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• press 

PRINT

 

to fix the new length and print the label.

• To cancel the fixed length and restore the automatic

length, press 

 + 

SIZE

LENGTH

 followed by 

 +

DEL

CLEAR

  (l<->l will go off) to cancel the fixed length,

then press 

DEL

 to return to the current label.

PERSONALISED (USER) LABEL SETTINGS
This function enables you to store your favourite label
settings in the memory and to recall them by pressing
just a few keys.
To store personalised label settings:
• 
Make your personal settings, e.g.

Small height, extended width text  –
Underlined text – 

A

Italic text – 

A

• Press 

USER

; the display will stop showing the

current label text and will show your personalised
settings.

• Press 

 to store the settings in the memory (any

settings previously stored will be replaced by these
settings) and return to the current label, or

• Press 

DEL

 to exit and return to the current label (any

settings previously stored will be unaffected).

To recall personalised settings:
• 
Press 

 + 

USER

RECALL

 (confirmed by the USER

indicator in the display). The display will stop
showing the current label text and the settings in the
user memory will be recalled and displayed.

• Press 

DEL

 to exit (the user settings will remain

stored in memory) and return to the current label, or

• Press 

 to copy these settings into the label. Any

previous settings made on the current label will be
lost and replaced by the user settings.

Symbols and special characters

INTERNATIONAL CHARACTERS
To add a diacritical (accent) to create an international
character, enter the character first, followed
immediately by the diacritical, e.g. press 

E

 followed

by 

'

 to get é.

To add a diacritical to an existing character, use 

 or

 to place the cursor under the character to be

changed, then press the appropriate diacritical key.
SYMBOLS
Press 

SYMBOL

 to show symbols and special characters,

some of which are not available direct from the
keyboard. The display will show: 

A-U? 

or, if any

symbols have been stored in the memory: 

A-U / 1-9 ?

(see also ‘PERSONALISED (USER) SYMBOLS’).
Each letter selects a line of symbol characters, as
shown in the table on page 2.
Press 

DEL

 to cancel, or press a letter key ‘A’ to ‘U’ until

you find the line of symbols required.

Use 

 or 

 to select a symbol. Press 

 to place

the symbol in the label, or press 

PRINT

 to place it and

print the label.

PERSONALISED (USER) SYMBOLS
You can store up to nine frequently used symbol
characters in the memory and recall a personalised
symbol by pressing just three keys.
To store a personalised symbol:
• 
Press 

SYMBOL

. The display will show: 

A-U? 

or, if any

symbols have already been stored in the memory:

A-U / 1-9 ?

• Press letter key ‘A’ to ‘U’ as required.
• Use 

 or 

 to select a symbol (eg 

).

• Press 

USER

.The display will change to show the

selected symbol and 

>1-9?

 (eg

 

☎ 

>1-9?

).

• Press a number between 1 and 9. The selected

symbol will be stored in the user symbol memory
with that number and will replace any symbol
previously stored under that number.

To recall a personalised symbol:
• 
Press 

SYMBOL

; the display will show: 

A-U/ 1-9 ?

.

• Press number key 1-9 as required. The display will

show the stored symbol.
Note: If you press a number which does not have a
stored symbol, the display will flash once.
Press another number key if necessary until the
symbol required is displayed.

• Press 

 to place the symbol in the label, or

• Press 

DEL

 to cancel and return to the current label.

PRINT CONTRAST — may be adjusted by pressing

SYMBOL

 followed by space key 

 to display the

contrast symbols <- l l l l l +>.
Use 

 or 

 to select lighter or darker print. Press

 to confirm the setting. The normal contrast level is

the mid-setting.
Note: This function enables you to adjust the print
quality under extreme temperature conditions.

BARCODES  

 + 

SYMBOL

BARCODE

Barcodes can be printed on 19mm wide labels only and
can be either full height or mixed with text on one or
two lines.

To create a bar code:

• Press 

 + 

SYMBOL

BARCODE

 to display the barcode type

previously selected.

• Press 

DEL

 to cancel and return to the current

label, or

• Use 

 or 

 to step through the barcode types

available: EAN 8, EAN13, UPC A, UPC E, CODE 39
and CODE 128.

• Press 

 to select the barcode type displayed. The

barcode symbol 

1234

 will appear in the display – see

page 3.

• Enter the characters which will become the barcode,

eg: 1234567.

• Press 

 to return to the label.

Note that the barcode symbol 

1234

 will appear in the

display whenever the cursor is positioned under
barcode characters.

Summary of Contents for 5500

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Page 2: ...cassette with tape and ribbon positioned as shown between pinch roller C and print head C Push firmly C until cassette clicks into place Ensure tape and ribbon are positioned correctly v e r t i c a l l y The Display Function keys ON OFF Switches the power on and off Switches off automatically after two minutes if no keys are pressed The last label created will be retained and displayed when next ...

Page 3: ...NTING Press to start the next line of text on a multi line label e g This is a two line label in the display will be printed as This is a two and the display will line label indicate 2 lines Labels can be created as follows 6mm 1 line small text 9mm Up to 2 lines small text 9mm 1 line medium text 12mm Up to 2 lines small text 12mm 1 line medium text The line indicator in the display will confirm t...

Page 4: ...to cancel or press a letter key A to U until you find the line of symbols required Use or to select a symbol Press to place the symbol in the label or press PRINT to place it and print the label PERSONALISED USER SYMBOLS You can store up to nine frequently used symbol characters in the memory and recall a personalised symbol by pressing just three keys To store a personalised symbol Press SYMBOL T...

Page 5: ... spool B to tighten cut off excess label tape refit replace the tape cassette Poor cutter performance clean the cutter blade regularly Poor tab cuts replace tab cutter blade F remove door F then locate and pull hard upwards to remove the cutter block WARNING the blade is extremely sharp No response to print key in the display indicates a printer jam Press any key to return to normal display Open t...

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