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Thank you for your purchasing MAX LETATWIN LM-380A. This machine is equipped with a variety convenient features that are designed to print on tubes and tapes. To use the machine for a long time, you are recommended to use it in the proper way according to the instruction manual.

1-1 INTRODUCTION

1-2 PRECAUTIONS FOR USE

[Indications]
This operation manual and the machine use various indications in relation to the safe and proper operation of the machine. The indications and their meanings are as follows.

WARNING CAUTION

Negligence of this could lead to death or serious injury of a worker. Negligence of this could lead to an injury of a worker, damage to your properties, or cause created data be lost.

Describes operation, which may cause a trouble to the instrument and require a repair, or operation, which requires resetting operation, etc. to restore the condition of the instrument.

Describes the points of operation and tips.

Describes a functional precaution.

[Symbols] : Denotes what you should be aware of. : Denotes what you must not do. An indication in or near this symbol shows a specific prohibition. : Denotes what you must do. An indication in this symbol shows a specific instruction.

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WARNING
Never disassemble or remodel the machine it can cause a fire, electric shock, or trouble. Do not put any foreign substance, such a finger, pen, or wire, inside the machine it can go out of order or cause a fire or electric fire. Obtain power directly from an electric outlet. Do not put many loads on one electric outlet it can cause a fire. Never put a heavy substance on a power cord the cord can be damaged, leading to a fire or electric shock. Do not disconnect/reconnect a power plug with a wet hand you could receive an electric shock. Take care not to splash water or chemicals over the machine. If any liquid should somehow get inside the machine, disconnect the power plug immediate from the electric outlet, and contact our dealer for repair. If the machine is used in that state, it can go out of order or cause a fire or electric shock. Do not use a machine that is out of order. If used in such a state as, for example, when emitting smoke or an abnormal sound or peculiar odor, it can cause a fire or electric shock. Disconnect the power plug immediately from the electric outlet, and contact our dealer.

CAUTIONS
Data cannot be stored permanently in the memory card and the internal memory. Please note that we are not responsible for damages and lost profits resulting from data loss attributable to battery consumption, problems, repairs, etc. Do not share the electric outlet with equipment (air conditioner, refrigerator, microwave, office automation equipment, etc.) that requires a large capacity the voltage drops and the machine can malfunction. Do not spread or put paper or cloth on the machine it can cause a fire or trouble. Never lick the ink ribbon, tubes and tapes. When the machine will not be used for a long time period, due to consecutive holiday, etc., disconnect the power plug from the electric outlet, for safety. When connecting a cord or inserting/removing the memory card, be sure to turn off the power beforehand. If the power is not turned off, an injury or trouble may result. Clean the power plug periodically. Otherwise, it becomes dusty over time and can cause a fire or trouble. When disconnecting the power plug, do not pull the power coed. Hold and pull out the power plug. Otherwise, the power cord can be broken and can cause a fire or electric shock. Use only specified AC Adapter appended to the machine. Never touch the printer head. It is very hot just after printing. Never touch the cutter part (the blade of Half-cutter and Full cutter) of the instrument.

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In order to prevent problems with the machine, follow the precautions below. 1. This machine and AC adopter are precision products. Handle them carefully, and do not drop them or allow them to receive any shock or impact.

5.

Do not lift up the machine having its cassette cover. The machine may fall.

2.

For the consumables other than the tubes (tape cassette, ink ribbon case, cutter, etc), use the specified products only. Never use other products.

3.

When printing characters on the tubes, do not use the tubes that has been bent, crushed or badly stained. Especially, hard dirt or foreign material attached to the tubes may cause trouble of the printer head. 7. 6. If there is strong external noise or shock applied to the machine during operation, abnormal displays may appear or contents of the memory may be erased. Do not pull out the power cable while the power key of the main body is turned on or right after it is turned off, which may cause malfunction or trouble such as loss of contents of the setting or memory. 8. If tube is jammed, do not pull the tube by hand. Remove the jammed tube with using the FEED function. (page 14)

4.

Do not clog the exit of the tapes, tubes or insert things in it. Do not pull the tapes or tubes when it is being printed.

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9.

Do not place any heavy materials on the machine or power cable.

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 confirming that the dew has disappeared. 15. To avoid the cause of trouble, do not use

10. Do not put metal fragments or similar foreign substances in the card slot, which may cause trouble due to electrostatic.

or store the machine in the following places.

11. Do not press hard the display, which may cause fracture of the display. 12. Do not spill drink such as coffee or juice you are taking or water of a vase on the machine.

(1) The place where direct sun light comes or the place near a thermal source such as a heater. (2) There is a lot of dust or humidity. (3) Do not use the machine in the place where the temperature becomes lower than 15 or higher than 35 . (4) Do not store the machine in the place where the temperature becomes lower than 0 or higher than 40 . 16. To store or transport the machine, use the attached carrying case or package supplied to you when you bought the machine.

13. To clean dirt of the machine, use a soft cloth and wipe it off. When doing it, do not use organic solvents or chemicals such as thinner, benzene or alcohol, which may cause deformation or discoloration of the machine. 17. Intended for use in a residential area or its adjacent area, this apparatus is provided with an electromagnetic interference preventive measure. If it is used near a radio or TV set, however, 14. If you bring the machine from the cold outside into a warm room, there may be 4 it may cause reception interference.

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1-3 CONTENTS
1. 1-1 1-2 1-3 2. 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-7 2-8 2-9 3. 3-1 BE SURE TO READ ............................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1 PRECAUTIONS FOR USE.................................................................................................. 1 CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................... 5 BEFORE USE ......................................................................................................................... 7 MAIN FEATURES................................................................................................................ 7 CONFIRMING THE PACKAGE CONTENTS ...................................................................... 8 NAME OF EACH SECTION ................................................................................................ 9 NAME OF KEYS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ..................................................................... 10 INPUT SCREEN ................................................................................................................ 12 CLEANING THE PLATEN ROLLER OR REMOVING A JAMMED TUBES (FEED function) ........................................................................................................................... 14 ADJUSTING THE HALF CUTTING DEPTH ..................................................................... 15 SWITCHING THE HEAD PRESSURE.............................................................................. 15 LOADING THE CONSUMABLES......................................................................................... 16 INSTALLING OR REPLACING THE INK RIBBON ........................................................... 16 3-2 LOADING THE TUBES AND THE INK RIBBON CASE.................................................... 18 3-3 LOADING THE TAPE CASSETTE AND THE INK RIBBON CASE .................................. 21 3-4 3-5 4. 4-1 4-2 REPLACING THE HALF CUTTER.................................................................................... 23 INSERTING THE MEMORY CARD (CF CARD)............................................................... 23 BASIC OPERATION ............................................................................................................. 25 PRINTING ON THE TUBE (PITCH PRINT) ...................................................................... 26 PRINTING ON THE TAPE................................................................................................. 28 PITCH PRINT ON THE TAPE .................................................................................. 28 NORMAL PRINT ON THE TAPE.............................................................................. 30

