Max LM-550A2 Series Supplementary Manual Download Page 1

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Install a new ribbon to the ribbon case

How to load consumables

1. Open the cassette cover.

.

2. Push the head release lever (blue) until it stops.

1. Holding the “Winding core”, pull the “Ribbon core”
    lightly so that the adhered portion comes off.

When pulling the “Ribbon core”,
let the core turn so that the ribbon is not gone slack.

2. While pressing  “

Button B

,”  set the ribbon core

    (green or blue) as shown in the figure. 
    Then, release the  “

Button B

”  to lock the ribbon.

Do not push too deep or too hard on the Button B.
Pay attention to the top and bottom of ribbon case.

3. While pressing  “

Button A

,”  set the winding core (black)

    as shown in the figure.
    Then, release  “

Button A

”  to lock the ribbon.

Do not push too deep or too hard on the Button A.

4. Rotate the ink ribbon toward the direction of the arrow until the black surface appears. 
(The color changes in the order of transparent 

→ 

blue 

→ 

black) 

When the surface (black) has appeared, stop rotating.

Make sure the ribbon is not slack.

Rotation

The color changes.

Press

Button A

Insert

Insert

Press

Button B

Push the lever

Proper loading

Hold the ink ribbon case

as illustrated below and

load it completely.

Ink ribbon

Press it lightly,

to check it is

set completely.

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The supplementary manual of LM-550A2 series

Summary of Contents for LM-550A2 Series

Page 1: ...n to the top and bottom of ribbon case 3 While pressing Button A set the winding core black as shown in the figure Then release Button A to lock the ribbon Do not push too deep or too hard on the Butt...

Page 2: ...mm Do not use the tube that has been bent crushed or badly stained in order to avoid tube jamming or any other trouble on the machine In case of some generic tubes the machine cannot print them correc...

Page 3: ...ion to the safe and proper operation of the machine The indications and their meanings are as follows WARNING Negligence of this could lead to death or serious injury of an operator CAUTION Negligence...

Page 4: ...he machine is connected to the electric outlet Do not use this machine around children Do not use a machine that is out of order If used in such condition for example when emitting smoke or an abnorma...

Page 5: ...ions where children are likely to be present When the machine will not be used for a long time period disconnect the power plug from the electric outlet for safety Prior to moving the machine to anoth...

Page 6: ...of the printer head 4 Do not clog the exit of the tapes and tubes Do not insert things in it Do not pull the tapes or tubes when it is being printed 5 Do not lift up the machine holding its cassette...

Page 7: ...into a warm room there may be dew condensed within the machine due to the rapid change of the temperature In this case leave the machine in the room for more than 30 minutes and use it after confirmin...

Page 8: ...E TUBES AND THE INK RIBBON CASE 21 5 3 LOADING THE TAPE CASSETTE AND THE INK RIBBON CASE 25 5 4 LOADING THE 4 1mm ID PLATE AND THE INK RIBBON CASE 27 5 5 REPLACING THE HALF CUTTER 29 5 6 INSERTING THE...

Page 9: ...5 8 17 MEMORY 61 8 17 1 INTERNAL MEMORY 61 8 17 2 USB MEMORY EXTERNAL MEMORY 63 8 16 INPUT ASSISTANCE FUNCTION 61 9 PRINTING 66 9 1 PRINT RANGE SETTING SCREEN 66 9 3 PRINTING LENGTH ALIGNMENT 67 9 2 1...

Page 10: ...ubes 2 5mm 2 7mm 3 2mm 3 4mm 3 6mm 4 2mm 5 2mm 6 4mm 8 0mm Max grip tubes 2 9mm 3 7mm Generic tubes mm mm Shrinkable tubes mm mm Non PVC tubes Oval tubes Max genuine tapes width 5mm 9mm 12mm ID Plate...

Page 11: ...using the machine Main unit Carrying case Product Label is on the back of machine Instruction manual Ink ribbon black for tubes and tapes Ink ribbon blue for 4 1mm ID plate and heat shrink tubes ONLY...

Page 12: ...ler Head pressure switching lever Head release lever blue Tube holder A Half cutter guide white Half cutter yellow color Ribbon case holder M roller lever silver Tape cassette holder Lock button Half...

Page 13: ...H Press this key to set the WIDTH of characters See 8 2 WIDTH C SPC Press this key to set the CHARACTER SPACE and LINE SPACE See 8 3 CHARACTER LINE SPACE VRT SHIFT C SPC Press these keys to set the VE...

Page 14: ...to initialize After deleting the entire document DELET Press this key to delete the character on the cursor Press this key to initialize user default or factory default value under the function keys m...

