 4 Deleting and Inserting Characters This sectio n describ[...]

Overwrite Result: ABCDXXXHI Insert Result: ABCDXXXEFGHI To switch betw een overwrite and insert 1. Press FUNC and then FORM (SET UP) to display the SET UP menu. 2. Use u and i to highligh t ”INPUT” and then press SET . 3. Use u and i to highligh t the setting you want (”INSERT ” or ”OVERW RITE”) and th en press SET . • The CAPS indica[...]

Text Effects .......................... ............. E-12 Fonts E-12 To change the default font setting ................ ....... E-12 To change the font for displayed text ....... ............ E-12 To change the font for all the text ........................ E-12 To change the font for blocks of text .............. ...... E-12 To change the font f[...]

To store a s tamp label E-23 To recall a s tamp labe l from m emory E-23 To delete a s tamp la bel fro m memory E-23 Part 12 Memory...... ....................................... E-23 To store dat a E-23 Recalling T ext From Memory E-23 To recall mem ory text using sequential search ... E-23 To recall memory text u sing character search .... .E-24 T[...]

∑ Continued use of th e unit when smoke or a strange odor is c oming from it creates the danger of electrical shock . Immediately turn p ower off and unplug the power cord fro m the wall outlet. R equest servicing from your original dealer. AC adaptor ∑ Do not allow the po wer cord to become d amaged or broken , and never modify, over bend, twi[...]

Water and other fo reign matter ∑ Never allow coffee, juice, or other drinks, or flow er vases to spill on the unit. Liquid s pilled on the unit c reates the danger of fire and electrical shock. Should liqu id ever spill onto t he unit, immedia tely turn off power and unplug the power cord from the wall socket. Reques t servicing from your origin[...]

∑ Contact a nearby de aler whenever you re quire servicing. ∑ Note that the manuf acturer shall not be held liable for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise out of the use of this product . ∑ Note that the manuf acturer shall not be held liable for any damages incurred as a resu lt of data loss caus ed by malfunctions, repairs, [...]

∑ Never try to take t he label printer apa rt or attempt your o wn maintenance. ∑ Do not drop your label printer and avoid strong impact. ∑ Do not pull on the tape or try to force it back into the label printer. ∑ Never operate the t ape cutter lever whe n a tape cartrid ge is not loaded in the label printer. Doing so can damage the cutter [...]

∑ Be sure to grasp th e plug of the AC ada ptor cord when d isconnecting it. Never pull on the cord. Loading/Replacing Batt eries A handy low batter y power indicator le ts you know when battery power is getting too low for proper operation. The mess age LOW BATTERY or REPLACE BATTERIES appears on the display if ba ttery power is low w hen you pe[...]

RECALL” appears on the display. Pressi ng SET when this mes sage is on the display recalls th e text that was on t he screen when you l ast turned off power. ∑ Pressing any key be sides SET, FUNC, SHI FT or CODE clears th e text from memory. Resetting the Memory You should reset t he memory of the lab el printer befor e using it for the f irst [...]

7. Use a pencil or some other thin object to take up slack in the ink ribbon as shown in the illustration. Note that the tap e does not move at this time. ∑ If the ink ribbon is slack when you load it into the label printer, it can break or cause some other problem. ∑ Be sure to turn the ink ribbon take up spool only in the direction indicated [...]

The label printer is equipped with sound capab ilities that signal when power is turned on and w hen an illegal opera tion is attempte d. Normally, sound a re turned on whenever you turn power on, but you can use the followin g procedure to turn the sound on and off. To turn sound on a nd off 1. On the SET UP menu, highlight ”SOUND” a nd then p[...]

Important! You can input up to 255 characters per labe l. Further input becomes impossible after y ou input the 255th c haracter. Display Symbols an d Indicators Before getting into actual input, you shou ld first become acquainted with the symbols and indica tors used on the lab el printer displ ay. CAPS on/off indica tor ”A” indicates uppe r-[...]

