Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit CW-L300 du fabricant Casio
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E CW -L300 User’ s Guide • We recommend that y ou print on a disc* before y ou record anything on it. Printing on a disc that already has data recorded on it can cause the data to become corrupted.
GUIDELINES LAID DO WN BY FCC R ULES FOR USE OF THE UNIT IN THE U.S.A. (not applicable to other areas). NO TICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules.
1 E Read This First! • CASIO COMPUTER CO ., L TD . shall not be held liable for any loss or claims by y ou or any other person or entity that ma y arise through the use of this printer . • Reproduction of this manual in any f orm, either in par t or its entirety , is f orbidden without the express permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO.
E 2 Danger Alkaline Batteries P erform the follo wing steps immediately if fluid leaking from alkaline batteries ev er gets into your ey es. 1. Do not rub your ey es! Rinse them with water . 2. Contact your ph ysician immediately . Leaving alkaline battery fluid in your ey es can lead to loss of sight.
3 E W arning Dropping and r ough treatment Continued use of the product after it has been damaged due to dropping or other rough treatment creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Immediately perf or m the f ollowing steps if the product should ev er become damaged.
E 4 Caution Connection precaution Connect only items that are specified for the product to its connectors. Connecting a non-specified item creates the r isk of fire and electric shock. Keep bac kup copies of all important data Be sure that you k eep separate copies of impor tant data in a notebook or some other location.
5 E Operating Precautions Observe the follo wing precautions to ensure that the printer provides you with the years of troub le-free operation for which it is designed. • A void use in areas subjected to direct sunlight, high humidity , and temperature e xtremes.
E 6 Creating and Printing an Original (Free Design) T ape Label ..... 22 FREE DESIGN: Using T ext Blocks ..................................... 22 FREE DESIGN: Using Multiple Lines in a T ape Label ...... 23 FREE DESIGN: Configuring Block Form Settings .
7 E Part 6 - Configuring the Printer Setup ............................... 55 Demo Printing ................................................................. 55 Reference ............................................................................. 57 Power Requirements .
E 8 Part 1 - DISC Mode Disc Printing T erms The following defines a few disc printing terms that are used in this part of the manual. ■ Print Surface This is the side of the disc that the printer will print on. Some discs may ha ve manuf acturer logos or other information pre-printed on this side.
9 E Creating a New Label This section explains how to specify the print area and select a label format for creating new disc printing data. • F or information about printing data that you hav e previously sa ved to memory , see page 54. Example ■ T o create a new disc label 1.
E 10 5. Press SET . ■ Label Formats The label format determines the types and positions of text and logo data f or each bloc k. There are a total of 24 different f ormats, which are divided among three groups: standard f or mats (FORMA T 1 through FORMA T 18), logo for- mats (LOGO 1 through LOGO 4), and auto f or mats (A UTO 1 and A UTO 2).
11 E Output Samples The follo wing shows e xamples of labels that use logos. Inserting a Logo Into a Label When creating a label using a LOGO format (LOGO 1 through LOGO 4), y ou can inser t one of the printer’s 10 b uilt-in logos into the graphic b lock of the format.
E 12 T o insert a logo into a label 1. P erform steps 1 through 5 of the procedure under “T o create a new disc label” on page 9. 2. On the label format selection screen, use and to scroll through the label formats until one of the LOGO f or mats (LOGO 1 through LOGO 4) is display ed.
13 E Specifying Character Spacing There are two wa ys that characters can be spaced: proportional spacing and uniform spacing. With propor tional spacing, the amount of space between two characters de- pends on what those two characters are . With uniform spacing, all characters are separated by the same amount of space.
E 14 T o specify text alignment 1. While inputting text, press FORM . 2. Use and to select ALIGN , and then press SET . 3. Use and to select the alignment setting you want.
15 E 4. Use and to select PRINT , and then press SET . 5. Use and to select T APE , and then press SET . • Pressing and toggles the selection on the above screen between DISC and T APE . 6. Use and to select the label area data you want to print first, and then press SET .