2-6 SELECTING THE SCREEN LANGUAGE ......................................................................... 13

4-2-1 4-2-2 5. 5-1 5-2 5-3 6. 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4

INPUTTING AND DELETING CHARACTERS ..................................................................... 32 INPUTTING CHARACTERS ............................................................................................. 32 DELETING CHARACTERS............................................................................................... 32 INPUTTING CHARACTERS WITH CODE FUNCTION ................................................. 33 USING FUNCTIONS............................................................................................................. 34 SIZE ................................................................................................................................... 34 WIDTH ............................................................................................................................... 35 CHARACTER / LINE SPACE ............................................................................................ 36 PITCH PRINT .................................................................................................................... 37 PITCH LENGTH ....................................................................................................... 38 PITCH CUT............................................................................................................... 38 PRINTING LENGTH................................................................................................. 39 5

6-4-1 6-4-2 6-5 6-5-1

NORMAL PRINT................................................................................................................ 39

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6-5-2 6-6 6-7 6-8 6-9

MARGIN ................................................................................................................... 39

VERTICAL ......................................................................................................................... 40 REPEAT............................................................................................................................. 40 SEQUENCE....................................................................................................................... 41 FRAME .............................................................................................................................. 42

6-10 SYMBOL .......................................................................................................................... 43 6-11 REGISTRATION OF WORD ............................................................................................. 44 6-12 IMAGE ............................................................................................................................... 46 6-13 OPTION ............................................................................................................................. 46 6-13-1 6-13-2 6-13-3 6-13-4 6-13-5 6-13-6 6-13-7 6-13-8 6-13-9 6-13-10 6-13-11 6-13-12 6-14-1 6-14-2 6-15-1 6-15-2 7. 7-1 7-2 8. 8-1 9. 9-1 9-2 10. 11. PRINTING DENSITY................................................................................................ 46 LOW TEMP. MODE .................................................................................................. 47 LCD BRIGHTNESS .................................................................................................. 47 6, 9 MARK .............................................................................................................. 47 POSITION OF PRINTING LINE ............................................................................... 48 CUTTING POSITION ............................................................................................... 48 AUTO POWER-OFF................................................................................................. 48 DEFAULT VALUE OF PITCH LENGTH ................................................................. 49 DEFAULT VALUE OF REPEAT ............................................................................. 49 JUSTIFICATION ................................................................................................... 50 PRINTING STYLE OF RPT & SEQ ................................................................. 50 FEED THE HEAD OF TUBE ................................................................................ 51 COPY........................................................................................................................ 51 PASTE ...................................................................................................................... 51 INTERNAL MEMORY............................................................................................... 52 EXTERNAL MEMORY.............................................................................................. 54

6-14 COPY / PASTE .................................................................................................................. 51

6-15 MEMORY........................................................................................................................... 52

PRINTING ............................................................................................................................. 56 PRINT RANGE SETTING SCREEN ................................................................................. 56 PRINTING LENGTH ALIGHNMENT ................................................................................. 56 EDITTING DATA IN THE PERSONAL COMPUTER ............................................................ 57 INSTALLING LETATWIN PC EDITOR TO A PERSONAL COMPUTER ........................ 57 TROUBLE SHOOTING......................................................................................................... 58 ERROR MESSAGE LIST .................................................................................................. 58 TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................................................................... 60 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................. 63 APPENDICES ....................................................................................................................... 64

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BEFORE USE
With simple operation, you can print characters directly on tubes and tapes. Both high-speed printing (up to 25mm/s) and high durability are achieved. Usable tubes and tapes are as follows: Max genuine tubes = 3.2mm, 3.6mm, 4.2mm, 5.2mm Generic tubes = 2.5mm, 3.2mm, 3.6mm, 4.2mm, 5.2mm, 5.5mm Shrinkable tubes = 2.5mm, 3.2mm, 3.6mm, 4.2mm, 5.2mm, 5.5mm Max genuine Non PVC tubes = 3.2mm, 3.6mm, 4.2mm, 5.2mm Max genuine tapes = width: 5mm, 9mm, 12mm Half cutting allows you to carry the tubes without losing and to remove tapes easily. Ten key allows you to input data quickly and easily. The internal memory of 40,000 characters and the external memory (compact flash memory card as option) are available. Carrying case makes it easy to store away safely. The screen language can be selected from English or Chinese. MAX original application software (Letatwin PC Editor) is included. Data created with Letatwin PC Editor can be imported from your PC to LM-380A through CF card. You can adjust the half cutting depth with Depth adjustment lever.

2-1 MAIN FEATURES

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2-2 CONFIRMING THE PACKAGE CONTENTS

This machine comes with the following accessories. Confirm that they are included before using the machine.

Main unit

Carrying case

Ribbon case

Ink ribbon: black

Instruction manual

AC adapter
Not included in the shipment for Korea

CD ROM (Application software Letatwin PC Editor)

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2-3 NAME OF EACH SECTION

Cassette cover Hook LCD display Cutter button AC adapter inlet Keyboard

Memory card slot Grip Head pressure switching lever Half cutting depth adjustment lever Head release lever (green) Half cutter (orange color)
M roller (gold color)

Push button Card cover

Platen roller

Tape cassette setter M roller lever (silver) Tube holder A

Half cutter guide (white) Tape cassette

Ink ribbon setter

Ribbon case

Button B

Winding core (black)

Guide

Button A

Ribbon core (green)

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2-4 NAME OF KEYS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

<1> Keyboard layout

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<2> Keys and their functions

1 2 ON/OFF ESC P.MATERIAL (SHIFT

Press this key to turn ON/OFF the power supply. Press this key to return to the previous menu and not to make any changes. When printing or displaying an IMAGE, cancel the operation. Press these key to set the PRINETD MATERIAL when changing material without turning off. Press this key to set the SIZE of characters. SIZE) [NORMAL PRINT MODE]. Press this key to set the WIDTH of characters. (See 4:BASIC OPERATION) (See 6-1: SIZE) (See 6-5: NORMAL PRINT) (See 6-2: WIDTH) Esc)

SIZE TP/LNG (SHIFT WIDTH C /SPC 3 VRT (SHIFT P ITCH P /CUT (SHIFT RPT FRAME (SHIFT SEQ SYMBOL (SHIFT SEQ) RPT) PITCH) C/SPC)

Press these keys to set the PRINTING LENGTH and the MARGIN for the

Press this key to set the CHARACTER SPACE and LINE SPACE. (See 6-3: CHARACTER / LINE SPACE) Press these keys to set the VERTICAL PRINTING. Press this key to set the PITCH LENGTH. (See 6-6: VERTICAL) (See 6-4: PITCH PRINT) (See 6-4: PITCH PRINT) Press this key to set the repeating times. Press these keys to set the FRAME. Press this key to set the sequential numbers. Press these keys to operate the SYMBOL function. (See 6-7: REPEAT) (See 6-9: FRAME) (See 6-8: SEQUENCE) (See 6-10: SYMBOL)

Press these keys to set the way of PITCH CUTTING.

