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Using LabelTac 

 

LED & button functions

Using LabelTac 

 

LED & button functions

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LED & button functions

The LabelTac 4 has one button and one 3-color LED indicator.

LED indicator

Action button functions

Action button: Power-on printer utility functions

LED Color

Description

Green (solid)

Power is on and the device is ready to use

Green (blinking)

System is downloading data from the PC to 
memory, or the printer is paused

Amber

System is clearing data from the printer

Red (solid)

Printer head is open or printer has a cutter error

Red (blinking)

Printing error- e.g. head open, paper jam, ribbon 
empty, or memory error

Release during

Description

Red blinking

Ribbon sensor & gap/mark sensor calibration

Amber blinking

Gap/black mark sensor calib Dump Mode

Green blinking

Printer initialization

LED & button functions  

(cont’d)

While powered on (not printing):  Feed material
While powered on (printing):  Pause or resume printing

If you turn off the printer, hold down the action button, and 
turn on the printer while still holding the button, the LED 
indicator will quickly light up amber once, then green, and 
then flash through a series of colors (each blinking 5 times). 
Depending on the color that is flashing when you release the 
button, a printer utility function will happen.

Additional support & troubleshooting help available at www.labeltac.com/support.

Summary of Contents for 4

Page 1: ...LabelTac 4 Setup Guide...

Page 2: ...Connecting LabelTac Installing LabelTac drivers Installing templates symbols Using LabelTac Loading print ribbon Loading tape supply How to make labels LED button functions Troubleshooting When using...

Page 3: ...ing 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 inst...

Page 4: ...on Button Ribbon Access Cover Cover Releases Ribbon Supply Hub Cover Support Release Media Holder Platen Roller Cutter Alignment Guide Adjustment Wheel Print Head Alignment Guides Black Mark Sensor Mo...

Page 5: ...inue 6 Setup Install Connecting LabelTac 7 Step 1 Connect to PC 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...

Page 6: ...e end of the power cord to the power port on the back of the LabelTac and the other end to a power outlet Flip power switch from off position O to on position I The LED indicator on the top side of th...

Page 7: ...the templates and symbols and then click Install We recommend installing to your desktop for easy access when creating signs and labels Click Close when complete 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 Setup Install Installi...

Page 8: ...empty cardboard core into the ribbon rewind hub then take the hanging ribbon up and over the print head and stick the ribbon to the core with scotch tape or the leader adhesive b With your finger tur...

Page 9: ...eft media holder Using the green guide adjustment wheel adjust the media guides wider than the width of the material feed the material through the guides and then re adjust the guides so they fit up a...

Page 10: ...gs to 4 height and to 6 width We find Microsoft Word to be the easiest program to design labels and signs but if you don t have access to Word on your computer OpenOffice or Bartender both included on...

Page 11: ...erial loaded and a blue print ribbon the elements on screen that are black will print to the blue ribbon and the elements that are white will not print resulting in a blue on yellow final label You ca...

Page 12: ...would add other images page 19 We include hundreds of free symbols in the LabelTac Symbols folder See page 11 for installation instructions for LabelTac templates symbols Stuck on a label design or ne...

Page 13: ...paper jam ribbon empty or memory error Release during Description Red blinking Ribbon sensor gap mark sensor calibration Amber blinking Gap black mark sensor calibration Dump Mode Green blinking Print...

Page 14: ...avigate to printer preferences through Start Menu Devices and Printers the settings will be retained Symptom Causes Suggested action Speckling spotting rough edges inconsistent print Heat speed densit...

Page 15: ...nt head Our warranty is the label printer equivalent of a bumper to bumper warranty If anything goes wrong we ve got your back Warranty Limitations CSS s limited warranty provides that subject to the...

Page 16: ...28 powered by Creative Safety Supply phone 866 777 1360 web www labeltac com email info labeltac com creativesafety creativesafetysupply Contact Us...

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