E 16 ■ T o create a new tape label 1. Press to tur n on the printer . • A LAST D A T A icon will also appear on the Main Menu if there is input data left ov er from the last time you used the printer . If you want to contin ue working with the data from your pre vious session, use and to select LAST D A T A , and then press SET .
17 E Creating and Printing a Sequentially Numbered T ape Label This label printer gives y ou a choice of six different numbering formats that you can use to print sequentially numbered labels from 0 to 99999. Numbering Formats Important! • When printing sequentially numbered tape labels, printing is performed up to the number y ou specify .
E 18 6. Input the text f or the COMMENT 1 bo x, and then press SET . Here we will input “File”. 7. Change the star ting number , if you w ant, and then press SET . Here we want to number the labels from 15 through 17, so w e would input 15 here. • If you mak e a mistake and input the wrong number , delete the current number and re-input.
19 E Creating and Printing a Lar ge T ape Label Though your printer can print on tapes up to 24mm wide, there ma y be times that you need to produce e ven larger labels . Y ou can do this by printing the large label in sections, and then assemb ling the sections into the final label.
E 20 10. The screen shown here appears after printing of the last piece is com- plete. Combine the tapes to create the large label. • If you use the abo ve procedure to print on 18mm or 24mm tape, the tapes that are output will hav e blank margins along the bottom and/or the top of the upper tape and the top and/or the bottom of the low er tape.
21 E ■ T o create and print a label with a logo 1. Press to turn on the pr inter . 2. Use and to select T APE , and then press SET . • Y ou can also press T APE to enter the T APE Mode. 3. Use and to select NEW , and then press SET . 4. Use the cursor ke ys to select , and then press SET .
E 22 Creating and Printing an Original (Free Design) T ape Label This section describes what you can do with the F ree Design mode of the printer , which lets you design your o wn tape labels.
23 E 3. Input the text f or the next first b lock. • Here we will input “Retail Pac kage”. Indicates the block number where the cursor is currently located. • T o delete a block mark, mov e the cursor to the symbol, and then press DEL . Note that you cannot delete a block mark by pressing the BS key .
E 24 1. In the F ree Design Mode, input the first line of te xt. • Here we will input “New Branch”. 2. Press . The newline mark indicates a newline oper ation. Newline marks appear on the displa y only . They are not printed on the tape. 3. Input the second line of text.
25 E FREE DESIGN: Configuring Bloc k Form Settings Y ou can use the procedure in this section to configure direction, alignment, pitch, and bloc k length settings for each individual b lock. Important! • The follo wing procedure applies when you ha ve multiple b locks in a tape label.
E 26 Use and to select the option you want: • NARRO W: 2mm (1/16") block spacing • WIDE: 4mm (3/16") bloc k spacing • NONE: 0mm (0") bloc k spacing • NARRO W: 6mm ( 1 / 4 ".
27 E Margins Y ou can select from among the follo wing four margin settings . Note • All of the margin measurements mentioned below are appro ximate. NARRO W MEDIUM WIDE Important! • Margins are not cut in the case of shor t tape lengths 31mm (1 1/4") f or NARROW , 38mm (1 1/2") for MEDIUM, 50mm (1 15/16") f or WIDE).
E 28 8. Press . Length value becomes highlighted. 9. Use the number k eys, or the (decrease) and (increase) keys to change the bloc k length setting. • The appearance of the b lock length value on the displa y will change in accordance with your setting as described below .
29 E FREE DESIGN: Aligning T ape Label T ext This section e xplains how to align tape label text within a b lock and ho w to align bloc ks within a tape label. Example 1: Aligning the term “Round Estimate 1 1 1 1 1 ” in a block (fixed block length) LEFT EQU AL CENTER RIGHT ■ T o align tape label text 1.