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WORD OPTION IMAGE (SHIFT 3 MEMORY COPY (SHIFT CARD PASTE (SHIFT BS INIT. (SHIFT 4 DELETE CLEAR (SHIFT 5 Ten key / 6 / / or DELETE) BS) CARD) MEMORY) OPTION)

Press this key to operate the MEMORY OF WORD function. (See 6-11: MEMORY OF WORD) Press this key to change the OPTION setting. Press these keys to display the printing image. Press this key to operate the MEMORY function. (See 6-15-1: INTERNAL MEMORY) Press these keys to copy the block indicated by the cursor. (See 6-14-1: COPY) Press this key to operate the CARD function. (See 6-15-2: EXTERNAL MEMORY) Press these keys to pastes the copied block to the cursor position. (See 6-14-2: PASTE) Press this key to delete the character just before the cursor. Press these keys to Initialize all of the setting data. If any document is remaining in the [INPUT screen], the initialization is not possible. After deleting the entire document (press SHIFT execute the initialization. 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 menu. Press this key to delete the entire documents on the [INPUT screen]. Press this key to input numbers, the comma and period. Press these keys to move the cursor on the [INPUT screen] or change the setting items under the function keys menu. DELET), (See 6-13: OPTION) (See 6-12: IMAGE)

SHIFT SHIFT ENTER BLOCK

Press these keys to move the cursor to the top or end of the document. Press this key to determine the setting value on the [INPUT screen]. Press this key to insert a new BLOCK just before the cursor. Press this key to input the code number to insert symbols. (See 5-3: INPUTTING CODE) When Chinese as the screen language is selected, press this key to allow you to input the Chinese character by using GB or Big 5 code.

7 8

CODE 9 DIACR (SHIFT CODE)

Press these keys to input diacritics for European languages.

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10 11 12

SPACE A/ a SHIFT PRINT

Press this key to input a space. Press this key to switch capital letters to small letters. Press this key to access secondary characters on the key or the secondary functions of group

, (4), (9) and (13).

Press this key to move to the PRINT function. PRINT) Press these keys to feed tubes or tapes. Press these keys to input characters. Press this key to change lines.

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FEED (SHIFT Character keys

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2-5 INPUT SCREEN

Screen layout 13

1
SHIFT




PRT/PITCH

A a

P B
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12 VRT 11 FRAME

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C/WIDTH

PITCH CUT


BLOCK NO.
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5 6

C/SIZE

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REPEAT

SHIFT

Displays

when SHIFT is ON. (See 6-4: PITCH PRINT)

In case of [PITCH PRINT MODE], display the PITCH LENGTH. 2 PRT/PITCH In case of [NORMAL PRINT MODE]: Displays the PRINT LENGTH. (See 6-5: NORMAL PRINT) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 PITCH CUT BLOCK No. INPUT screen STATUS screen REPEAT C/SPACE C/WIDTH C/SIZE FRAME VRT A ,a Displays the way of the PITCH CUTTING. Displays the BLOCK NO. on the cursor. Displays the characters entered and the edit marks. The upper field displays the status of the sequential number if it has been set. The lower field displays the object of the printing selected. Displays the repeating numbers of the block on the cursor. (See 6-7: REPEAT) Displays character space. Displays the character. Displays the character size of the block on the cursor. Displays when the framing is ON. Displays when the vertical printing is selected. a is turned on. :Enables inputting small letters. A is turned on. : Enables inputting capital letters (See 6-3: CHARACTER LINE/SPACE) (See 6-2: WIDTH) (See 6-1: SIZE) (See 6-9: FRAME) (See 6-6: VERTICAL) (See 6-4-2: PITCH CUT)

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The meanings of edit marks displayed on the screen are as follows. (1) : Represents the [PITCH PRINT MODE] activated. Represents a group of blocks with same pitch length until next [P] mark. (2) (See 6-4: PITCH PRINT)

: Represents the block. Up to 100 blocks can be input in an entire document. (See 6-4: PITCH PRINT)

(3)

: Represents the line feed. (Printing on tubes) 2.5 to 4.2 : Only 1 line can be set. 5.2 and 5.5 : Up to 2 lines can be set, provided 2mm character size are used. (Printing on tapes) Up to 3 lines can be set, provided 12mm tape and 2mm character size are used.

(4)

: Represents the SEQUENCE is set.

(See 6-8: SEQUENCE)

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SELECTING THE SCREEN LANGUAGE

You can select the screen language according to the model type of your machine.
Model type LM-380A A11 , A11-T LM-380A A11-C LM-380A BSA LM-380A BSB LM-380A CE English English English English English or or or or or Language Chinese(T) Chinese(C) Chinese(C) Chinese(T) Chinese(C) (Traditional Chinese Character) (Simplified Chinese Character) (Simplified Chinese Character) (Traditional Chinese Character) (Simplified Chinese Character)

[HOW TO SELECT] 1. Turn the power on, while pressing 2. Select the language by using automatically turns off. 3. Turn the power on again, then it starts up with the language selected. [LANGUAGE MODE screen]
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and key.

at the same time. ENTER , the power supply

The [LANGUAGE MODE screen] appears after displaying the LETATWIN logotype. And then press

Note:

When you change the screen language, all of the internal memory is cleared. When selecting English, you can neither input nor print Chinese characters. 13

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2-7 CLEANING THE PLATEN ROLLER OR REMOVING A JAMMED TUBES (FEED function)
1. 2. Open the cassette cover. While pressing C , press ON/OFF for about 3 seconds. Then, release ON/OFF first while displaying the logo of LETATWIN.

3.

[FEED screen] appears.

B> 

4. Slide the switching lever (silver) until it stops.

5.

Put wet cloth with water or alcohol to the platen roller and clean it using / key.

Note: If the tube is jammed, remove the consumables using this FEED function. Do not pull the tube by hand.

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2-8 ADJUSTING THE HALF CUTTING DEPTH

You can adjust the half cutting depth with the Half cutting depth adjustment lever, when half cutting is too deep.
Deep

Note: When printing on tubes, the leaver has to be positioned on the TUBE. When printing on tape, the lever has to be positioned on the TAPE.

Shallow

2-9 SWITCHING THE HEAD PRESSURE

You can change the strength of head pressure with the Head pressure switching lever. Note: You dont need to change the strength except the printed result is too dark. (Changing from the standard strength to the low strength) 1. Confirm that the lever is on the standard position.
Standard position

2. Pull the lever to change the strength of the head pressure after the lock lever is unlocked.
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CEDGF

3. Now, the strength of the head pressure is low.

Low position

(Changing from the low strength to the standard strength) 1. Push the lever to change the strength of the head pressure.

Note: Dont change the head pressure when the head release lever is positioned as the figure.
Head release leaver

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3.

LOADING THE CONSUMABLES

(1) Installing the ink ribbon to the ink ribbon case. (2) Loading the tube or tape. (3) Loading the ink ribbon case.

Follow the steps bellow.

3-1 INSTALLING OR REPLACING THE INK RIBBON

Name of each section Button B The side with letters comes the top.

