KL-100 User’s Guide
Important Safety Precautions Note of the following safety precautions before using the label printer for the first time. Keep these safety precautions and operating instructions on hand for future reference. About safety precaution symbols The following symbols are used in this manual and on the product itself to alert you and others to the risk of personal and material injury. Warning This symbol indicates an item that can result in death or serious personal injury if ignored.
Caution AC Adaptor • Do not leave the power cord near stoves or other sources of intense heat. Doing so can melt power cord insulation and create the danger of fire and electrical shock. • When unplugging the power cord from the wall socket, grasp the plug. Never pull on the cord itself. Doing so can damage the power cord and create the danger of fire and electrical shock. • Whenever leaving the unit unattended for long periods, be sure to unplug it from the wall socket.
Introduction Congratulations on your selection of the CASIO KL-100 Label Printer. This CASIO Label Printer makes it possible for you to print adhesive labels for a wide variety of applications, such as: name tags, cassette tape labels, floppy disks, binders, and other applications.
Part 5 Character Size, Text Effects and Character Styles ..... 12 Character Size .............................................................................................. 12 To change the character size ................................................................ 12 Text Effects ................................................................................................... 13 To specify a text effect ..........................................................................
General Guide 1 Label Printer Menus Label Printer operation is designed to be as simple as possible, thanks to onscreen menus that you can use to select the settings you need. Each menu is described in detail in the sections that follow in this manual, but note the following general points when using them. 6 2 5 • The item that is underlined in a menu is the one that is currently selected. 3 1 Power Keys Turn power on and off.
Replacing Batteries A handy low battery power indicator lets you know when battery power is getting too low for proper operation. The message “BATT” appears on the display if battery power is low when you perform any of the following operations. • Turn power on • Execute a print operation Whenever the “BATT” message appears, press SET to clear it from the display.
AC Adaptor Turning Power On and Off Note the following important precautions when using an AC adaptor to power your Label Printer. • Use only a genuine CASIO AD-A95100 AC adaptor with the same voltage rating as the household current in your area. Using a wrong adaptor can damage your Label Printer. • Be sure to turn the Label Printer off before you connect the adaptor. Do not turn power on until the adaptor is connected to the Label Printer and plugged into and AC outlet.
Important! • Never try to push the tape back into the cassette. Once tape is out of the cassette, there is no way to wind it back in. Trying to do so can cause operational problems with the Label Printer. • The following are the tape widths that can be used with this printer: 6mm, 9mm, 12mm, 18mm. To load a tape cartridge 1. Make sure that the Label Printer is turned off. 2. Open the back cover.
Part 3 Inputting Characters and Symbols This part of the manual tells you how to input characters. To make things easier to understand, we call everything you input a character, regardless of whether it is actually a letter, number, or symbol. Explanations here all use the default settings that are in effect from the initial power-on screen. For information on using other character styles, effects and sizes, see page 12. Important! • You can input up to 63 characters per label.
• Manual feed indicator This indicator appears when you are using manual feed instead of auto feed. Auto feed is in effect when this indicator is not on the display. Important! • After you finish printing when using manual feed, be sure to always press FUNCTION and then PRINT (FEED) to feed the tape before cutting it. If you don’t you will cut off part of the printed text. • 6mm tape indicator This indicator appears when you use the procedure on page 8 to specify you are using 6mm tape.
3. After you underline the symbol you want, press SET. • This returns to the input screen, with the symbol you selected input at the location where the cursor was located when you displayed the symbol list. Part 4 To delete characters using the BS key IO# Deleting and Inserting Characters This section describes everything you need to know about deleting and editing characters you have already input.
2. Input the new characters (XYZ). • Inputting the new characters causes them to be inserted at the cursor position. The existing characters are opened up to make room for the new characters. To change existing characters to different ones Example: To change the text “ABCDEF” to “XYZDEF”. Important! • Any character size specification you make is applied to all the characters on the display. You cannot make multiple specifications for specific characters.
4. When the character size you want to specify is on the display, press SET to select it and return to the text display. XYZ Note • You could also perform the above procedure in reverse, specifying the character size first and then inputting the text. 3. Use H and J to move the cursor to the effect you want to use. 4. When the cursor is located under the effect you want to specify, press SET to select it and return to the text display.
3. Use H and J to move the cursor to the style you want to use. 4. When the cursor is located under the style you want to specify, press SET to select it and return to the text display. XYZ Note • You could also perform the above procedure in reverse, specifying the character style first and then inputting the text. Part 6 Printing This part of the manual includes all the information you need to print tapes.
To print a stamp tape To specify a frame. 1. Input the text you want to print. 2. Press FUNCTION and then 7 (STAMP). 1. 2. 3. 4. PRN? STAMP MIRROR • A mark appears next to the STAMP indicator on the display when mirror printing is turned on. • If the text you input in step 1 is too long to fit within the maximum length you specified, an error message (page 21) appears when you press SET. 3.
Auto Feed You can turn the Label Printer’s auto feed feature on and off. When auto feed is on, the Label Printer automatically feeds the tape about 17.1mm at the beginning and end of each print operation. This creates identical margins on both sides of your text. Important! • After you finish printing when using manual feed, be sure to always press FUNCTION and then PRINT (FEED) to feed the tape before cutting it. If you don’t you will cut off part of the printed text. To turn auto feed on and off 1.
To recall text from memory To delete text from memory Example: To recall the contents of Area 2 while memory contains the following text. 2. Press L a number of times to change to the text delete prompt. Area 1: ABCDEFG Area 2: CASIO 1. While the input screen is on the display, press FUNCTION and then 1 (MEMO). • Note that text recalled from memory will replace any text currently on the display. 2. Press L a number of times to change to the text recall prompt. 3. Press SET.
Part 8 Initial Power On Settings Reference The following are the initial settings of the Label Printer whenever you turn it power on. This section contains information about the Label Printer that you can use as reference when you need it. Cleaning the Printer Head and Roller A dirty printer head and roller can result in poor printing quality. If you have problems with print quality, use the following procedure to clean the printer head and roller. To clean the printer head and roller 1.
Item Display Memory SYMBOL EFFECT STYLE M-FEED MIRROR MEMO DENSITY 6 mm Reset Cleared Cleared , CANCEL NORMAL NO OFF STR? 3 OFF Tape does not come out when PRINT is pressed. Possible Causes Action Back cover is not closed completely. Securely close the back cover. No more tape left in the cartridge. Replace the tape cartridge with a new one. Tape jam Remove the tape cartridge and pull out the jammed tape by hand.
Ink ribbon is being fed from the tape outlet along with the tape. Possible Cause Action Ink ribbon cassette loaded while the ink ribbon is slack. Remove the ink ribbon cassette and check to make sure the ink ribbon is not broken. Next, take up any slack in the ink ribbon and then reload the tape cartridge. Important! • Before loading an ink ribbon cassette into the label printer, always make sure you take up any slack in the ink ribbon first.
Error Messages Message Alpha Characters Possible Causes Action • Use only one B mark. Only two lines of text can * This message be input, so text can appears on the contain only one B screen for about mark. one second. • Attempt to input B mark • Do not use B marks. while 6mm is specified as 6mm tape can have only the tape width. one line of text, so text cannot contain any B marks.
Specifications Model: KL-100 Input Keyboard Layout: Typewriter (QWERTY) Character Types Alpha (English and other languages): 64 Numbers: 10 Symbols: 41 Display Type: Liquid crystal display Columns: 4 Character matrix: 5×7-dot Printing Type: Thermal transfer Speed: Approximately 6.
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