Page 15: ...etters 4 PRT PITCH In PITCH PRINT MODE display the PITCH LENGTH See 8 4 PITCH PRINT In NORMAL PRINT MODE displays the PRINT LENGTH See 8 5 NORMAL PRINT 5 PITCH CUT Displays the way of the PITCH CUTTIN...

Page 16: ...can be set provided 9mm and 12mm tape and character size are used 4 Represents the SEQUENCE is set See 8 9 SEQUENCE 4 6 SELECTING THE SCREEN LANGUAGE Multiple screen languages can be selected accordi...

Page 17: ...s Then release ON OFF first while displaying the logo of LETATWIN 3 FEED screen appears 4 Slide the switching lever silver to the right until it stops as shown in the figure 5 Put wet cloth with water...

Page 18: ...the low pressure 1 Check that the release lever is at the middle position The lever is standing 2 While pressing the lock button then slide the printing pressure switching lever to the right 3 Now the...

Page 19: ...t included with this unit from the manufacturer Please use eneloop standard model AA BK 3MCC x 4 from Panasonic Corporation Recommendation This unit does not have a battery charging function Please Be...

Page 20: ...he ribbon case 1 Holding the Winding core pull the Ribbon core lightly so that the adhered portion comes off turn so that the ribbon is not gone slack 5 1 INSTALLING OR REPLACING THE INK RIBBON Note U...

Page 21: ...s 2 0mm tubes and 2 9 3 7 MAX Grip tubes set a special attachment as shown below Head release lever Switching lever Attachment for 1 5 2 0mm tube 2 Replacing the ink ribbon first remove 1 While pressi...

Page 22: ...e b Extrude the tip of the tubes by 1 2cm from the machine 5 Place and hold the tube on the TUBE label and slide the Switching lever to lock The tube has been loaded Make sure the tube is loaded as il...

Page 23: ...slack rotate the winding core toward the direction of the arrow to remove the slack of the ribbon 7 Hold the ink ribbon case as illustrated below and load it completely Check the slack 8 Pull the hea...

Page 24: ...er to the right until it stops then remove the tube Note You don t need to remove the ink ribbon case when removing tube 4 Pull the head release lever blue then close the cassette cover until it click...

Page 25: ...o the right until it stops as shown in the figure 4 Load the tape cassette 1 Pass the tape through the guides 2 Pull out the tip of the tape by about 4cm 1 5 8 5 Make sure the ribbon is not slack If t...

Page 26: ...ue forward 8 Close the cassette cover until it clicks Removing the tape cassette 1 Open the cassette cover 2 Push the head release lever blue behind 3 Remove the tape cassette Note You don t need to r...

Page 27: ...t ID plate attachment is for 4 1mm width only Insert the ID Plate in the winding direction as shown in the figure Be sure to store the ID plate in a plastic bag as it is prone to attract dust and dirt...

Page 28: ...e winding core toward the direction of the arrow to remove the slack of the ribbon 8 Hold the ink ribbon case as illustrated below and load it completely 9 10 Close the cassette cover until it clicks...

Page 29: ...lf cutter or the machine might be damaged Make sure to use the designated half cutter LM HC340 yellow color Warning Never touch the blade of the cutter The blade has sharp edge Touching the blade migh...

Page 30: ...AUTO However when the selected printed material is TAPE CHARACTER SIZE is not changed to AUTO If any document is remained in the INPUT screen before turning off the power the right screen appears when...

Page 31: ...bol is indicating A capital letters Press key to move the cursor to 3 Press PITCH to set PITCH LENGTH See 8 4 1 PITCH LENGTH Press key to set 18 0 Press ENTER Note It is also possible to input the val...

Page 32: ...the START END NUMBER Input 1 0 0 7 in the END Press ENTER 11 Select print range by pressing and Press ENTER 12 Press PRINT PRINTING RANGE setting screen appears See 9 PRINTING 14 P PRINTING LENGTH ALI...

Page 33: ...INTED MATERIAL setting screen 2 INPUT screen appears Make sure that the arrow symbol is indicating A capital letters Press key to move the cursor to 3 Press PITCH to set PITCH LENGTH See 8 4 1 PITCH L...

Page 34: ...to create a new block and then input C O M 10 Press RPT to set REPEAT See 8 7 REPEAT Press key to set 2 Press ENTER Note It is also possible to input the value directly with Ten key 11 Press PRINT Se...

Page 35: ...screen appears Make sure that the arrow symbol is indicating A capital letters Press key to move the cursor to 3 In order to change to NORMAL PRINT MODE press DELET to delete See 8 5 NORMAL PRINT 4 P...

Page 36: ...screen appears Press key to move the cursor after Input M A X SPACE L E T A T W I N L M SHIFT A 5 5 0 A SHIFT F P C 7 Press PRINT to start printing See 9 PRINTING 8 The printed result is as shown bel...