Top (Transparent) Bottom Ribbon case Button A

(Black)

Winding core

Ribbon core (Green)

Note: Use a ribbon case (LM-RC310) for LM-380A. Dont use a ribbon case (LM-RC300) for LM-370A.

1. Install a new ribbon to the ribbon case.

1. While pressing Button B, set the ribbon core (green) as shown in the figure. Then, release the Button B to lock the ribbon.
Insert

Press Button B

Pay attention to the top and bottom of ribbon case. 2. While pressing Button A, set the winding core (black) as shown in the figure. Then, release Button A to lock the ribbon.

Release

Insert

Button A

Press

Release

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3. 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.

The color changes.

Rotation

2.

Replacing the ink ribbon, first remove the ink ribbon from the ribbon case. 1. While pressing Button B, take out the ribbon core (green) from the ribbon case.
Button B

2.

Next, while pressing Button A, take out the winding core (black) from the ribbon case.

Winding core

(Black)

Button A

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3-2

LOADING THE TUBES AND THE INK RIBBON CASE

1. Open the cassette cover. 2. Push the head release lever (green).

Head release lever

3. Slide the switching lever (silver) until it stops.

Switching lever

4.

a: Pass the tubes under the holding plate. b: Extrude the tip of the tubes by 1 J 2cm from the machine.
Holding plate

Pull out

1~2cm

5. Place and hold the tube on the TUBE label and slide the Switching lever to lock.
Switching lever

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The tube has been loaded.

Make sure the tube is loaded as illustrated bellow.

6. Make sure the ribbon is not slack. If the ribbon is slack, rotate the winding core (black) 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. Proper loading

Check the slack.

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8. Pull the head release lever (green).

9. Close the cassette cover until it clicks.

(Removing the tube) 1. Open the cassette cover. 2. Push the head release lever.

3. Slide the switching lever (silver) until it stops, then remove the tube. Note: You dont need to remove the ink ribbon case when removing tube.

4. Pull the head release lever (green), then close the cassette cover until it clicks.

Caution
Be careful when operating the Head release lever. ----It might cause the injury.

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3-3

LOADING THE TAPE CASSETTE AND THE INK RIBBON CASE

1. Open the cassette cover. 2. Push the head release lever (green).

Head release lever

3. Slide the switching lever (silver) until it stops.

Remove Switching lever

4. Load the tape cassette. Proper loading

Before loading the tape cassette, prepare it as illustrated below. (1) Pass the tape through the guides. (2) Pull out the tip of the tape by about 4cm.

Guide

about 4cm

5. Make sure the ribbon is not slack. If the ribbon is slack, rotate the winding core (black) toward the direction of the arrow to remove the slack of the ribbon.

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6. Hold the ink ribbon case as illustrated below and load it Proper loading

Note: Make sure the ribbon is not slack.

7. Pull the head release lever (green).

8. Close the cassette cover until it clicks.

(Removing the tape cassette)

1. Open the cassette cover. 2. Push the head release lever.

3. Remove the tape cassette Note: You dont need to remove the ink ribbon case when removing tape cassette.

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4. Pull the head release lever (green), then close the cassette cover until it clicks.

3-4

REPLACING THE HALF CUTTER

1. Open the cassette cover.

2. Pull out the half cutter.

Half cutter

3. Engage the guide of the half cutter to the groove of the half cutter holder and insert it completely. Guide Note: Engage the guide of the half cutter to the groove of the half cutter holder. The half cutter or the machine might be broken, in case of using the machine with incorrectly installing.
Groove of cutter holder

Blade

Caution
Never touch the blade of the cutter.

3-5 INSERTING THE MEMORY CARD (CF CARD)

1. Open the card cover at the right side of the machine.

2. Insert the memory card (CF card) completely. (Make sure to insert CF card facing up.)

3. Close the card cover.

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Push button

To remove the card, press the push button.

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4.

BASIC OPERATION

1. Open the cassette cover and load the consumables to use. (See 3: LOADING THE CONSUMABLES) Then, close the cassette cover and turn the power on. 2. [PRINTED MATERIAL setting screen] appears. Press / / / key to set PRINTED MATERIAL and SIZE. Press
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ENTER , and then [INPUT screen] appears. key: Move the cursor between MATERIAL and SIZE key: MATERIAL SIZE
MNMNM

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Select from TAPE, GENERIC TUBE , SHIRNKABLE TUBE, NON PVC TUBE or MAX TUBE

M0M0M0MOM0M0M0M

GENERIC TUBE: Select from 2.5,3.2,3.6,4.2,5.2 or 5.5. MAX TUBE: Select from 3.2,3.6,4.2 or 5.2. SHIRNKABLE TUBE: Select from 2.5,3.2,3.6,4.2,5.2 or 5.5. NON PVC TUBE: Select from 3.2,3.6,4.2 or 5.2. TAPE: Select from 5,9 or 12.

Note:

When changing the material, press

SHIFT

Esc (P.MATERIAL).

Then [PRINTED MATERIAL setting screen] appears. In case of changing the kind of material (TUBE to TAPE or TAPE to TUBE), [PITCH LENGTH setting screen] appears. Input the desired pitch length and then press ENTER . SHIFT Esc (P.MATERIAL), the
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When changing the material with pressing

CHARACTER SIZE is automatically changed to AUTO. After turning on again, If any document is remained in the [INPUT screen], the right screen appears. Press / key to select INIT. or CONTINUE.

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4-1 PRINTING ON THE TUBE (PITCH PRINT)

Printing the following contents on the tube. Tube size= 3. 2 mm U1 1pcs.
18mm

Pitch length= 18mm X1005 2pcs.

18mm

COM 5pcs.
18mm

X1006 2pcs.
18mm

X1007 2pcs.
18mm

1. Set MATERIAL = TUBE and SIZE = 3.2mm in the [PRINTED MATERIAL setting screen]. 2. [INPUT screen] appears. Make sure that Press 3. Press Press / key to move the cursor to PITCH ENTER . A is turned on. .

to set PITCH LENGTH. (See 6-4-1:

P

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PITCH LENGTH) Press / key to set 18.0. Note: It is also possible to input the value by pressing Ten key.

P B

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4. Press Press

key to move the cursor after RPT

.
R

P B
P

to set REPEAT. (See 6-7: REPEAT) ENTER .

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Press / key to set 1. Press key. 5. Input U 1 . Press BLOCK

Note: It is also possible to enter the value by pressing Ten

to create a new block.

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+  

2


''

B
, ,   "!

6. As same as 4, press 7. Input C block. O M .

RPT Press

to set Repeat to 5. Press BLOCK to create a new

ENTER .

!a%Z< 2'


 '




'
+  

, ,   'c

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8. As same as 4, press 9. Input X . Press

RPT

to set Repeat to 2. Press

ENTER .

SEQ

to set SEQUENCE. (See 6-8: SEQUENCE)

!a%Z< 2'
 d
> 27ee

 '

!' 2>

10. Press Input Press 1

ENTER 0 0

to select 10 scale. Set the START 5 7 in the START. in the END.

