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LabelTac 6 Reference Manual - What’S In The Box

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    Labeltac ® 6 reference guide.

  • Page 2: 1-877-356-6584

    Powered by creative safety supply phone 1-877-356-6584 web labeltac.Com email info@labeltac.Com.

  • Page 3: Contents

    Contents contents 1 unboxing what’s in the box 3 your printer 4 setup & install before you continue... 6 connecting labeltac ® 7 installing labeltac ® drivers 10 installing templates & symbols 11 using labeltac ® loading print ribbon 12 loading tape supply 14 how to make labels 16 led & button funct...

  • Page 4: Labeltac

    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 &...

  • Page 5: What’S In The Box

    What’s in the box unboxing what’s in the box 3 included • labeltac 6 printer • usb cable • power cable * print ribbon ships pre-installed for convenience • install cd • setup guide & lit • 1 black print ribbon*.

  • Page 6: Your Printer

    Unboxing your printer 4 your printer ribbon rewind spindle parallel port sd card slot ethernet port ps/2 port power switch usb 2.0 port rs-232c port power jack socket ribbon supply spindle ribbon guide bar gap sensor (green square) media sensor (green fork) print head pressure adjustment knobs print...

  • Page 7: Your Printer

    Error power on-line menu up down select pause feed unboxing your printer 5 your printer (cont’d) lcd display and control panel printer cover power led up button on-line led down button error led select button lcd screen menu button pause button feed button mouth and cutter mechanism 1 1 8 2 9 3 4 5 ...

  • Page 8: Please Connect Your Labeltac

    Setup & install before you continue... 6 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. Important let us install labeltac ® for you, for free! We offer a quick ...

  • Page 9: Connecting Labeltac

    Setup & install connecting labeltac ® 7 connecting labeltac ® step 1: connect to pc usb 2.0 1 connect one end of the usb cable to an available usb 2.0 port on the back of your computer. 2 connect the other end of the cable to the usb port on your labeltac 6 printer..

  • Page 10: Connecting Labeltac

    8 connecting labeltac ® step 2: connect to power setup & install connecting labeltac ® 1 connect one end of the power cord to the power port on the back of the labeltac ® . 2 connect the other end of the cable to a power outlet..

  • Page 11: Connecting Labeltac

    9 connecting labeltac ® (cont’d) step 3: turn on your printer setup & install connecting labeltac ® 1 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

    10 installing labeltac ® drivers setup & install installing labeltac ® drivers need a hand with installation? Our representatives are available mon-fri, 6am-3:30pm (pst) to assist in a variety of ways with installing your printer. Call us toll free at 1-877-356-6584. 1 insert labeltac ® install cd. ...

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    11 installing templates and symbols setup & install installing templates and symbols 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’. The template...

  • Page 14: Loading Print Ribbon

    12 loading print ribbon using labeltac ® loading print ribbon 1 lift printer cover open. Push print head release lever to open print head mechanism. (a) 2 insert the ribbon onto the ribbon supply spindle (rear), and the blank cardboard core onto the ribbon rewind spindle (front). (b) 3 route the rib...

  • Page 15: Loading Print Ribbon

    13 loading print ribbon (cont’d) using labeltac ® loading print ribbon (a) (b) (c) (d).

  • Page 16: Loading Tape Supply

    14 loading tape supply using labeltac ® loading tape supply 1 lift printer cover open. Remove the green media retainer from the media supply spindle. 2 place a roll of supply on the spindle. (a) replace the media retainer so that it sits snug against the loaded supply. 3 push print head release leve...

  • Page 17: Loading Tape Supply

    15 loading tape supply (cont’d) using labeltac ® loading tape supply (a) (b) (c) (d).

  • Page 18: How to Make Labels

    16 how to make labels using labeltac ® how to make labels how labeltac ® works getting started 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, inclu...

  • Page 19: How to Make Labels

    17 how to make labels (cont’d) using labeltac ® how to make labels setting up your document (label size) designing your label 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...

  • Page 20: How to Make Labels

    18 how to make labels adding: text adding: images & logos adding: borders adding: industrial symbols adding: arrows the ideal way to add text in labels designed in word processing programs is through the use of “text boxes”. Text boxes are easily resizable and are able to be moved independently of o...

  • Page 21: We’Re Here to Help!

    19 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. All you have to do is open the files...

  • Page 22: Led & Button Functions

    20 led & button functions using labeltac ® led and button functions led indicators buttons the labeltac 6 has three led indicators and six buttons. Led status description power off printer power off on printer power on on-line on printer is ready blinking printer is paused printer is downloading dat...

  • Page 23: Ribbon Tension

    21 ribbon tension using labeltac ® ribbon tension print head pressure adjustment knobs are located on the top of the labeltac 6’s print heads. They have 5 levels of pressure- higher numbers increase the print head pressure. Your labeltac 6 printer has been fully tested before delivery. There should ...

  • Page 24: Troubleshooting

    22 troubleshooting using labeltac ® troubleshooting first steps labeltac ® printing preferences • ensure labeltac ® is connected to both ac power and to your computer with usb, and that cables are pushed all the way in. • did you install the printer drivers before connecting the printer? This can so...

  • Page 25: Troubleshooting

    23 troubleshooting (cont’d) using labeltac ® troubleshooting common issues symptom causes/suggested action speckling/spotting, rough edges, inconsistent print heat (speed/density) settings are too low. In printing preferences > options, try lowering the print speed and/or raising the density. (we fi...

  • Page 26: When Using Die-Cut Labels...

    24 using labeltac ® when using die-cut labels... When using die-cut labels... ** to switch back to using standard continuous vinyl, simply return to the ‘printing preferences’ window and change the media type back to ‘continuous’. 1 load the die-cut material in the printer, leaving a small amount of...

  • Page 27: Labeltac.Com/support

    25 using labeltac ® cleaning your printer visit labeltac.Com/support or our youtube channel at youtube.Com/labeltac for helpful videos covering installation, supply loading, cleaning, how to create labels and more. Cleaning your printer . . . Note: you should clean your labeltac ® printer after ever...

  • Page 28: Warranty

    26 warranty and 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 go...

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