Page 37: ...at the arrow symbol is indicating A capital letters Press key to move the cursor to 3 Press PITCH to set PITCH LENGTH See 8 4 1 PITCH LENGTH Press key to set 18 0 Press ENTER Note It is also possible...

Page 38: ...CE 10 Press ENTER to select 10 scale Set the START NUMBER and END NUMBER Input 1 0 0 5 in the START END NUMBER Input 1 0 0 7 in the END Press ENTER 11 Select print range by pressing and Press ENTER 12...

Page 39: ...s indicating A capital letters 2 Press 2 To input the small letter a 1 Press A a and make sure that the arrow symbol is indicating a small letters 2 Press 3 To input 1 Press SHIFT and check that the s...

Page 40: ...T U V W X Y Z 6 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o 7 p q r s t u v w z When selecting Chinese C or Chinese T as the screen language you can input the Chinese characters according to GB code or BIG5 code S...

Page 41: ...es When English German French Italian Spanish Polish Russian Turkish Vietnamese is selected as the screen language Vietnamese is not available when charactor size is 1 3mm The Table of Diacritics for...

Page 42: ...yle of RPT SEQ A 11 22 33 Vertical or horizontal HORIZONTAL Frame NO Feed the head of tube NO Printing length AUTO Low temp mode NO Margin 2 mm each LCD backlight LIGHT Repeat TAPE 1 TUBE 2 Note By pr...

Page 43: ...FUNCTION CHARACTER HEIGHT AUTO FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED OFF FIXED HEIGHT AUTO SUPER AUTO STANDARD AUTO FIXED CLOSE AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO WIDTH CHARACTER SPACE LINE SPACE etting the CHARACTER WIDTH a...

Page 44: ...NE SPACE setting screen appears 2 Press key to select the value of the C SPACE Then pr L SPACE 3 Press key to select the value of the L SPACE 4 Press ENTER Note In some cases the error message SIZE OV...

Page 45: ...eleting the it switches to the NORMAL PRINT MODE See 8 5 NORMAL PRINT Note In the PITCH PRINT MODE it prints every block at the same pitch length and centers the texts as illustrated bellow Example Tu...

Page 46: ...g AUTO pitch function By pressing AUTO is selectable as PITCH LENGTH for TUBE only Note When AUTO is selected pitch length is automatically adjusted according to the number of characters character siz...

Page 47: ...TING LENGTH setting screen When AUTO is ON PRINTING LENGTH cannot be manually changed The LENGTH is shown as 1 Press SHIFT SIZE TP LNG to display the PRINTING LENGTH setting screen 2 LENGTH Press ENTE...

Page 48: ...ess ENTER Note Both of VERTICAL and HORIZONTAL cannot be set in a same document If the error message SIZE OVER appears check the size of the material character size and the number of lines See 11 1 ER...

Page 49: ...unction set the START number and END number as below If the SEQUENCE is set appears 1 Press SEQ The SEQUENCE setting screen appears 2 After selecting the type of the SEQUENCE using key press ENTER The...

Page 50: ...mber of prints in the block is different the smaller number is given priority and no more prints are made hen you change the PITCH PRINT MODE to the NORMAL PRINT MODE all the SEQUENCE settings are aut...

Page 51: ...he symbol at the cursor position display the following10 symbols Selectable group of symbols NUMERAL ALPHABET IN CIRCLE UNIT OFFICE SYMBOLS SUPERSCRIPT SUBSCRIPT ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION ITALIC GREEK U...

Page 52: ...e word to be saved And then press ENTER The ENDING POSITION setting screen appears 3 Press key to move the cursor to the last character of the word And then press ENTER The FILE NO setting screen appe...

Page 53: ...to insert the word at the cursor position DELETE Deleting the registered WORD 1 Select DELET And then press ENTER 2 Press key or Ten key to input file No 3 Press ENTER to delete the saved word INITI I...

Page 54: ...n ADVANCED SETTINGS setting screen appears 2 Press ADVANCED SETTINGS 3 Press ENTER The following items are in the ADVANCED SETTINGS Press to select the item to configure then press ENTER while the cur...

Page 55: ...he item by pressing key press ENTER to register the setting Note This function is activated only for printing on tube When YES is selected the head of tube approx 55mm is fed without printing before t...

Page 56: ...center Print moves to the right Print moves to the left the cutting position Increment margin at right side getting bigger Decrement margin at left side getting bigger Press ENTER to register the sett...

Page 57: ...value is set initially as TUBE 2pcs Tape and ID plate OTHER 1PCS at our factory After setting the desirable value by pressing key or Ten key press ENTER to register the setting Note If you press the...

