How to use the Initial Marks function

 

This function allows you to add personality to your ribbons/tapes.

These templates are available when using 12mm / 0.47″ wide tape cassettes.

To use the Initial Marks function, follow the steps below.

 

Example: Example

 

  1. Press the [Decorative] key ( Decorative key ).
    [Select Category] is displayed.

  2. Press the [Cursor] key ( Cursor keys ) to select [Text].

  3. Press the [OK] key ( OK key ).

  4. Press the [Cursor] key ( Cursor keys ) to select [Initial mark].

  5. Press the [OK] key ( OK key ).
     [Select Design] is displayed.

  6. Press the [Cursor] key ( Cursor keys ) until Initial mark design appears.
     
  7. Press the [OK] key ( OK key ).
    [Input Text] is displayed.

  8. Enter the text you want (Input text).

  9. Press the [OK] key ( OK key ).
    [Set Length] is displayed.

  10. Press the [Cursor] key ( Cursor keys ) to select [Auto/30-999 mm].

  11.  Press the [OK] key ( OK key ).
     [Print] is displayed.

    To preview ribbons/tapes, press the [Preview] key ( Preview key - EU ) when [Print] is displayed on the LCD.

  12.  Press the [OK] key ( OK key ).
    Press the [Cursor] key ( Cursor keys ) or the number keys to specify the number of copies within the range of 1 - 9.

  13.  Press the [OK] key ( OK key ).
     
    • If you set the label length to longer than the default length ([Auto]), the text prints repeatedly within the length you set. If the text length exceeds the label length you have set, the text may not print completely.
       

    • The available label length setting changes depending on the length of your text.
       

    • Press the [Font] key ( Font key ) to select a font after entering your text (for Continuous Frame templates, you can also select the size and style).
       

    • Templates cannot be edited.

    • To exit a template and return to the text entry screen, press the [Escape] key ( Escape key ) when [Print] appears on the LCD.
       

    • Ribbon/tape files created using templates cannot be saved.
       

    • When you access templates, your most recent label created with a template opens automatically.
       

    • After pressing the [OK] key ( OK key ), [Please Cut] appears on the LCD for two seconds.

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