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  • Page 1 LabelTac 6 Reference Guide ®...
  • Page 2 Creative Safety Supply 1-877-356-6584 phone labeltac.com email info@labeltac.com...

  • Page 3: 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...
  • Page 4 Pipe Marking, Safety, Arc Flash, OSHA, Racks/Warehouses, Tool Identification, Lean & 5S, Kaizen, Kanban, Hazmat, ANSI/ASME & more. We’re here to help! Please give us a call or email if you need any help with installing or operating your LabelTac Printer: ® phone 1-877-356-6584 www.labeltac.com...

  • Page 5: What's In The Box

    What’s in the box Included LabelTac 6 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 6: Your Printer

    Your Printer Label Supply Ribbon Rewind Spindle Spindle Supply Alignment Ribbon Supply Wing Spindle Print Head Pressure Adjustment Knobs Media Sensor (green fork) Gap Sensor (green square) Ribbon Guide Bar Alignment Media Guide Bar Guide Print Head Release Lever Not Pictured / Not Visible: Ribbon Sensor (black fork), Platen Roller (black roller) Parallel Port SD Card Slot USB 2.0 Port...
  • Page 7 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 Button FEED SELECT LCD Display / Control Panel...

  • Page 8: Setup & Install Before You Continue

    Before you continue... IMPORTANT BEFORE INSTALLING DRIVERS... Please connect your LabelTac Printer to both ® your computer and to power, and make sure the printer is turned on. See pages 7-9 for connection instructions..Let us install LabelTac for you, for free! ®...

  • Page 9: 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 6 printer. USB 2.0 Setup & Install Connecting LabelTac ®...
  • Page 10 ® 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 11 Connecting LabelTac ® (cont’d) Step 3: 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.

  • Page 12: Installing Labeltac ® Drivers

    Select how your printer will be connected and click ‘Next’. (USB, ethernet, other) Select ‘Install a driver for a Plug and Play printer’ (you should see LabelTac 6 listed) and click ‘Next’. If desired, change printer’s name and sharing options or leave everything else as-is, and click ‘Next’.

  • Page 13: Installing Templates & Symbols

    Installing templates and symbols From the LabelTac Install CD menu, select ‘Install ® Templates & Symbols’. Choose the folder you would like to install the templates and symbols, and then click ‘Install’. (We recommend installing to your desktop for easy access when creating signs and labels) Click ‘Close’...

  • Page 14: Using Labeltac

    Route the ribbon through the ribbon sensor slot and up and over the print head. 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.
  • Page 15 Loading print ribbon (cont’d) Using LabelTac Loading print ribbon ®...

  • Page 16: Loading Tape Supply

    Press down to unlock and move the sliding alignment guide until it meets the edge of the supply. Close print head mechanism by pressing down on both sides, making sure the latches are engaged properly. Close the printer cover. Using LabelTac Loading tape supply ®...
  • Page 17 Loading tape supply (cont’d) Using LabelTac Loading tape supply ®...

  • Page 18: How To Make Labels

    • Seagull Bartender • LabelDirect • Adobe Creative Suite • Apache OpenOffice • Google Docs Getting started Creating labels and signs with LabelTac is easy- ® Start with one of our pre-made templates (see page 11 for information on installing templates) and customize to fit your needs &...
  • Page 19 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 6”x9” sign, simply set your page size in the program’s settings to 6” height and to 9”...
  • Page 20 ® Adding: 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 21 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...

  • Page 22: Led & Button Functions

    LED & button functions The LabelTac 6 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 23: Ribbon Tension

    Ribbon tension Your LabelTac 6 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 24: Troubleshooting

    LabelTac printing preferences is accessed by navigating to... ® Start Menu > Devices and Printers > LabelTac 6 > Printing Preferences (...or through your program’s print dialog when printing*.) From this menu you can control many things, including: print speed, “darkness” (print density), graphics rendering, etc.

  • Page 25: Common Issues

    Open printer cover, cut ribbon from rewind hub 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.

  • Page 26: When Using Die-Cut Labels

    Load the die-cut material in the printer, leaving a small amount of the 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 ®...

  • Page 27: Cleaning Your Printer

    Cleaning your printer Note: You should clean your LabelTac printer after every 10 rolls of label supply ® Lift printer cover open. Take one of the included cleaning swabs and squeeze the clear handle until it ‘cracks’ and alcohol is released into the scrubbing pad.

  • Page 28: Warranty & Support

    Warranty We offer an industry-leading, LIFETIME full warranty to our LabelTac customers. This is a lifetime ® 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!
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