Part 14 reference, Cleaning the printer head and roller, Initial settings – Casio KL-8200 User Manual

Page 30: Initializing the label printer, Format indicator, Tape length indicator

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• Use a tape width of at least 18mm when received data

item character size is increased vertically by a factor of
two.

• None of the following functions can be used with received

data: frames, preset formats, auto sizing, preset layouts,
block operations, proportional character spacing, smooth-
ing, character input settings, character deletion, text stor-
age into memory, text recall from memory.

• The printer returns to the screen in step 4 (the one that

appears after data communication is complete) after print-
ing is complete.

8. After printing is complete, press ESC SET to quit data

communications.

• All received data is cleared from label printer memory when

you quit data communications.

9. Turn the label printer and graphic scientific caluculator

off and disconnect the cable.

Part 14 Reference

This section contains information about the label printer that
you can use as reference when you need it.

Cleaning the Printer Head and Roller

A dirty printer head and roller can result in poor printing
quality. If you have problems with print quality, use the fol-
lowing procedure to clean the printer head and roller.

To clean the printer head and roller

1. Make sure the label printer is turned off.
2. Press the tape cartridge compartment cover release and

open the compartment cover.

3. Remove the tape cartridge.
4. Use a cotton swab dipped in alcohol to clean the printer

head and roller as shown in the illustration.

5. Replace the tape cartridge and close the compartment

cover.

Initial Settings

The following are the initial settings of the label printer when-
ever you turn it power on or reset the unit.

Item

Power On

Reset

Display

Cleared

Cleared

Memory

Retained

Cleared

User Characters

Retained

Cleared

Calendar Week Start Day

Sunday

Sunday

Horz/Vert

Horizontal

Horizontal

Text Alignment

Left

Left

Justification

Justified

Justified

Character Spacing

Narrow

Narrow

Block Length

Auto

Auto

Mirror Printing

Normal

Normal

Proportional Spacing

On

On

Smoothing

On

On

Block Spacing

Narrow

Narrow

Auto Feed

Long

Long

Tape Length

Auto

Auto

Block Alignment

Left

Left

Default Font

Retained

Sans-Serif

Insert/Overwrite

Insert

Insert

Contrast (32 levels)

Retained

Level 17

Density (5 levels)

Retained

Level 3

Sound

On

On

Language

Retained

English

cm/inch

Retained

cm

Initializing the Label Printer

If you experience serious malfunction of the label printer or
if operation fails completely, try performing the following
operation to initialize the printer.

Important! Initializing the label printer deletes all memory
contents. Make sure you have a back-up copy of text stored
in memory if you need it.

To initialize the label printer

1. Turn power off.
2. Holding down the PRINT, ESC, and ON keys, turn power

back on.

?

L

A

I

T

I

N

I

C

S

E

/

T

E

S

• This prompt confirms whether or not you want to initialize

the label printer.

3. Press SET to initialize the label printer or ESC to abort

the reset operation.

Format Indicator

The following shows how the brackets on either side of the
format indicator change to indicate various conditions.

[

■]: fixed block length (specified by user)

(

■]: block text too long for fixed block length, but printing

will be performed by compressing text.

■]: Printed tape length will be longer than specified fixed

length because text will not fit within fixed tape length
even if its size is reduced 50%.

Tape Length Indicator

The following shows how the brackets on either side of the
tape length indicator change to indicate various conditions.

[5.1cm]: fixed tape length specified by user.
5.1cm]: Printing operation cannot be performed.

Printer head

Roller

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