NUMBER and END NUMBER. key to set the END.

!a%Z< 2'


 '

' R aV > fV

! c ! g

Input 1 0 0 Press ENTER .

!a%Z< 2'


 '





+ a-, ,      

11. Press

PRINT .
' R

.QPR 2>  P

7 1 A>V ! ! 

[PRINTING RANGE setting screen] appears. (See 7: PRINTING) 12. Press Press

V V

> 

ENTER . [PRINTING LENGTH ALIGHNMENT screen] appears. ENTER to start printing.

13. The printed result is as shown.

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BASIC OPERATION

4-2 PRINTING ON THE TAPE

4-2-1 PITCH PRINT ON THE TAPE

Printing the following contents on the tape. Tape size= 9mm U1

15mm

Pitch length=15mm SLD X19

15mm

SLD X18
15mm

SLD X1A
15mm

SLD X1B
15mm

SLD X1C
15mm

SLD X1D
15mm

COM
15mm

COM
15mm

1. Set MATERIAL=TAPE and SIZE=9mm in the [PRINTED MATERIAL setting screen]. 2. [INPUT screen] appears. Make sure that Press / key to move the cursor to 3. Press Press PITCH ENTER . . A is turned on.

to set PITCH LENGTH. (See 6-4-1: Press / key to set 15.0.

P

-Z<

PITCH LENGTH)

P B

72'` V

7

'"!

>>>^ ` !c%Z< , ,

Note: It is also possible to input the value by pressing Ten key.

!ac%Z<

4. Press Input

key to move the cursor after U 1 . Press BLOCK

P B



to create a new block.

   



''

B
 P   h, , "!

5. Input

, then

X.

6. Press

SEQ

to set SEQUENCE.

(See 6-8: SEQUENCE) Press / key to select 16 SCALE.

!ac%Z< iA

 




P  

h, , "!

!ac%Z<

i7

 

d"
> 27ee

!a*  2>

28

7. Pressing Input Press Input Press 1 1

ENTER . Set the START 8 D in the START. in the END.

NUMBER and END

NUMBER. key to set the END. ENTER .

!ac%Z< i7

BASIC OPERATION

 

' R aV > fV

! !

8. Press C O

BLOCK M.

to create a new block, and then input




9. Press

RPT

to set REPEAT. (See 6-7: REPEAT) ENTER .

R

Press /

key to set 2. Press

!ac%Z< 

' 

N B
 

P  

h, ,  !

!ac%Z<



' 

V

N B

2 

Note: It is also possible to input the value by pressing Ten key.

!ac%Z< 

' 

N B
 




P  

h, , '

10. Press

PRINT . (See 7: PRINTING)

2> ' R 

.QPR P

7 %1 A>V ! ! 

[PRINTING RANGE setting screen] appears. No need to change the data, so

> 

V V

11. Press Press

ENTER . [PRINTING LENGTH ALIGHNMENT screen] appears. ENTER to start printing.

12. The printed result is as shown.

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4-2-2

NORMAL PRINT ON THE TAPE Printing the following contents on the tape. MAX LETATWIN LM-380A
40mm 12mm

1. Set MATERIAL=TAPE and SIZE=12mm in the [PRINTED MATERIAL setting screen]. 2. [INPUT screen] appears. Make sure that Press / key to move the cursor to A is turned on. .

3. In order to change to [NORMAL PRINT MODE], press DELET to delete . (See 6-5: NORMAL PRINT)




2'


 b!

B
   P b!!-, ,    !

]

4. Press Press 4

SHIFT / 0.

SIZE (TP/LNG) and set PRINTING

.QPR

7 j7>^

>>^ `)1 k' ,',

LENGTH. (See 6-5-1: Printing length) key to select AUTO=OFF. key to set the LENGTH and input Then, press

>>>^'`aV


V'iB B

5. Press Press

ENTER . ENTER .
R

.0/ >BafV S^` aV

R 

^X)1 , ,

[MARGIN setting screen] appears.

-, ,  `"  km, ,

]l > 

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BASIC OPERATION

6. [INPUT screen] appears. Press after Input W 0 I A. . M N A X L SPACE M L

key to move the cursor

T A

A 3

T 8

k  2'
 ]    P  

 "!

!-, , "!

SHIFT

7. Press

PRINT

to start printing. (See 7: PRINTING)

8. The printed result is as shown.

MAX LETATIWN LM-380A

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INPUTTING AND DELETING CHARACTERS

5.

INPUTTING AND DELETING CHARACTERS

1. To input the capital letter A. 1) 2) Press
n

5-1 INPUTTING CHARACTERS

A/a and make sure that the indicator of P B A is turned on.

Press A .

2. To input the small letter a. 1) 2) Press

n

A/a .

and make sure that the indicator of P B

is turned on.

Press A

3. To input +. 1) 2) Turn on Press S

+

SHIFT . . P B

P B A B C B A C P

5-2 DELETING CHARACTERS

1. DELET : 1) Press DELET .

2) The character on the cursor is deleted.

2.

BS : 1) Press BS . P B

A B C

2) The character before the cursor is deleted. P B

B C

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INPUTTING AND DELETING CHARACTERS

5-3 INPUTTING CHARACTERS WITH CODE FUNCTION

M

Using the CODE function, you can input the characters according to the following table. (In case English is selected as the screen language.)

[ The Table of Code ] Code No. 2 3 4 5 6 7

M

0 ! 0 @ P p

2 2 B R b r

3 # 3 C S c s

4 $ 4 D T d t

5 % 5 E U e u

6 & 6 F V f v

7 7 G W g w

8 ( 8 H X h

9 ) 9 I Y i

A * : J Z j z

B + ; K
o p

C , < L l

D = M
q

E . > N
r

F / ? O o

1 A Q a q

k {

m }

n
J

When selecting Chinese(C) or Chinese(T) as the screen language, you can input the Chinese characters according to GB code or BIG5 code. (See 2-6: SELECTING SCREEN MESSAGE)

[ Inputting @ with CODE function ] 1. Press 2. Press @. CODE . The [CODE setting screen] appears. 4 0 key according to the table of Code, to input

-Z<

P B

2>4-V

3. Press

ENTER .

-Z<

P B

2'


 b!

k'

2'


 b!

Note: You can input the characters without the table of code. 1. Press CODE twice. The all of characters appears.
-Z<

P B

2'
  b! 2>-Vi 

2. Press / / /

key to select the character, and then press

ENTER .

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6.

USING FUNCTIONS
The following table shows the setting items and their default values.

