Manual feed indicator
This indicator appears when you are using manual feed instead of auto feed. Auto feed is in effect when this indicator is not on the display.
Important!
After you finish printing when using manual feed, be sure to always press
FUNC
and then
(FEED) to feed the tape before cutting it. If you
don’t you will cut off part of the printed text.
Basic Alpha-Numeric Input
The following operation shows you the basic procedures for inputting letters and numbers. We will explain the procedure by inputting the following characters using
the default initial power-on screen.
ABXYZ Computer Company
1234567890
Note
If you hold down any key, it will repeat its operation or input at high speed until you release it.
To input alpha-numeric characters
1. Turn power on.
2. Input the first line of characters.
•
To input the upper-case letters, you can use either
SHIFT
or
CAPS
. With
SHIFT
you must shift the keyboard for each character. With
CAPS
the keyboard keeps
its upper-case/lower-case setting until you press
CAPS
again.
•
Press
SPACE
to input spaces.
•
If you input a wrong character, press
BS
to delete it and input again. See page E-11 for other details on editing text.
3. When you reach the end of a line of text, press
B
to input a newline mark.
•
A newline operation is indicated on the display by the symbol. This shows where you changed lines.
4. Input the characters in the second line.
5. To print the text that you input, press
. For details on printing, see page E-18.
About the CODE key...
The
CODE
key makes it possible to input punctuation needed for a number of different languages. The following shows the key operations you should use for each
of the characters formed using the
CODE
key.
■
CAPS on
■
CAPS off
Example: To input á
CODE
1
(
´
)
A
Inputting Symbols, Dingbats, Special Numbers, Greek Characters, and Russian Characters
The SYMBOL menu provides you with a choice of symbols, dingbats, and special number formats, in addition to Greek and Russian letters.
To use the SYMBOL menu
1. With the cursor at the location where you want to input a symbol, dingbat, number, or character, press the
SYMBOL
key to display the SYMBOL menu.
2. Use
u
and
i
to move the highlighting to the item you want to select and then press
SET
.
•
Pressing
SET
causes a menu of symbols, dingbats, number formats, or characters to appear.
•
To clear the SYMBOL menu without selecting anything, press
ESC
.
3. Use
u
,
i
,
t
and
y
to move the highlighting to the character you want to select, and then press
SET
.
•
Pressing
SET
returns to the input screen, with the symbol, dingbat, or character you selected input at the location where the cursor was located when you
displayed the SYMBOL menu.