Page 58: ...is initialized to the factory default 3 Press ENTER key to register the new selection 2 pcs 2 pcs Printed result Printed result 8 14 12 LCD BRIGHTNESS Adjusting the LCD BRIGHTNESS When the screen is n...

Page 59: ...size before print Example There is a diagonal line to distinguish it from O oh The shapes of 6 8 9 have been changed so that it is easiliy distinguished The upper circle is made smaller so that you ca...

Page 60: ...NCED SETTING 2 Select No 1 to No 6 with and register in the order of PRINTING DENSITY POSITION OF PRINTING LINE and CUTTING POSITION 3 Enter a registration name and press ENTER ENTER B P B B 8 15 COPY...

Page 61: ...ys so press This function is valid only when only one slash is entered 8 17 MEMORY 8 17 1 INTERNAL MEMORY The created documents and their setting values can be saved in the internal memory The saving...

Page 62: ...appears 2 Press key or Ten key to select the file No that NO FILE is displayed 3 Press ENTER to save the selected document in the selected file No 4 Enter a file name and press ENTER RECALL Recalling...

Page 63: ...ata format can be selected from CSV or LMF format data can be edited by Excel for Windows personal computer However it does not include setting values such as character size data can be edited by MAX...

Page 64: ...d with Excel for Windows personal computer but cannot save the setting data Selects LMF or CSV FILE Displays the file name To save input the file name within 8 alphanumeric characters DATE Displays th...

Page 65: ...cks 2 Insert the tube through the inlet 3 Press the select TUBE HEATER with and press 4 Select YES with the keys and press Warning Never touch the tube entry exit points There is a risk of burns ENTER...

Page 66: ...appears Setting value COPIES 1 30 START NO The first block to be printed END NO The last block to be printed ENTER PRINTING X01 X01 X02 X02 X03 X03 9 2 180 ROTATION PRINT ONLY TUBE MARKING Print data...

Page 67: ...l calculated printing length 3 Press to start to print ENTER 9 4 CONTINUE PRINTING AFTER THE CONSUMABLES RUNNING OUT When the consumables such as TUBE and or INK RIBBON run out during printing it is p...

Page 68: ...application software and resident type software 2 Please download LETATWIN PC EDITOR from the homepage of MAX Co Ltd 3 Start installing the software by clicking the Install Uninstall the LETATWIN PC...

Page 69: ...ATWIN PC EDITOR The uninstallation of the software and the driver are separately processed 2 Please download the printer driver from the homepage of MAX Co Ltd 3 Connect the LM 550A2 PC to the compute...

Page 70: ...e When the following message is displayed proceed with the installation process by clicking Install this driver software anyway Continue Anyway or Yes Although this following warning message the produ...

Page 71: ...TOR With using USB cable connection and LETATWIN PC EDITOR for Windows personal computer the edited document can be directly printed 1 Connect the LM 550A2 PC with a personal computer with USB cable 2...

Page 72: ...5 The following message is displayed which shows the machine is ready to receive data from PC 6 Operate TRANSFER DATA on the LETATWIN PC EDITOR Select the file no to save the data SETTING RANGE 0 50...

Page 73: ...n a file SET ONLY ONE N Attempted to set more than 2 sequential numbers per file in NORMAL PRINT MODE In NORMAL PRINT MODE only one sequential number can be set in a file DELETE OTHER P FIRST When the...

Page 74: ...o long Reduce the character space character width margin number of characters or change the character size to smaller size Or change the print length to longer length OVER PITCH LENGTH The input text...

Page 75: ...ormat READ ONLY FILE Attempt to overwrite or delete the existing read only file in the USB memory To overwrite or delete the read only file change its property to rewritable file on a personal compute...

Page 76: ...that the ink ribbon has been set properly Make sure that there is no dirt stain etc adhered to the tube Make sure that there is no dirt stain etc adhered to the thermal head If the ambient temperature...

Page 77: ...hat the Half cutting depth adjustment lever is properly set TUBE position Check the cutter has been worn out or not If the cutter has been used more than 5 000 cuttings replace it with new one Make su...

Page 78: ...sable tape Usable ID Plate Width 5 9 12mm Max genuine tape Tube cutting method Auto half cut manual full cut 2 5mm 4 1mm 4 6mm 6 3mm 9 0mm Internal memory 250 000 characters Maximum 50 files External...

Page 79: ...and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the e...

Page 80: ...80 APPENDICES 13 APPENDICES 9 RUSSIAN 04 06 10 09 08 05 07 11 12 13 14 16 20 19 18 15 17 21 22 23 34 36 39 38 35 37 30 40 31 32 33 24 26 29 28 25 27 NUMERAL ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION...

Page 81: ...must be disposed of separately via the appropriate return and collection systems available By following these instructions you ensure that this product is treated correctly and help to reduce potenti...

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