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Summary of Contents for LabelTac 9
- Page 1 LabelTac 9 Setup Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Unboxing What’s in the box Your printer Setup & Install Before you continue... Connecting LabelTac Installing LabelTac drivers Installing templates & symbols Using LabelTac Loading print ribbon Loading tape supply How to make labels LED & button functions Ribbon tension Troubleshooting When using die-cut labels... - Page 3 LabelTac Printers are professional thermal transfer printing systems, designed for creating custom vinyl labels and signs, in-house, for a variety of applications including: Pipe Marking, Safety, Arc Flash, OSHA, Racks/Warehouses, Tool Identification, Lean & 5S, Kaizen, Kanban, Hazmat, ANSI/ASME & more.
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Page 4: What's In The Box
What’s in the box Included LabelTac 9 Printer Install CD USB Cable Setup Guide & Lit Power Cable 1 Black Print Ribbon* * Print ribbon ships pre-installed for convenience Unboxing What’s in the box... -
Page 5: Your Printer
Your Printer Ribbon Rewind Spindle Media Caps Ribbon Supply Spindle Print Head Pressure Adjustment Knobs Ribbon Guide Bar Media Supply Spindle Print Head Release Lever Media Guide Bar Label Guide Not Pictured / Not Visible: Ribbon Sensor (black fork), Media Sensor (green fork), Gap Sensor (green square), Platen Roller (black roller) Parallel Port SD Card Slot... - Page 6 Your Printer (cont’d) Printer Cover LCD Display and Control Panel Mouth and Cutter Mechanism Power LED Up Button On-line LED Down Button POWER ON-LINE ERROR Error LED Select Button LCD Screen Menu Button MENU Pause Button PAUSE DOWN FEED SELECT Feed Button LCD Display / Control Panel Unboxing...
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Page 7: Setup & Install Before You Continue
See pages 7-9 for connection instructions..Let us install LabelTac for you, for free! We offer a quick 5-minute remote installation- Go ahead, let us do the work while you grab a cup of coffee! Call us at (866) 777-1360. Mon-Fri, 6am-3:30pm (PST) Setup &... -
Page 8: Connecting Labeltac
Connect one end of the USB cable to an available USB 2.0 port on the back of your computer. Connect the other end of the cable to the USB port on your LabelTac 9 printer. USB 2.0 Setup & Install... - Page 9 Connecting LabelTac Step 2: Connect to Power Connect one end of the power cord to the power port on the back of the LabelTac. Connect the other end of the cable to a power outlet. Setup & Install Connecting LabelTac...
- Page 10 Turn on your printer Flip power switch from ‘off’ position (O) to ‘on’ position ( I ). The LCD screen and Power LED will come on, indicating that the LabelTac is powered on and ready. Setup & Install Connecting LabelTac...
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Page 11: Installing Labeltac Drivers
Select ‘Install a driver for a Plug and Play printer’ (this should be already selected by default) and click ‘Next’. In the Printer name field, change the name to LabelTac 9. Leave everything else as-is, and click ‘Next’. Click ‘Finish’ to start the installation. (If a pop-up appears about driver software publishers, select ‘Install this driver... -
Page 12: Installing Templates & Symbols
Click ‘Close’ when complete..LabelTac Printers include hundreds of templates and symbols to help you make professional signs and labels quickly and easily. Once installed, you will see two folders named ‘Templates’ and ‘Symbols’. -
Page 13: Using Labeltac
Stick the ribbon onto the ribbon rewind cardboard core with tape or a piece of LabelTac supply, being sure to keep the ribbon as flat and wrinkle-free as possible. Wind the ribbon rewind spindle by hand ~3-5 turns until ribbon is smooth, properly stretched and wrinkle-free. - Page 14 Loading print ribbon (cont’d) Using LabelTac Loading print ribbon...
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Page 15: Loading Tape Supply
Adjust the label guides to fit the width of the supply. Close print head mechanism, making sure the latches are engaged properly. Close the printer cover. Using LabelTac Loading tape supply... - Page 16 Loading tape supply (cont’d) Using LabelTac Loading tape supply...
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Page 17: How To Make Labels
How to make labels How LabelTac works LabelTac Printers are designed to work with PC’s running Microsoft Windows XP or later. The printer interfaces into your system like a normal printer, allowing virtually any program to print to it, including:... - Page 18 The size of the label or sign that will print is determined by the page size in your word/image processing program. For example- if you want to print a 9”x12” sign, simply set your page size in the program’s settings to 9” height and to 12”...
- Page 19 Arrows Arrows for marking directions or for use with pipe marking labels can also be found in the LabelTac ‘Symbols’ folder in the ‘Arrows’ sub-folder. You can also insert or paste your own arrows in most image formats into your label.
- Page 20 We’re here to help! Stuck on a label design, or new to LabelTac and need a label ASAP? Let us design your label or sign for you, for free! We can create labels to your specifications and then email them to you... for free, for as long as you own the printer.
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Page 21: Led & Button Functions
LED & button functions The LabelTac 9 has three LED indicators and six buttons. LED indicators Status Description Printer power off POWER Printer power on Printer is ready ON-LINE Printer is paused Blinking Printer is downloading data Printing is ready... -
Page 22: Ribbon Tension
Ribbon tension Your LabelTac 9 printer has been fully tested before delivery. There should be no issues with ribbon “wrinkle”- but in case you do experience ribbon wrinkle, follow the instructions below to resolve. Ribbon wrinkle displays as diagonal lines of missing print across your label, either from top-left to bottom-right, or from top-right to bottom-left. -
Page 23: Troubleshooting
LabelTac printing preferences LabelTac printing preferences is accessed by navigating to... Start Menu > Devices and Printers > LabelTac 9 > Printing Preferences (...or through your program’s print dialog when printing*.) From this menu you can control many things, including: print speed, “darkness”... -
Page 24: Common Issues
Diagonal lines through print and remove used print ribbon from cardboard rewind core. Using a piece of scotch tape or LabelTac material, re-attach print ribbon to the bare cardboard rewind core. This can be a sign of an obstructed or dirty Continuous void through print head. -
Page 25: When Using Die-Cut Labels
first label leading out of the mouth of the printer. When ready to print your label, first go to ‘Printing Preferences’ for your LabelTac (see page 22). In the tabs at the top of the window, click ‘Stock’. -
Page 26: Warranty
Warranty We offer an industry-leading, 4-year, full warranty to our LabelTac customers. This is a 4-year warranty on parts, manufacturer defects and even the thermal print head. Our warranty is the label printer equivalent of a “bumper-to-bumper” warranty. If anything goes wrong, we’ve got your back! -
Page 27: Contact Us
Creative Safety Supply (866) 777-1360 phone www.labeltac.com email info@labeltac.com /creativesafetysupply /creativesafety Contact Us... - Page 28 LT9-2.01-02.13...