E 30 Example 2: Aligning bloc ks within a tape label LEFT EQU AL CENTER RIGHT Important! • The bloc k alignment setting is applied only when FIX is selected for the T -LENGTH setting. ■ T o align blocks within a tape label 1. In the F ree Design Mode, input the te xt you want, and divide it into b locks as required.
31 E FREE DESIGN: Changing the Size of T ape Label T ext Normally when you print, the printer automatically selects the optimum char- acter size in accordance with the tape width and the n umber of text lines (A uto Fit).
E 32 ■ T o specify the size of a string of characters Example: T o change the size of “No Smoking” in the text “No Smoking here!” to 1 × × × × × 3 1. In the F ree Design Mode, input the te xt you want. 2. Press SIZE . 3. Use and to select CHARA CTER , and then press SET .
33 E Specifying the Size of T ext Lines Y ou can specify the size of te xt lines by selecting a f or mat as shown below . Number of Lines 1 2 Format A B C D E A B C D E F 24 or 18mm Wide 1 × 1 2 × 2.
E 34 Example: 1. In the Free Design Mode, input the text you want. 2. Press SIZE . 3. Use and to select LINE , and then press SET . 4. Use the cursor ke ys to select the format you want, and then press SET .
35 E FREE DESIGN: Using Frames The printer comes with a selection of built-in frames that y ou can use in your tape labels. See page 69 for a list of frames that are av ailable . Example 18mm wide tape, F rame Number 55 ■ T o add a frame to a tape label 1.
E 36 Example 18mm wide tape car tridge ■ T o create a barcode tape label 1. Press to tur n on the printer . 2. Use and to select T APE , and then press SET . • Y ou can also press T APE to enter the T APE Mode. 3. Use and to select NEW , and then press SET .
37 E Barcode EAN-13 EAN-8 UPC-A UPC-E ITF CODE39 COD ABAR (NW -7) Barcode Specifications Check Digit *1 Ye s Ye s Ye s Y es*2 No Ye s No Ye s No Ye s Printed Digits *3 13 digits 8 digits 12 digits 6 d.
E 38 Using T ape Labels T ape Cut Modes When you are printing a series of tape labels, the tape cut mode controls whether or not a cut operation is perf or med for each label. Y ou can also specify the type of cut operation that should be perf or med.
39 E ■ FULL+HALF CUT • FULL+HALF CUT perform a full cut at the end of each label, and a half cut near the beginning of each label to make the backing paper easier to remove. F o r S a l e F o r S a l e ■ FULL CUT • FULL CUT performs a full cut at the end of each label.
E 40 Cut Modes and Margins The follo wing shows how the tape cut type (full or half) and margin length are aff ected by the tape cut mode and margin setting s.
41 E Part 3 - Inputting and Editing Label T ext This section describes ev er ything you need to know about deleting and editing text y ou hav e already input. Moving the Cur sor Use the cursor ke ys to move the cursor around the displa y and position it for deleting and editing characters.
E 42 About the CODE key The CODE key mak es it possible to input punctuation needed f or a number of different languages . The follo wing shows the ke y operations you should use for each of the char acters formed using the CODE key .
43 E Inputting Illustrations Y our printer gives you a choice of 124 illustr ations that you can use in your labels. T o input illustrations 1. With the cursor at the location where you w ant to input an illustration, press ILLUST to display the ILLUST men u.
E 44 Clearing Input T ext Use the follo wing steps to clear text on the input screen. T o clear all te xt 1. Press FUNCTION and then BS (CLS). • If you are deleting all te xt in the F ree Design label mode, a screen will appear to off er you a choice between ALL or PA R T .
45 E Using Phrase Memory Phrase memory provides storage of nine phrases you can recall and input into your labels . Initially , phrase memor y records 1 through 8 are preset with often-used label phrases. Y ou can use these as they are or replace them with your own te xt.