This mark separates two blocks on the screen. Return symbol () The return symbol indicates a newline oper ation. Character style in dicators These indicators point to the characte r effect that is assigned to the character where th e cursor is currentl y located. You c an select between normal, bold, outline, shadow, and rai sed. Mirror image print[...]

n CAPS off Example: To input á CODE 1 (´) A Inputting Symbols, Dingbats, Special N umbers, Greek Charac ters, and Russian Characters The SYMBOL menu pr ovides you with a ch oice of symbols, dingbats, and special number formats, in addition to Greek a nd Russian letters. To use the SYMBOL menu 1. With the cursor at the location where y ou want to [...]

See page E-25 for a complete list of i llustrations that ar e available. User Characters You can create up to four user charact ers and store them i n memory. You can create a character from scratch, or yo u can use an existin g character or symbol as a basis for creating a new character. User character drawing techniq ues The following desc ribes [...]

4. Use the user character drawing techniqu es described to edit the character you want , and then press SET . 5. Continue from step 7 under ”To create a user character usin g an existing character”. To recall a user c haracter 1. With the cursor located in the input screen where you want to input the user character, pr ess FUNC and then IL LUST[...]

3. Press SET. 4. Press SET to clear all of the text on t he display or ESC to abort without clearing a nything. To clear a portion of text 1. Press FUNC and then BS (CLS). 2. Use u and i to highlight ”PART” (if it isn’t already highlighte d). 3. Press SET. 4. Use t and y to move the cursor to start point of the text y ou want to delete and pr[...]

Part 5 Character Attrib utes and Text Effect s The operati ons in this part of t he manual explain how to c hange fonts an d character styles. T hese characteristics are called ”c haracter attribut es”. It also tells you how to assign s uch text effects as un derlining, shadi ng, and box print ing to text. Important! • Charac ter attributes y[...]

To find out current f ont settings Use the t and y cursor keys to move th e cursor around the di splay. The font i ndicator shows the curren t font setting for t he character where t he c ursor is located. Character Style s There are fi ve character styles: normal, bold, outline, s hadow, and raised. The fol lowing sections desc ribe how to change [...]

2. Use u and i to highligh t the effect you want a nd then press SET . • W hat you should d o next depends on the range you want to use. To change th e text effects for blocks of text 1. After performing the two steps under ”T o assign text ef fects”, use u and i to hi ghlight ”BLOCK” and t hen press SET . • See page E-16 for details ab[...]

Small Typeface • The n ormal size for the s mall typeface is 1 ∞ 1 (16 ∞ 16 dots; 2mm ∞ 2mm). 8 ∞ 16 dots matrix is used to form alph a-numeric characters and symbols. • Charac ter size can be ch anged by specifying a verti cal factor (1, 2, 3, 4) and a horizontal f actor (1, 2, 3, 4 , 5, 6, 7, 8). • T he table below shows t he charac[...]

24mm and 18mm tape, 2 lines o f text 1 ∞ 1/1 ∞ 1 1 ∞ 1/2 ∞ 2 2 ∞ 2/1 ∞ 1 2 ∞ 2/2 ∞ 2 1 ∞ 1/3 ∞ 3 3 ∞ 3/1 ∞ 1 24mm and 18mm tape, 3 lines o f text 1 ∞ 1/1 ∞ 1/1 ∞ 1 1 ∞ 1/1 ∞ 1/2 ∞ 2 1 ∞ 1/2 ∞ 2/1 ∞ 1 2 ∞ 2/1 ∞ 1/1 ∞ 1 12mm tape, 1 li ne of text 1 ∞ 1 2 ∞ 2 3 ∞ 3 9mm tape, 1 lin e of text 1 ∞ 1[...]

Fundamentals of Label Lay out Before we actually be gin our discussio n about how to layout a tape, we should first define a few terms . Note the following. Blocks A block is text that i s enclosed between t wo block marks (). Note that the first (far left) blo ck does not require a block mark a t the beginning, and th e last (far right) block does[...]

2. Use u and i to move the highl ighting to ”BLOCK FO RM” and then press SET . 3. Specify whether you want your specificat ions to apply to on e block or all bl ocks and then p ress SET . • If you spe cify one block, the specification s you make will be applied to the bl ock where the c ursor was located when you press ed FORM . • Use u and[...]

All Text Operations The procedure s in this section control the followi ng parameters for a ll of the text on the display. • Mirror printing (mirro r, normal) • Proportion al character spacin g (on, off) • Smoothi ng (on, off) • Block s pace (none, narrow, wide ) • Feed (lo ng, short, manual ) • Tape length (auto, fixed) • Block a lig[...]

