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Printing from the Computer
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Printing from the
Computer
Before starting to print
• Confirm that the printer and computer are connected
• Confirm that the paper roll and the ink ribbon are
correctly installed (page 9).
• Confirm that the output tray is adjusted to suit the
paper to be used (page 14).
• Confirm that compatible ink ribbon and printing paper
are installed (page 27).
Note
Do not look into the paper output slot during printing.
The sharp edge of the printout may poke your eye or
face. This may cause loss of sight. Also, do not insert a
foreign object in the paper output slot. The cutter may be
damaged or broken and a piece of the cutter can cut you.
Printing
1
Turn on the printer and computer.
After a few seconds, the following message should
appear on the LCD. While READY is being
displayed on the LCD, the printer is ready to print.
Identification of the printing pack currently
being used on the LCD
Notes
• Don’t turn the printer on again within 5 seconds
after turning it off.
• Do not turn the computer off and on again while
it is accessing a hard or another disk.
2
Send the image data from the computer to be
printed.
The printer starts printing.
For details, refer to the instructions for the printer
driver included on the CD-ROM disc supplied.
1
While the printer is receiving the image data,
the following message should appear.
2
The printer starts printing the transferred image
data as soon as the print command is sent from
the computer.
The following message should appear.
3
After printing is finished, the printed paper is
ejected from the output slot.
The printing time depends on the image size,
ink ribbon and the paper.
Once printing has been completed, READY
appears on the LCD again.
LCD
1
Printing pack currently used
Displays the remaining amount of
ink ribbon, whichever is less.
Display on the LCD
Printing pack
R203
2UPC-R203 series
R204
2UPC-R204 series
R205
2UPC-R205 series
R206
2UPC-R206 series
The color indication changes as the color printing
procedes:
Start
t
YELLOW
t
MAGENTA
t
CYAN
t
LAMI
t
Finsih.
Number of pages to be printed
