User manual DYMO LABELPOINT 150

[. . . ] Visit www. dymo. com for details. Getting Started Follow the instructions in this section to print your first label. Connecting the Power The labelmaker is powered by six AAA batteries. To save power, the labelmaker will automatically turn off after two minutes of inactivity. See Figure 2. Remove cardboard insert Figure 3 The first time you use the labelmaker, remove the protective cardboard insert from between the print head and pinch roller. Make sure the tape and ribbon are taut across the mouth of the cassette and that the tape passes between the guideposts. [. . . ] You can navigate through menu selections using the up and down arrow keys, and then press ok to make a selection. X 5 Adding Font Styles You can choose from six different font styles: Bold Italic Outline Shadow Vertical Mirror Figure 7 When you select a style, that style applies to all characters. Styles can be used with alphanumeric characters and symbols. See Using Symbols and Special Characters on page 6 for more information on printing symbols. Use the arrow keys to select a style and then press ok . A label can be underlined or enclosed in a box, but not both together. Select underline or a box style and press ok . On multi-line labels, both lines are underlined. However, all the lines are enclosed in a box style. > Creating Multiple-Line Labels You can print a maximum of two lines on 9 mm (3/8") and 12 mm (1/2") labels. Type the text for the first line, and press 7. A new line character is displayed at the end of the first line, but will not print on the label. Type the text for the second line. W Using Symbols and Special Characters Symbols and other special characters can be added to your labels. Adding Box and Underline Styles You can further highlight your text by choosing a box or underline style. Normal DYMO Underline Square Box Pointed Box Rounded Box Crocodile Box Scroll Box Figure 8 6 DYMO DYMO DYMO DYMO DYMO Figure 9 Adding Symbols The labelmaker supports the extended symbol set as shown in Figure 9. The first row of symbols shown in the table appears in the display. 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. To quickly see a row of symbols, you can press the letter corresponding to the row you want. When you locate the symbol, press ok to add the symbol to your label text. Printing Options You can print multiple copies of a label at one time, 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. Use the arrow keys to increase or decrease the desired number of copies to print and press ok . When printing is finished, the number of copies to print returns to the default value of 1. Adding International Characters The labelmaker supports the extended Latin character set using RACE technology. Similar to using a mobile phone keypad, if you type a letter multiple times within a very short time, you will scroll through variations on that letter. [. . . ] · Following this message, a fixed-length value is displayed which indicates the minimum label length necessary to fit the text. Do one of the following: · Adjust the fixed-length label setting appropriately, or · Select a narrower font size. If you still need assistance, contact DYMO Customer Support. Refer to Contacting Customer Support on page 51 to locate the contact number for your country. Documentation Feedback We are constantly working to produce the highest quality documentation for our products. Send us your comments or suggestions about our user guides. [. . . ]