SETTING ITEM Printed material Size of printed material Character size Character width Character space Line space Pitch length Pitch cut Vertical or horizontal Frame Printing length Margin

DEFAULT VALUE No setting No setting AUTO: ON STANDARD STD STD TAPE: 10.0 mm TUBE: 20.0 mm TAPE: LINE TUBE: HALF-CUTTING HORIZONTAL NO AUTO 2 mm

SETTING ITEM Repeat Sequence Justification 6, 9 mark Printing density Cutting position Printing alignment LCD brightness Auto power-off Position of printing line Printing style of [RPT]&[SEQ] Feed the head of tube

DEFAULT VALUE TAPE: 1 TUBE: 2 No setting CENTER (6_ 9_) 4 0.0mm 0mm 4 YES 0 A: 11,22,33 YES

Note:

By pressing

SHIFT

BS (INIT.) in [INPUT screen], all of setting items can be

returned to the default values. The setting items of slant characters cannot be returned to the default value by initializing.

6-1 SIZE
Setting the CHARCTER SIZE of the line at the cursor position. The size can be set in each line. But, the different size cannot be set in a line of the same block. Selectable items: SIZE = 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 6.0 1. Press 2. Press SIZE. 3. Press key to move the cursor to AUTO. AUTO = ON, OFF
-Z<

SIZE . The [CHARACTER SIZE setting screen] / key to select the value of the CHARACTER
2'`

appears.

P B
R

-Z<

Press / key to select OFF. 4. Press Note: ENTER .

2'`

P B
R

2'


 b!

2 R j7YV k 

 V'

, ,

2'


 b!

2 R j7YVk, , 
 V B'B

Only when the AUTO is selected to OFF, the size setting is available.

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The selectable CHARACTER SIZE varies depending on the SIZE of the material, the PITCH LENGTH and the number of lines, etc.

6-2 WIDTH
Setting the CHARACTER WIDTH at the cursor position. Selectable items: STANDARD, CONDENSED, EXTENDED

Note: You can select CHARACTER WIDTH according to the following table. PRINTING MODE Pitch print (Tube) PRINTING DIRECTION Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical STANDARD CONDENSED EXTENDED

Pitch print (Tape)

Normal print (Tape)

Note: For Vertical printing direction, see 6-6: VERTICAL. 1. Press 2. Press WIDTH. 3. Press ENTER . WIDTH . The [CHARACTER WIDTH setting screen] appears. / key to select the value of the CHARACTER

-Z< 2'`

P B
R

2 R st7' `aV 2>'>4>

2'


 b!

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USING FUNCTIONS

6-3 CHARACTER / LINE SPACE

Setting the CHARACTER / LINE SPACE for the document. Selectable items: CHARACTER SPACE = STD (STANDARD), CLS (CLOSE), CNT (CONTACT), WID (WIDE) LINE SPACE = STD (STANDARD), CLS (CLOSE), WID (WIDE), CNT (CONTACT)

A B C
Character space

Line space

1. Press

C/SPC . The [CHARACTER / LINE SPACE setting

2 

. 2'` u u P P

2'4 R i7\ ''

21

screen] appears.

 

24-V

24-V''

2. Press / key to select the value of the C / SPACE. Then press key to move the cursor to the L / SPACE.
2 

. 2'` u u   P P

2' R i7\

21

24-V%st 24-V ''

3. Press / key to select the value of the L / SPACE.

2

. 2'` u  u P P

2' R i7\

21

 

24-V%st 24-V 2"a

4. Press

ENTER .

Note: In some cases, the error message (SIZE-OVER) may appear depending on the SIZE of the material or character, and the number of lines. If the error message appears, you should check the size of the material or character, and the number of lines. (See 9-1: ERROR MESSAGE LIST)

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USING FUNCTIONS

6-4 PITCH PRINT

[PITCH PRINT MODE]
on the top means that LM-380A is in the [PITCH PRINT MODE]. By deleting the , you can switch to the [NORMAL PRINT MODE]. (See 6-5: NORMAL PRINT)

[PITCH PRINT MODE]

 -Z< 2'


P B



   P

'"!

[NORMAL PRINT MODE]

 -Z< 2'


B
!-, ,  '

   P

'"!

 




 

!-, ,  

Note: In the [PITCH PRINT MODE], you can print every block ( and the center as illustrated bellow. Example: Tube
Block (
X10

) at the same pitch length )

Block (
COM

Block (
SLD19

Block (
SLD20

Pitch length Tape

X10 SLD19 SLD20 COM

Block (

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USING FUNCTIONS

6-4-1 PITCH LENGTH

Setting the PITCH LENGTH at the cursor position. Setting range: Tube = AUTO, 10.0 v 60.0mm, Tape =AUTO, 4.0 v 60.0mm

-Z<

1. Press / key to move the cursor under PITCH .

and press
P

P B

72'` V

The [PITCH LENGTH setting screen] appears. 2. Press / key or Ten key to input the value of the PITCH
P

-Z<

LENGTH.

P B

72'` V

3. By pressing

ENTER , the PITCH LENGTH is set and the

 -Z<

[INPUT screen] appears.

P B



 -Z< 2'
 '-Z< , , 2'
 V 4


2'


'"!

>>>^ ` , ,

'"!

>>>^ `

'"!


+ &-, ,     '

Note: You can set 5 kinds of different PITCH LENGTH as maximum in one document. You can change the default value of PITCH LENGTH in the OPTION setting. (AUTO pitch function) By pressing / , you can set AUTO as PITCH LENGTH. pitch length is changed Note: When AUTO is selected,
P -Z< 2'
 '"!

P B

72'`

123

>>>^ `

according to inputting the number of characters.

6-4-2 PITCH CUT

Setting how to divide each block. Selectable items: No ABC 123 LINE ABC 123 DOTS ABC 123 HALF-CUTTING ABC
.wP  72'`

1. Press

SHIFT

PITCH (P/CUT).

2'
'&7^-1

The [PITCH CUTTING select screen] appears.

\>

` B)(2
 &>^

2. Select by pressing

/ /

key and press

ENTER .

And then the [INPUT screen] appears. Note: PITCH CUT setting is not available in the [NORMAL PRINT MODE].

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USING FUNCTIONS

6-5 NORMAL PRINT

[NORMAL PRINT MODE]
In the [NORMAL PRINT MODE], the pitch function is not available and you can print a tape or tube up to 300mm as the total printing length. Deleting

[PITCH PRINT MODE]

 -Z< 2'


P B



   P

in the [INPUT screen].

'"!

[NORMAL PRINT MODE]

 -Z< 2'
 '"!

B
!-, ,  '

   P

 




 

!-, ,  '

6-5-1 PRINTING LENGTH

Setting the total length of the document. Setting range: LENGTH = 10 v 300mm, AUTO = ON x OFF Note: Make sure AUTO is OFF in the [PRINTING LENGTH setting screen]. When AUTO is ON, PRINTING LENGTH does not set up function. (The LENGTH is shown as 1. Press .) SHIFT SIZE (TP/LNG) to display the
.QPR 7 j7>^ >>>^'`)1 !ac  ,',

[PRINTING LENGTH setting screen].

>>>^'`aV


V'iB B

2. Press / / /

key or Ten key to input the value of the LENGTH. Press

ENTER .

And then the [MARGIN setting screen] appears.

