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LabelTac LT9, Reference Manual

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Contents

Unboxing

What’s in the box   
Your printer   

 

Setup & Install

Before you continue... 

 

Connecting LabelTac

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Installing LabelTac

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 drivers 

Installing templates & symbols   

Using LabelTac

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Loading print ribbon 

 

Loading tape supply 

 

How to make labels 

 

LED & button functions
Ribbon tension 
Troubleshooting
When using die-cut labels...
Cleaning your printer 

 

Warranty & Support 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for LT9

Page 1: ...LabelTac 9 Reference Guide ...

Page 2: ...powered by Creative Safety Supply phone 1 877 356 6584 web labeltac com email info labeltac com ...

Page 3: ...c Installing LabelTac drivers Installing templates symbols Using LabelTac Loading print ribbon Loading tape supply How to make labels LED button functions Ribbon tension Troubleshooting When using die cut labels Cleaning your printer Warranty Support 3 4 6 7 10 11 12 14 16 20 21 22 24 25 26 Contents 1 ...

Page 4: ...variety of applications including PipeMarking Safety ArcFlash 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 web www labeltac com email info labeltac com 2 ...

Page 5: ...What s in the box Unboxing What s in the box 3 Included LabelTac 9 Printer USB Cable Power Cable Print ribbon ships pre installed for convenience Install CD Setup Guide Lit 1 Black Print Ribbon ...

Page 6: ...Port RS 232C Port Power Jack Socket Ribbon Supply Spindle Ribbon Guide Bar Print Head Pressure Adjustment Knobs Print Head Release Lever Media Guide Bar Media Caps Media Supply Spindle Label Guide Ribbon Sensor black fork Media Sensor green fork Gap Sensor green square Platen Roller black roller Not Pictured Not Visible Rear Panel ...

Page 7: ...SELECT PAUSE FEED 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 upply 1 1 8 2 9 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 5 8 6 9 7 10 10 LCD Display Control Panel ...

Page 8: ...r 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 5 minute remote installation Go ahead let us do the work while you grab a cup of coffee Call us at 1 877 356 6584 Mon Fri 6am 3 30pm PST Before you continue ...

Page 9: ...elTac 7 Connecting LabelTac 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 port on your LabelTac 9 printer 1 2 USB 2 0 ...

Page 10: ...cting LabelTac 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 1 2 Setup Install Connecting LabelTac ...

Page 11: ...c 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 1 Setup Install Connecting LabelTac ...

Page 12: ... driver for a Plug and Play printer this should be already selected by default and click Next In the Printer name field change the name to LabelTac 9 Leave everything else as is and click Next Click Finish to start the installation If a pop up appears about driver software publishers select Install this driver software anyways and continue Click Close when complete 1 2 3 4 5 6 Need a hand with ins...

Page 13: ...rinters 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 Templates folder contains customizable industrial templates in MS Word and OpenOffice formats and is divided into subfolders based on application as well as by size width The Symbols folder contains useful symbol...

Page 14: ...ls to the center of the printing path If these are not there call us at 866 777 1360 for replacements Thread ribbon through the ribbon sensor slot and up and over the print head c 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 Wind the ribbon rewind spindle by hand 3 5 turns until rib...

Page 15: ...13 Loading print ribbon cont d Using LabelTac Loading print ribbon a b c ...

Page 16: ...t the backing side face down Replace the media cap and center the roll and caps in the middle of the media supply spindle Push print head release lever to open print head mechanism b Guide the leading edge of the supply under the media guide bar between the label guides through the green media sensor and out through the mouth of the printer c Adjust the label guides to fit the width of the supply ...

Page 17: ...15 Loading tape supply cont d Using LabelTac Loading tape supply a b c ...

Page 18: ... t have access to Word on your computer we include LabelDirect software on the install CD OpenOffice or Bartender are also great free alternatives The majority of the templates that we include with your LabelTac are in Word format Creating labels and signs with LabelTac is easy Microsoft Word preferred LabelDirect Apache OpenOffice Seagull Bartender Adobe Creative Suite Google Docs Start with one ...

Page 19: ... is what will print on your label The LabelTac 9 is a monochrome thermal transfer printer so when you print your label the areas of your label that are black or dark on screen will print to the ribbon while the areas that are white or light will not print allowing the color of the tape you use to remain visible For example if you have yellow vinyl material loaded and a blue print ribbon the elemen...

Page 20: ...esults though most image file types are supported Text boxes can also be used to create borders In the text box options you can usually add a stroke or border to the text box and adjust the thickness style etc You can add industrial symbols hazard pictograms warning symbols NFPA symbols etc to your labels the same way as you would add other images We include hundreds of free symbols in the LabelTa...

Page 21: ... 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 and print them You can even keep the files for later printing or editing customization Give us a call at 1 877 356 6584 or email us at info labeltac com or call email your rep directly ...

Page 22: ...Printer is ready Blinking Printer is paused Printer is downloading data ERROR Off Printing is ready On Carriage open OR cutter error Blinking No paper paper jam or no ribbon Button Description MENU Enter menu system Back Exit menu PAUSE Pause printing Resume printing FEED Advance material length of last printed label UP Scroll up in menu options DOWN Scroll down in menu options SELECT Select the c...

Page 23: ...plays as diagonal lines of missing print across your label either from top left to bottom right or from top right to bottom left Wrinkle direction Solution Top Left to Bottom Right Decrease the left side print head pressure knobs by 1 then print label sign again to see if the problem is resolved If the left side knobs are already at 1 increase the right side print head pressure instead Top Right t...

Page 24: ...for error messages Typically in the case of an error a message will display on the LCD indicating the source of the error LabelTac printing preferences is accessed by navigating to Start Menu Devices and Printers LabelTac 9 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 rende...

Page 25: ...Diagonal lines through print Ribbon may have an alignment issue Try re installing the print ribbon or adjusting the ribbon tension page 21 To re install print ribbon 1 Open printer cover cut ribbon from rewind hub and remove used print ribbon from cardboard rewind core 2 Using a piece of scotch tape or LabelTac material re attach print ribbon to the bare cardboard rewind core Continuous void throu...

Page 26: ... Gaps Click OK Change the number of copies to print to 1 if it isn t set to that already and click Print OK to begin printing The printer will print this first label off center and the print will overlap into part of the second label This is normal The printer self calibrates itself by reading the gaps between the labels and once it reaches the end of the second label it will be fully calibrated a...

Page 27: ...cohol is released into the scrubbing pad Scrub the printhead firmly from side to side but not too hard as vigorous scrubbing can damage the print head Removing surface debris will eliminate blank strips in your printing Clean the mouth of the printer and the cutter assembly Clean the platen roller by wiping laterally turning the roller slightly and wiping again Repeat until 1 full rotation is made...

Page 28: ...valent of a bumper to bumper warranty If anything goes wrong we ve got your back For full warranty details please visit labeltac com labeltac warranty 1 877 356 6584 labeltac com support Contact us info labeltac com Monday Friday 6am 3 30pm PST International Support 1 330 754 0160 14 00 23 30 GMT Live chat how to videos frequently asked questions driver and software downloads more Send us an email...

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