E 46 When you sa ve input te xt in phrase memory • If the text includes char acter size marks, new line marks, b lock marks and so on, these characters are sav ed as spaces. • If the text includes 49 char acters or more, the first 49 characters are sav ed as input text.
47 E Using Copy and P aste Y ou can copy te xt data you ha ve input in one location, and paste it into an- other location. ■ T o copy text 1. Input the text y ou want to cop y . 2. Press FUNCTION and then COPY . • The message ”COPY OPERA TION COMPLETE” appears and the input screen appears when the cop y operation is complete.
E 48 Do this: Use the cursor ke ys. Press FUNCTION f ollowed by , , , or . Press 1 so BLACK is highlighted on the display . Press 2 so WHITE is highlighted on the display . Press 1 and 3 so BLA CK and CONTINUE are highlighted on the display , and then use the cursor ke ys to move the cursor .
49 E T o recall a user character 1. With the cursor located in the input screen where you want to input the user character , press FUNCTION and then press USER CHR . 2. Use and to select RECALL and then press SET . 3. Use the cursor ke ys to select the user character you w ant to recall and then press SET .
E 50 Part 4 - Controlling the Appearance of T ext The operations in this section e xplain how to select f onts, and how to use font attrib utes (styles and effects) to mak e text more attractiv e and ey e- catching.
51 E T o apply the font setting to this text: All of the te xt in the label All of the te xt in the current block (F ree Design Mode only) All of the te xt in the current line Specific characters (F ree Design Mode only) Select this option: ALL BLOCK LINE CHARACTER T o change the default font setting 1.
E 52 5. Use and to select the range of te xt for the STYLE setting y ou want, and then press SET . • If you select ALL f or F ree Design Mode text, press SET . This will apply the setting and return to the text input screen. • Selecting any other setting in the F ree Design Mode cause a range setting screen like the one sho wn below to appear .
53 E Using EFFECT Menu Attrib utes The EFFECT menu lets y ou apply the text attributes shown belo w to label text in the F ree Design Mode. ■ T o remove all EFFECT settings 1. Press STYLE . 2. Use and to select EFFECT , and then press SET . 3. Use and to select CANCEL , and then press SET .
E 54 Part 5 - Saving, Recalling and Deleting Labels T o save a label 1. Create the label you w ant to save . 2. After you finish inputting te xt, the f ollowing screen will appear on the printer displa y . 3. Use and to select STORE . 4. Press SET . 5.
55 E Demo Printing Demo printing uses built-in data to demonstrate the type of disc printing and tape label printing that can be performed by the printer . Important! • If there is label data from your last label la yout session is still in memory , performing a demo print will delete it.
E 56 10. Use and to select the print area you want to print, and then press SET . 11. Inser t a disc into the printer. 12. Press SET to star t printing. • Both D A T A 1 and DA T A 2 print in both the upper print area and the lower print area of the disc.
57 E 3. Replace the battery cover . Important! • The printer may suddenly turn off during printing if batter y power goes low . Because of this, use of the b undled AC adaptor is recommended to pow er the printer .
E 58 Caring for the Printer Disc and tape label printing can become unclear if the printer's pr int head and rubber roller become dir ty . P erform the follo wing steps to clean the print head and rubber roller .
59 E Clean the print head and roller . (page 58) Change to AC adaptor po wer or load a fresh set of batteries (supplied by you). (page 57) Adjust the print density . (page 55) Change to AC adaptor po wer or load a fresh set of AA-size alkaline batteries (supplied by you).
E 60 DISC Mode Symptom The printing operation is finished normally , but nothing is printed. Recommended Action Load a new ink ribbon cassette (option). (Star tup Guide, page 11) Use a disc that meets the requirements described in the bundled “Printing Precautions” or at the following Internet URL.
61 E T APE Mode Symptom Recommended Action Possib le Cause I cannot inser t a disc into the printer. Printing will not star t. A tape car tridge is loaded in the printer . The disc is not positioned correctly in the printer. A disc cannot be inser ted into the printer while a tape car tridge is loaded.