6-5-2 MARGIN
Setting the left and right MARGIN of a document. Setting range: 2 v 30mm
.0/ >BafV R S^` aV R ^X)1 -, ,  , ,

1. After setting the PRINTING LENGTH, the [MARGIN setting screen] appears.

2. Press / / /

key or Ten key to input the value of the MARGIN. Press 39

ENTER .

USING FUNCTIONS

6-6 VERTICAL
Setting to print a document vertically. Selectable items: YES (vertical), NO (horizontal)

Note: The printed result varies depending on the selected PRINT MODE. You can select PRINTING DIRECTION according to the following table. PRINT MODE MATERIAL Tube PITCH PRINT Tape NORMAL PRINT Tape HORIZONTAL VERTICAL
C O M C O M
.

COM COM COM

COM

1. Press

VRT . The [VERTICAL setting screen] appears.

&72>T1 > R R

 V V4`

&T2 7Y'

2. Press / key to select.

&72>T1 > R R

 V V4`

3. Press Note:

ENTER .

&T2 7Y'

It is impossible to mix the VERTICAL and HORIZONTAL in one document. If the error message appears, you should check the size of the material or character, and the number of lines. (See 9-1: ERROR MESSAGE LIST)

6-7 REPEAT
Setting the number of multiple copies.
y{z |}~ z y{z |}~ |}~ |}~ z

REPEAT = 1pc. Setting range: 1 v 100pcs.

REPEAT = 3pcs.

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USING FUNCTIONS

1. Press

RPT . The [REPEAT setting screen] appears.

R

-Z<

P B
P

V

2. Press / key or Ten key to input the value of the REPEAT.

R

-Z<

P B
P

V

 2'
 ! P

2'


'"!

2'

'"!

2'

3. Press

ENTER .

Note: You can change the default value of REPEAT in the OPTION setting.

6-8 SEQUENCE
Setting sequential number. To activate SEQUENCE function, set the START number and END number as below. If the SEQUENCE is set, Selectable items: 8 SCALE=0 1. Press
v

appears.

7777, 10 SCALE=0 v 9999, 16 SCALE=0 v FFFF, ALPHABET=A v Z

-Z< 2'
 '"!

SEQ . The [SEQUENCE setting screen] appears.

P B

d
> 27ee

!' 2>  

2. After selecting the type of the SEQUENCE using key, press setting screen] appears.

-Z<

ENTER . The [START and the END number

P B

' R aV > fV

!a 

2'


'"!

3. Press / key or Ten key to input the value of the START.

-Z<

P B

' R aV > fV

2'


'"!

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USING FUNCTIONS

4. Press

key to move the cursor to the END. And then

-Z<

Press / key or Ten key to input the value of the END. 5. Press Note: ENTER .

P B

' R aV > fV

!a  

2'


'"!

Make sure that set both the START number and the END number. In the [PITCH PRINT MODE], you can set only one series of SEQUENCE in one block and up to 15 series of SEQUENCE in one document. In the [NORMAL PRINT MODE], you can set only one series of SEQUENCE in one document. When you change the [PITCH PRINT MODE] to the [NORMAL PRINT MODE], all the SEQUENCE setting should be automatically cancelled except for the first SEQUENCE setting.

6-9 FRAME
Setting to frame a document. This function allows you to completely surround the text with a frame.

LM-380A
Selectable items: YES, NO

LM-380A

1. Press

SHIFT

RPT

(FRAME). The [FRAME setting

. B

A1

screen] appears.





2. Press / key to select YES and press Note:

ENTER .

In the [PITCH PRINT MODE], the FRAME is applied to each block. In the [NORMAL PRINT MODE], the FRAME is applied to the whole document.

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USING FUNCTIONS

6-10

SYMBOL
Inputting various symbols.

Selectable group of symbols: NUMERAL, ALPHABET IN CIRCLE, UNIT OFFICE SYMBOLS, SUPERSCRIPT, SUBSCRIPT, ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION LARGE RUSSIAN, SMALL RUSSIAN Note: LARGE RUSSIAN and SMALL RUSSIAN can be displayed in the LM-380A A11-C, BSA and CE selected the English as the screen language. Please confirm the model of your LM-380A. 1. Press SHIFT SEQ (SYMBOL). The [SYMBOL
-Z< ]

, ITALIC, GREEK

select screen] appears.

P B

2'


'"!

i

2. Press / key to select the group of SYMBOLS.

-Z<

P B


2'


'"!

`+>  2j

2"

3. Press

ENTER . Symbols are displayed.

'-Z<

P B
 P

B%+>

2'


'"!

 2j

2">

4. Press / key to select a desired symbol. 5. Press ENTER to input the symbol at the cursor position.
-Z<

P B
 P

B%+>

2'


'"!

 2j

2">

Note: Press / key to display the following 8 symbols.

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6-11 REGISTRATION OF WORD

You can save up to 30 words in the internal memory. characters. Note: 1. Press , , WORD . and cannot be saved. Each word contains up to 15

The [MEMORY OF WORD setting

-Z<

screen] appears.

P B
.0/ / R

2> 

 R 2'


2'


'"!

\Bsi

)1

2. Press / key to select a desired item and press

ENTER .

Selectable Items: RECALL, SAVE, DELETE, INITI.(INITIALIZE)

[SAVE]
Saving the WORD. 1. Select SAVE. And then press ENTER . The [STARTING POSITION setting screen] appears.

-Z<

P B
.0/ / >

2. Press / key to move the cursor to the top character of the word to be saved. And then press ENTER . The [ENDING POSITION setting screen] appears.

-Z<

P B
'

3. Press / key to move the cursor to the last character of the word. And then press ENTER . The [FILE NO. setting screen] appears.

-Z<

P B

> &7>^ P j7&S

4. Press / key or Ten key to input the file No. Setting range: 1 v 30 5. Press ENTER to register the selected word in the file.

-Z<

P B

B%>

(s)

 R R 2'
 V R

'"!

\Bsi

)1

2'


'"!

&>^ P j&U

2'


'"!

'"!

(

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USING FUNCTIONS

[RECALL]
Recalling the saved WORD. 1. Select RECALL. And then press ENTER .

2. Press / key or Ten key to input the desired file No. Then the word of the desired file is displayed as the bottom of the screen.

-Z<

2'


'"!

P B
.0/ / R

\Bsi

)1

2> 

-Z<

2'


'"!

P B

B%>\>V

3. Press

ENTER

to input the word at the cursor position.

[DELETE]
Deleting the registered WORD. 1. Select DELETE . And then press ENTER .

P B
.0/ /

2. Press / key or Ten key to input file No. 3. Press ENTER to be delete the word.

-Z<  R -Z<

2'


'"!

\Bsi

)1

>>

2'


'"!

P B

B%>\>V

[INITI. INITIALIZE ]
Deleting all of the registered WORD. 1. Select INITI. . And then press ENTER .

-Z<

P B
.0/

7&7&

2. Press / key to select YES.

-Z<

P B
.0/

3. Press

ENTER

to initialize.

/  i  s 

2'


'"!

\B s]

 %1

2'


'"!

