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Copyright
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End User License Agreement for Microsoft Windows CE You have acquired a device that includes software licensed by Brady Worldwide, Inc. from Microsoft Licensing or its affiliates (“MS”). Those installed software products of Microsoft origin, as well as associated media, printed materials, and “online” or electronic documentation (“SOFTWARE”) are protected by international intellectual property laws and treaties. The SOFTWARE is licensed, not sold. All rights reserved. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE
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SOFTWARE TRANSFER ALLOWED BUT WITH RESTRICTIONS. You may permanently transfer rights under this End User License Agreement only as part of a permanent sale or transfer of the Device, and only if the recipient agrees to this End User License Agreement. If the SOFTWARE is an upgrade, any transfer must also include all prior versions of the SOFTWARE. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. You acknowledge that SOFTWARE is of US-origin. You agree to comply with all applicable international and national laws that a
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System Warranty Please refer to the warranty card included with your system. for warranty details. This warranty applies to the original purchaser only. This warranty is void if the system has been tampered with in any way without the express written consent of Brady Worldwide, Inc. If the machine requires repair during the warranty period, call 1-800-368-3362 to receive a return authorization number, then ship the machine back to us in the original container along with a copy of the sales i
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FCC Notice - US Only Warning: This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, it may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against interference when operating in a commercial environment. Operation
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International Power Cords Users in countries outside of North America may be required to supply their own power cord for connecting the system to an AC electrical outlet. Choose an AC power cord and plug that is suitable for the country in which the equipment is to be installed. The AC power cord and plug must meet all national regulations and requirements for that intended country. The table below shows the specifications for the power cord to be used in various countries: In this country: U
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Specifications Physical characteristics Size: Height 10” Width 16” Depth 11” Weight: approximately 30 pounds Environmental characteristics Operational requirements Ambient operating temperature: 50° F to 105° F (10° C to 41° C) Relative humidity: 20% to 80% (non-condensing) Storage requirements Ambient storage temperature: 0° F to 140° F (-18° C to 60° C) Relative humidity: 10 to 95% (non-condensing) Electrical characteristics Input current: 2.0 Amps Input voltages: 100-240 VAC Input frequency:
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Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 Welcome About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Features and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 The three printer systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Specialty applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CHAPTER 3 Starting Up Launching Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 The Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Keyboard Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 The standard keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Using size adjustment buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Exiting entry screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 CHAPTER 5 Setting Preferences Accessing System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Setting Printing Tab Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Sett
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Changing the size of template labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-25 Editing template labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-27 Changing Label Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-28 Changing label size and orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-29 Adding a label frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Changing Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31 Opening and editing an object. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31 Changing object properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32 Setting options on the General tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34 Setting options on the Size and Location tab
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CHAPTER 10 Working with Cut-outs About Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 Creating Cut Out Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4 Adding cut out objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4 Cutting out text objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CHAPTER 12 Connecting to a PC Working with a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 Setting Up Your System as a Hardware Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 Placing Your System On Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3 Setting On Line options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
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CHAPTER 1 Welcome Thank you for purchasing our label maker, which you use to create and print professional-looking labels and signs for use just about anywhere. All you have to do is: z Drop in a ribbon cartridge, choosing from a wide range of single-color ribbons, paneled ribbons, and CYMK ribbons for blended colors. z Drop in a tape cartridge, choosing tape in widths that range from 1/2 inch to 4 inches, and come in many colors, in many different styles, and in a wide range of materials.
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About This Book This manual documents the basic Monocolor printing system, all of whose features are common to all three systems (described in The three printer systems on page 1-3). You’ll also find complete information about the Multicolor system and the Color & Cut system features and special applications in specially- designated sections and chapters. This book also provides an appendix listing all special characters you can use on your labels, and instructions for those of you with th
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The three printer systems All three label-printing systems use Microsoft Windows CE as the basis for the operating system and application. As the user, most of the Windows CE operating system will be invisible to you. You don’t need to use your computer skills to operate this printing system. Hint! You do have the option to connect to a desktop computer to use the system as a peripheral printer or to manage and store files. See CHAPTER 12: Connecting to a PC, beginning on page 12-1, for
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Color & Cut system The base system, plus color printing capability and a color LCD display, plus cut-out capability, which means the system can not only print your labels, but can cut labels into shapes. See CHAPTER 10: Working with Cut-outs, beginning on page 10-1, for information about using the cutter. Specialty applications Your system provides these specialty label applications: z Custom, for creating labels you design yourself. z QuickText, for creating text-only labels quickly and e
