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Operator’s Manual

Panduit Corp.

Identification Products Division

1819 Atlanta Highway

Cumming, GA 30040

USA

Technical Support: 1-866-871-4571
Technical Support: 1-866-871-4571

Technical Support: 1-866-871-4571

Customer Service: 1-800-777-3300

www.panduit.com

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Summary of Contents for PanTher LS8

Page 1: ...s Manual Panduit Corp Identification Products Division 1819 Atlanta Highway Cumming GA 30040 USA Technical Support 1 866 871 4571 Technical Support 1 866 871 4571 Technical Support 1 866 871 4571 Cus...

Page 2: ...S8 14 Creating Labels Creating Text 15 16 Creating Serializations 17 19 Creating Symbols 20 21 Creating Data Lists 22 Creating Bar Codes 23 24 Creating a Date or Time Stamp and Creating Lines 25 27 Cr...

Page 3: ...3 SECTION 1 GETTING STARTED...

Page 4: ...troubleshooting of the PANTHER LS8 Hand held Thermal Transfer Printer If you have problems not covered herein contact your local Panduit Sales Representative call Panduit Technical Support at 866 871...

Page 5: ...f not used in accordance with this instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this printer in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which ca...

Page 6: ...e PANTHER LS8 Hand Held Thermal Transfer Printer meets the requirements of the following standards FCC Part 15 Class A CE Additional Reference Materials A Quick Reference Card which summarizes the mos...

Page 7: ...S8 Hand Held Thermal Transfer Printer P1 Label Cassette System Large graphic display with backlight 59 button keypad Adjustable wrist neck strap Drive Roller lock Durable plastic housing Die cut or co...

Page 8: ...nually operated cutter blade Press and release the cutter button in order to cut your label The cutter button has two possible settings Full Cut and Partial Cut Full Cut is used to cut entirely across...

Page 9: ...The PC KIT includes a CR ROM with PanTherLink software and a USB cable T he PC KIT is used to communicate between a computer and the PANTHER LS8 printer This provides the ability to transfer files or...

Page 10: ...impact bumper back over the battery door if necessary Loading a Label Cassette 1 Remove the cassette door from the back of the PANTHER LS8 printer 2 Remove the plastic sleeve from the cassette Retain...

Page 11: ...NCTIONS 11 1 Setup 2 Power 14 Delete Clear 13 Feed Backlight 12 Print 8 Enter Rotate 7 Space Accent 6 Shift 9 Directional Arrows 5 Numbers 4 Letters 3 Size Length 11 Insert or Edit Tools 10 Label Mode...

Page 12: ...e ALIGN Change the label justification LINE Add vertical and horizontal lines to a label FRAME Add a frame around a label PAGE Move to another page FILE Access the file manager INSERT Insert a new too...

Page 13: ...13 SECTION 2 WORKING WITH THE PANTHER LS8...

Page 14: ...tes the text style for the current cursor position Available styles include Bold and Bold Underline Text Line Indicates the current line Page 1 9 Indicates the current page There are 9 total pages Ver...

Page 15: ...t corner of the home screen Inserting Text To insert characters on a line move the cursor to any position and begin typing The character will be inserted at the cursor position Deleting Text To remove...

Page 16: ...hen press the key Use the directional arrows to scroll to the desired rotation and press ENTER The rotation of the legend can be different on each of the 9 pages of a label Text Justification Label le...

Page 17: ...Creating a Serialization The serialization tool should be accessed from the home screen To access the serialization tool 1 Press the INSERT key to enter the tools menu 2 Press the directional arrows...

Page 18: ...to move the cursor to the current value of the Copies parameter The Copies parameter will default to a value of 1 Enter the number of copies to print Press the key to accept the changes 2 The Collate...

Page 19: ...ls The default setting will print as text The bar code settings can be changed in the setup menu Printing a serialization as a bar code is useful for asset tracking component manufacturing and quality...

Page 20: ...o accept the changes and to return to the home screen Otherwise press the DEL key to return to the home screen without accepting changes 7 On the home screen the symbol tool icon will appear at the po...

Page 21: ...ols and their assigned library numbers are listed below Additional symbols may be added to the PANTHER LS8 firmware in the future 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2...

Page 22: ...onal arrow keys to highlight the data tool options You can recall a previously saved data list or you can create a new list Creating a new list is similar to working on the home screen Use the PAGE fu...

Page 23: ...xt 5 Press the key to accept the text 6 Use the up or down directional arrow keys to highlight the other bar code settings 7 Use the right or left directional arrow keys to change the bar code setting...

Page 24: ...readable or not If activated bar code text is human readable the setting will display Yes Checksum Indicates whether the checksum digit is activated or not If activated checksum digit is turned on the...

Page 25: ...To edit a date tool on the home screen move the cursor directly to the left of the date tool and then press the INSERT key The Time Tool The Time Tool allows the user to print a time stamp on a label...

Page 26: ...be turned on or off independently NOTE The top bottom left and right sides of the label will rotate with the legend when a label is rotated 1 The Center Horizontal setting places a line through the ce...

Page 27: ...the home screen To access the line tool 1 Press the LINE key 2 Use the up or down directional arrow keys to select the desired line position 3 Use the right or left directional arrow keys to turn on o...

Page 28: ...ters on a label The Frame Off setting deactivates the frame Creating a Frame The frame menu should be accessed from the home screen To access the box tool 1 Press the FRAME key to enter the tools menu...

Page 29: ...rement The pages function is also useful for creating text on patch panel labels Using the Page Function The page number icon in the lower right hand corner of the display indicates the current page F...

Page 30: ...een Press SETUP to exit from the setup menu will all changes Label Modes To edit the label mode press the LABEL key 1 Use the up or d own directional arrows to select the desired mode and press ENTER...

Page 31: ...press the key to begin entering the new file name Use the alphabetic or numeric keys to enter the new file name After entering the name press the key again to Save The printer will then prompt to Ove...

Page 32: ...THERLINK desktop icon Using PANTHERLINK To use PANTHERLINK software with the PANTHER LS8 printer 1 Connect the USB cable included with LS8 KIT and LS8 PCKIT to a personal computer 2 Connect the USB ca...

Page 33: ...ften in harsh environments The drive roller should be cleaned whenever foreign matter such as dust or adhesive is present 1 Turn OFF power to printer 2 Unlock the drive roller lever 3 Remove the label...

Page 34: ...ter 1 Is turned ON 2 Has label cassette loaded properly 3 Drive roller lever is locked Tools Too Big The items on the home screen are too large for the printable area Adjust the text size on the home...

Page 35: ...s in printed image areas where there is no print Print head elements or dots are dirty or obstructed Clean print head with soft stemmed swab and isopropyl alcohol LABELS Labels not registering Make su...

Page 36: ...and excludes all other warranties expressed or implied THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED Neither seller nor manufacturer shall be li...

Page 37: ...polyester polyolefin Media Cutting Manually operated cutter Display 4 line x 14 graphic LCD with backlight LCD Contrast Control Adjustable via keypad Operating System Panduit proprietary user upgrade...

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