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Contents About Your New Label Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Warranty Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connecting the Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Currency Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Adding Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Changing the Date Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Adding the Date to Your Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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About Your New Label Maker With your new DYMO LabelManager™ 450D label maker, you can create a wide variety of high-quality, self-adhesive labels. You can choose to print your labels in many different sizes and styles. The label maker uses DYMO D1 label cassettes in widths of 1/4” (6 mm), 3/8” (9 mm), 1/2” (12 mm), 3/4” (19 mm), or 1” (24 mm). Label cassettes are also available in a wide range of materials. Visit www.dymo.com for information on obtaining labels and accessories for your label maker.
Inserting the Label Cassette Your label maker comes with one DYMO D1 label cassette. Visit www.dymo.com for information about purchasing additional label cassettes. To insert the label cassette 1. Press and release the label cassette cover to open the label compartment. See Figure 3. CLICK! Figure 5 Figure 3 x The first time you use the label maker, remove the protective cardboard insert from between the print head and pinch roller. See Figure 4. Remove cardboard insert 4.
Setting the Current Date The default date format depends upon the language selection for the label maker. You can change the default date format by following the instructions in Changing the Date Format on page 13. To set the date 1. Press . 2. Select Set Date, and press . The default date is displayed. Settings 3. Move the cursor over each setting (month, day, and year) and use the arrow keys to increase or decrease the value. 4. When finished, press .
The display window can accommodate 16 upper-case characters. As you type more characters, they begin to scroll to the left. (See Figure 6.) The number of characters actually displayed can vary due to proportional spacing. Clear Clear Shift Space Bar The quick brown brownfox foxjumps jumpsover the lazy dog. Figure 6 In addition, feature indicators appear on the display to let you know when a feature is selected. See Figure 7.
To set the font 1. Press the key. 2. Use the arrow keys to move to the desired font and then press . Adding Font Styles Figure 8 Refer to the LabelManager 450 Quick Start card for installation instructions and the DYMO Label Software User Guide for information about designing and printing labels. Formatting Your Label You can choose from a number of formatting options to enhance the appearance of your labels.
To set the font style 1. Press the key. 2. Use the arrow keys to move to the desired style and then press . Adding Box and Background Styles You can further highlight your text by choosing a box, underline, or background style. You can also use label text stored in memory as background text on your label. See Storing Label Text on page 16 for information on storing text in memory. A label can be underlined or enclosed in a box or background, but not both together.
Creating Multi-Line Labels The number of lines you can print on a label depends on the width of the label you are using: • Maximum of five lines on 3/4" (19 mm) and 1” (24 mm) labels • Maximum of three lines on 3/8" (9 mm) and 1/2" (12 mm) labels • Maximum of one line on 1/4" (6 mm) labels 4. Continue entering and formatting text for the next section of the label. Using Tabs You can add tabs to a label to align text on multi-line labels. Tabs are left justified and the default spacing is 2.0” (50 mm).
Using Symbols and Special Characters Symbols and other special characters can be added to your labels. Adding Symbols The label maker supports the extended symbol set as shown in Figure 10. To add a symbol 1. Press . The first row of symbols shown in the table appears in the display. 2. Use the arrow keys to move to the desired symbol. The left and right arrows move horizontally along a row of symbols. The up and down arrow keys scroll vertically through the rows of symbols.
Currency Symbols The currency key $ also uses RACE technology to scroll through a number of currency symbols: €£$¢¥ The order these symbols appear depends on the language you have selected. Adding Date and Time You can add the date and time to your labels.
Printing Options You can print multiple copies of a label at one time, print serialized labels, print fixed-length labels, review label text and format, and adjust the printing contrast. Printing Multiple Copies You can print up to 16 copies of a label at one time. When printing multiple copies, a dotted cut-line is printed between each label. To print multiple copies of the label 1. Press . 2. Select Set # Copies and press . 3. Press the up arrow key to increase the number of copies to print. 4.
The barcode prints horizontally along the label with the text in small print underneath the barcode. You can optionally add text before and after the barcode. Or, you can add text above or below the barcode by creating a two-line label. See Creating Multi-Line Labels on page 11. Four of the standard barcodes require a fixed number of characters to generate the barcode: EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, and UPC-E. CODE-39 and CODE-128 barcodes allow a variable number of characters to be entered.
Adjusting the Print Contrast Storing Formats You can adjust the print contrast to fine tune the print quality of your label. To set the contrast 1. Press . 2. Select Set Contrast and press . 3. Select a contrast setting and press . In addition to label text, you can store up to ten specific label formats you use frequently. This feature stores only the formatting information not the label text. To store the current format 1. Press . 2. Select Save and press . 3. Select Format and press .
Caring for Your Label Maker Your label maker is designed to give you long and trouble-free service, while requiring very little maintenance. Clean your label maker from time to time to keep it working properly. Clean the cutter blade each time you replace the label cassette. To clean the cutter blade 1. Press A to turn off the power. 2. Open label cassette compartment and remove cassette. 3. Press and then A together. The message, Cut Test, appears on the display. 4.
Troubleshooting Review the following possible solutions if you encounter a problem while using your label maker. Problem/Error Message Solution No display • Ensure the label maker is turned on. • Replace discharged batteries. Poor Print Quality • • • • Poor Cutter Performance Clean the cutter blade. See Caring for Your Label Maker. Printing No action required. Message disappears when printing is finished. Replace discharged batteries or attach power adapter.
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