E 62 Change to AC adaptor po wer or load a fresh set of batteries (supplied by you). (page 57) Remov e the tape cartr idge. After making sure that the ink ribbon is not brok en, take up all the slac k.
63 E Error Messa ges Message See page: Cause and Action Message See page: Cause and Action D A T A ERROR! INITIALIZE THE PRINTER! ENTIRE PHRASE COULD NO T BE RECALLED! ILLEGAL CHARACTERS! • Y ou are tr ying to operate the printer without initializing its memory first.
E 64 Message See page: Cause and Action Message See page: Cause and Action LOW BA TTER Y! LOW BA TTER Y! CONTINUE T O PRINT? SET/ESC MEMOR Y FULL! • Batter y power is lo w . ➜ Replace the batteries or use the bundled A C adaptor to power the printer .
65 E Message See page: Cause and Action Message See page: Cause and Action NO T ENOUGH MEMOR Y! SET/ESC NOW PRINTING ODD (EVEN) NUMBER OF DIGITS! PENDING D A T A WILL BE LOST CONTINUE? SET/ESC • There is not enough memory av ailable to sav e the data you are editing.
E 66 Message See page: Cause and Action Message See page: Cause and Action PRINT ERROR! LOAD AN INK RIBBON CASSETTE! PRINT ERROR! NO INK RIBBON! PRINT ERROR! PLACE DISC IN PRINTER CORRECTL Y! SAME NAME ALREADY USED! • There is no ink ribbon cassette loaded in the printer or the ink ribbon cassette is not loaded correctly .
67 E Message See page: Cause and Action Message See page: Cause and Action T OO MANY CHARACTERS! SOME WERE NOT COPIED T OO MANY CHARACTERS! SOME WERE NOT P ASTED T OO MANY LINES T O FRAME! T OO MANY LINES! • Y ou are tr ying to copy te xt that contains more than 49 characters.
E 68 ● NUMBER ● GREEK, R USSIAN ● SYMBOL ● DINGBA T Illustrations Symbols, Dingbats, and Special Character s.
69 E Frames.
E 70 T ype FOR- MA T Num- ber 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Input Item TITLE TITLE TITLE1 TITLE2 TITLE COMMENT COMMENT TITLE TITLE COMMENT COMMENT TITLE TITLE1 TITLE2 TITLE3 TITLE COMMENT1 COMMENT2 COMMENT1 CO.
71 E T ype AU TO Num- ber 1 2 Input Item TITLE TITLE1 TITLE2 V ertical Size (mm/inch) 15~3/ 9 ⁄⁄ ⁄⁄ ⁄ 16 "~ 1 ⁄⁄ ⁄⁄ ⁄ 8 " 6~3/ 1 ⁄⁄ ⁄⁄ ⁄ 4 "~ 1 ⁄⁄ ⁄.
E 72 Supported T ape Widths ■ DISC Case Label 6 × 9 × 12 × 18 24 ■ T APE F ree Design F rame Enlarged Label Bar Code Numbering Logo 6 × × × 9 × × × 12 × 18 24 Maximum vertical size T ota.
73 E Enlarged Label Printing T ape Widths and Character Sizes 2 Pieces 3 Pieces 4 Pieces 6, 9 × × × 12 24/ 15 / 16 " 36/1 7 / 16 " 48/1 7 / 8 " 18 30/1 3 / 16 " 45/1 3 / 4 ".
E 74 Specifications Model : CW -L300 Input K eyboard Lay out : T ypewriter (QWERTY) Character T ypes Alpha : 52 (A to Z, a to z); 99 (Á, ß, Ç, etc.) Numbers : 10 Greek : 48 Russian : 66 Symbols : 2.
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Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Casio CW-L300 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Casio CW-L300 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Casio CW-L300, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Casio CW-L300 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Casio CW-L300, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Casio CW-L300.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Casio CW-L300. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Casio CW-L300 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