MANUAL This setting p rovides side spaces of only 1mm of the printed text. If you perform two consecu tive print operations (without man ua lly feeding between prints), the last characte r of the first p rint operation is fo llowed by the first ch aracter of the seco nd print operation, with no space pro vide d between them. It is a good way to sav[...]

To show the imag e display 1. After laying out t he label you plan t o print, press IMAGE . • The i mage on the dis play scrolls from right to left. 2. To stop t he image from scrolling and freez e the current cont ents on the disp lay, press SET . 3. Press SET again to resume scrolling. 4. Press ESC to quit the image display. • Labels that con[...]

LAYO UT The preset l ayouts provide a total of 74 l abel templates tha t you can use to create att ractive labels qui ckly and easily. Each template is made up of ”elements” whose contents you can use as they are o r change to some thing else. You can even store complet ed labels in me mory for instant r ecall when you need them. • Note th at[...]

• T o print the label witho ut making any change s, perform the pr ocedure starting from step 6 under ”To use a prese t layout to cre ate a label and print it ”. To delete a preset layout label fro m memory 1. Wh ile the LAYOUT m enu is on the di splay, use u and i to move t he highlighting to ”D ELETE” and then press SET . 2. Use u and i[...]

7. Use u and i to move the highl ighting to ”PRINT ” and then press SET to execute it. 8. Use u and i to move the highl ighting to ”EXIT” a nd then press SET. 9. Press SET to end the operat ion. ITF, COD E39, CODA BA R The following app lies to ITF, CODE39 a nd CODABAR bar codes. To print a bar code 1. Wh ile the PRESETS menu is on the disp[...]

• You can als o specify the font , character style, an d text effects if you want. 6. Specify the print direction (page E-17) and either m irror or normal printing (page E-17). • Use u and i to move the highlig hting between it ems, and t and y to change eac h setting. 7. After making th e settings you want, pr ess SET . 8. Use u and i to move [...]

6. Input the text you want to include in each block, and th en press SET to advan ce to the next bloc k. • T o leave a block blank , press SET without inpu tting anything. • W hen you press SET after inputting the text for the last block , the following menu a ppears. 7. Use u , i , t and y to select a box type and the n press SET . • If you [...]

• W hat you do next dep ends on whether or n ot you want to delete e xisting text on the disp lay or combine the re called text with existing text. NEW 1. Use u and i to move the highl ighting to ”NEW ”. 2. Press SET to delete any text that was previously on the inp ut screen and replac e it with the recal led text. COMBINE 1. Use u and i to [...]

Character Spacing Narrow Narrow Block Length Auto Auto Mirror Printing Normal Normal Proportional Spacin g On On Smoothing On On Block Spacing Narrow Narrow Auto Feed Long Long Tape Length Auto Auto Block Alignment ****(Left) ****(Left) Default Font Retain ed Sans-Serif Insert/Overwrite Retained Insert Contrast (32 levels ) Retained Level 17 Item P[...]

● DINGBAT ● NUMBER ● GREEK, RUSSIAN Frames ● ALL TEXT *Wh en 6mm tape is loaded ● EACH CHARACTER Fonts ENLARGED Label Measurements[...]

Phrases BARGAIN DO NOT BEND DUPLICATE FRAGILE NO SMOKING SALE SECRET SPECIMEN Bar Code Specificatio ns *1 The check digit is automatica lly calculated in accordan ce with inpu t data. For EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, and ITF, the check digi t i s appended at the e nd of the printed digits. For CODE39 and CODABAR, the check di git is appended one digit bef[...]

• Text Input • Tape Cutting • Using Labels • Data Communication[...]

Error Messages Specifications Model: KL-810 0 Input Keyboard Lay out: Typewriter (QW ERTY) Character Ty pes Alpha (English and other languages): 52 (A~Z, a~z), 99 (Á, ß, Ç, W etc.) Numbers: 10 Sy mbols/Gree k and R ussian Characte rs: 306 Illustrations: 50 Display Type: Liquid crystal display Columns: 12 Lines: 2 Printing Type: Thermal transfer [...]