Chapter 1.
Getting Started
This printer is a portable, online-only unit used to print labels.
The host must download data to the printer before the printer
can print.
When you first receive the printer:
✦
Charge and load the battery or load the AC power
pack. See "Loading and Removing the Battery" or
"Connecting the AC Power Supply."
✦
Load supplies. See Chapter 2, "Loading Supplies."
✦
Connect the printer to a host to receive print jobs. See
Chapter 3, "Printing."
✦
Make sure communication values at the printer and the
host are the same. Ask yor System Administrator or
see the
MPCL II Programmer’s Manual
for information
on setting these values.
Additional Optional Manuals ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
✦
MPCL II Programmer’s Manual
(TCMPCL2PM):
explains how to design labels, create formats, and use
online commands to control the printer.
✦
MPCL II Optional Fonts Manual
(TCMPCL2OF):
explains how to use the optional fonts you can
purchase separately.
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