Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LabelWriter 450 Duo Dymo
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User Guide D YMO ® LabelW rit er ® Label P rint ers.
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iii Contents About the LabelWriter Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 LabelWriter Printer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1 Chapter 1 About the LabelWriter Printer Congratulations on purchasing a DYMO LabelWriter label printer. Your LabelWriter printer will give you years of reliable label printing. We encourage you to take a few minutes to review how to use and care for your printer.
About the LabelWriter Printer 2 Top cover Label spool Label release Label feed path and tear bar Label roll Label guide Reverse label button Form-feed button and status light S/N 00000-0000000 DC powe.
System Requirements 3 The form-feed button on the front of the printer advances a single label. The reverse label button is used to remove labels from the printer when changing rolls. The LabelWriter SE450 does not include a reverse label button. The status light visually shows the current state of the printer.
About the LabelWriter Printer 4 LabelWriter CD. The SDK provides COM and .NET interfaces. For more information, visit the Developer Program page on the DYMO web site. www.dymo.com . You can check the Developer’s forum on the DYMO Web site at www.dymo.
5 Chapter 2 About Labels DYMO LabelWriter printers use advanced thermal printing technology to print on specially treated, heat-sensitive labels. This means you will never have to replace toner, ink cartridges, or a ribbon to print labels.
About Labels 6 Important! In order for the labels to feed properly during printing, pay attention to the following when loading labels on the spool and into the printer: • The label spool guide must be pushed flush against the label roll, with no gap.
Ordering Labels 7 To load a label cassette (LabelWriter Duo) 1 Press the button on the front of the printer to open the label cassette tray. Note The first time you use the printer, remove the protective cardboard insert from the label exit slot. See Figure 5.
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9 Chapter 3 Printing Over a Network This chapter describes how to print to a DYMO label printer over a network. The topics covered in this chapter are: • “Printing to a Shared Printer from Windows.
Printing Over a Network 10 To share the printer 1 Choose Printers and Faxes from the Start menu. The Printers and Faxes control panel is displayed. 2 Right-click the printer you want to share and select Sharing . The DYMO label printer Properties dialog boxappears with the Sharing tab selected.
Printing to a Shared Printer from Mac OS 11 To add a network printer ♦ Use the standard Windows Add Printer Wizard to add the shared label printer to your computer. Refer to your Windows documentation for more information about adding a network printer.
Printing Over a Network 12 3 Select the printer you want to share and then click Sharing . The Sharing pane is displayed. Note To share the DYMO LabelWriter Duo printer, which can print on both labels and tape, select both the LabelWriter DUO Label and the LabelWriter DUO Tape 128 printers.
Using a Print Server 13 4 Select the printer and then click Add . The shared printer is added to the Printer List dialog box. Note The LabelWriter Duo printer is actually two printers (Label and Tape), so you must add both printers separately. 5 Close the Printer List dialog box.
Printing Over a Network 14 Printer Firmware Versions that Support Print Servers Refer to the table below for information about the label printer firmware versions that support print servers. You can determine your printer’s firmware version by checking the serial number printed on the bottom of the printer.
15 Chapter 4 Caring for Your Printer The LabelWriter printer is designed to give you long and trouble-free service, while requiring very little maintenance. You will get the best possible performance from your LabelWriter printer if you follow the setup instructions that appear in the Quick Start Guide and the procedures described in this section.
Caring for Your Printer 16 To clean the tape print head (LabelWriter Duo only) 1 Press the button on the front of the label cassette tray. 2 Remove the label cassette. 3 Use a small, soft brush or cotton swab to wipe away paper dust and other stray particles from the inside of the tray.
17 Chapter 5 Getting Help Your LabelWriter printer should offer years of trouble-free printing with very little maintenance. However, in the event that you encounter a problem, this chapter offers suggestions for resolving problems that can occur when using the printer.
Getting Help 18 Performing a Printer Self-Test If you experience problems with broken characters or other print quality issues, perform a printer self-test. The self-test verifies that all elements of the print head and printing mechanism are in working condition.
Troubleshooting 19 • Make sure your labels are loaded properly and that the left edge of the label is aligned with the left edge of the label feed slot.
Getting Help 20 Limited Warranty Your DYMO ® LabelWriter ® printer comes with a warranty against defects in materials, design, or workmanship, for two years from the original date of purchase (LabelWriter SE450 for one year from the original date of purchasea), when used in accordance with all operating instructions.
21 Chapter 6 Technical and Environmental Information This chapter contains technical and certification information for the LabelWriter printer. Technical Specifications 450 450 Turbo 450 Twin Turbo 4XL 450 Duo (Label Printer) 450 Duo (Tape Printer) Print Method Direct Thermal Thermal Transfer Print Resolution 300 dots per inch (11.
Technical and Environmental Information 22 LabelWriter SE450 Printer Technical Specifications For complete information about connecting the LabelWriter SE450 printer to the host computer or other devi.
Declaration of Conformity 23 Declaration of Conformity Description: Direct Thermal Printer Model: DYMO LabelWriter 450, 450 Turbo, 450 Twin Turbo, and 4XL This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC (Federal Communications Committee) rules.
Technical and Environmental Information 24 Environmental Information The equipment that you bought has required the extraction and use of natural resources for its production.
An important point after buying a device Dymo LabelWriter 450 Duo (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Dymo LabelWriter 450 Duo yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Dymo LabelWriter 450 Duo - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Dymo LabelWriter 450 Duo you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Dymo LabelWriter 450 Duo will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Dymo LabelWriter 450 Duo, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Dymo LabelWriter 450 Duo.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Dymo LabelWriter 450 Duo. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Dymo LabelWriter 450 Duo along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