R R

\B  7j7&_>1 >

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6-12 IMAGE
Previewing a document to get the following information about tubes and tapes before printing. 1) Total print length 2) Preview of the document

key: Temporarily stops the IMAGE scroll. key: Increases the scroll speed. key: Reduces the scroll speed. ESC : Cancel the preview.

6-13 OPTION
Press
.  P

OPTION . The [OPTION setting screen] appears.

&U4)1 .  P &U4)1 
 .  P P )s &U4)1 R R ('iB B

The selecting items in the OPTION are as follows.

PR %)s 2' 7 &>^  + R /P  >X7 /  *-]h P / R'

S^` ''

j7&SiB PR 7 j7>^ 7 P j7jU  2'
 &7^

ia
fB B%
4 P 7 2'` >>^ `) ia
f B%
4 B R P )

. 

&U4)1

>'
&%BiT2>jU PR 7 &>^ " R'P ) 4d  B  B> > '`\`` B
+

To proceed to set the above items, press desired item. Note: Press ESC

ENTER

while the cursor is positioned at the

key not to make any changes.

6-13-1 PRINTING DENSITY

Adjusting the PRINTING DENSITY. When you need to print darker or clearer, adjust to higher level. By pressing / key, increase or decrease the density level. Press the density level.
.QPR 7 j7>^ >j%1

ENTER

to register

'  ' ' %)s `&T^`

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6-13-2 LOW TEMP. MODE You can get the printing result darker or clearer by this mode besides adjusting the
PRINTING DENSITY.
. %)s  /P  / 41

LOW TEMP. MODE

YES NO

PRINTING SPEED
About 10 mm/s About 25mm/s





Note: When this function activates, printing speed is changed as the above table.

6-13-3 LCD BRIGHTNESS

Adjusting the LCD BRIGHTNESS. BRIGHTNESS level. By pressing / key, increase or decrease the LCD BRIGHTNESS level. Press ENTER to register the LCD BRIGHTNESS level.
+ R S^`' > %1

When the screen is not clear, adjust the LCD

. 2'

'  ' ' S^`   R

Note:

The adjustment of the LCD BRIGHTNESS is available by following way. 1. Turn on the power. 2. To increase the LCD BRIGHTNESS, press To decrease the LCD BRIGHTNESS, press P L key. key.

Under the low temperature, adjust the LCD BRIGHTNESS.

6-13-4 6, 9 MARK
Setting the printing of 6 and 9 for a document. After selecting the item by pressing / key, press ENTER to register the setting.

Selectable items: (6 9), (6_ 9_), (6. 9.)

. *-]h :N* :N*7 :N*- h= h4= h= / R 1

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USING FUNCTIONS

6-13-5 POSITION OF PRINTING LINE

Adjusting the POSITION OF PRINTING LINE. By pressing / key, increase or decrease the position of printing line. Press ENTER to register the setting. (Printed result)
.QP j7jU\B PR 7 &>^ i7A1

(Increment)

!

ABC
(Decrement)

6-13-6 CUTTING POSITION

Adjusting the CUTTING POSITION. By pressing / key, increase or decrease the cutting position. Press ENTER to register the setting.

Setting range: -2.0 v +2.0mm

. 2'
 &>^ P j7&S)1 ,',

(X!

6-13-7 AUTO POWER-OFF

Setting the AUTO POWER- OFF. After selecting the item by pressing
. 
 P )sX R

key, press

ENTER

to register the setting.

('iB BT1





Note: When YES is selected, if you input no key for about 5 minutes, the power supply is automatically turned off.

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6-13-8 DEFAULT VALUE OF PITCH LENGTH

Setting the default value of PITCH LENGTH. Note: The default value is set initially as TUBE = 20mm and TAPE = 10mm at our factory. After setting the desirable value by pressing the setting. Setting range
.QP

/ / /

key, press

ENTER

to register

Tube 10.0 v 60.0mm

>>^ `%1

Tape 4.0 v 60.0mm

72'`


+V  P



,',

Vj!,',

Note

If you press the

DELETE , the value is initialized to the factory default value.

6-13-9 DEFAULT VALUE OF REPEAT

Setting the default value of REPEAT. Note: The default value is set initially as TUBE = 2pcs. and TAPE = 1pcs. at our factory. After setting the desirable value by pressing the setting. Setting range
.R P

/ / /

key, press

ENTER

to register

1 v 100pcs.
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+V  P V

 !

P P

2' 2'

Note

If you press the

DELETE , the value is initialized to the factory default value.

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6-13-10 JUSTIFICATION
Setting the JUSTIFICATION for a document in the [NORMAL PRINT MODE]. Note: This setting is only applied to the [NORMAL PRINT MODE]. The character arrangement in the [PITCH PRINT MODE] is always CENTER. After selecting the item by pressing / key, press ENTER to register the setting.

Selectable items: LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT

. 
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6-13-11 PRINTING STYLE OF RPT & SEQ

Selecting the printing style for the REPEAT and SEQUENCE can be selected. The default value of the PRINTING STYLE is A : 11, 22, 33 at our factory. When you use the REPEAT and SEQUENCE function at the same time, you can select the printing style from A : 11, 22, 33 or. B : 123, 123. Ex.) REPEAT :2 pcs. (A :
zXzXX

SEQUENCE : 01 03 )

Printed result

01

01
( 2 pcs. )

02

02

03

03

(B :

zbjzbj

Printed result

01

02
( 2 pcs.)

03

01

02

03

1. Select the PRINTING STYLE OF RPT & SEQ in the OPTION menu.
.QPR B 7 j7>^ R'P )b 'b> da 1

l! !A -  +Xl!a !a 

2. Press

to select the printing style.

Note

If you press the DELETE key, the selection is initialized to the factory default.

3. Press ENTER key to register the new selection.

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6-13-12 FEED THE HEAD OF TUBE

Setting the FEED THE HEAD OF TUBE. After selecting the item by pressing
. > B >

key, press

ENTER

to register the setting.

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'+1





Note:

This function is available only when printing on tube. When YES is selected, the head of tube (approx.55mm) can not be printed.

6-14 COPY / PASTE

You can copy a block in the document and paste it to the cursor position. The setting value of a block (size, character width, repeat and sequential number) can also be copied and pasted.

6-14-1 COPY
1. Press / key, move the cursor under the block you want to copy.

-Z<

P B



2. Press

SHIFT

MEMORY (COPY).

-Z<

P B

a7>S

2


2


'"!


+ &-, ,     ' 2
 '"!

6-14-2 PASTE
1. Press / key, move the cursor under the block you want to paste.

-Z<

P B



2. Press

SHIFT

CARD (PASTE).

-Z<

P B

U---S

2


'"!


+ &-, ,     '

'"!

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6-15 MEMORY
6-15-1 INTERNAL MEMORY
You can save the created document and its setting values in the internal memory. The saving capacity is up to 20 documents and up to 40,000 characters in total (according to the setting contents). , 1. Press appears. , and can also be saved.
.0/ /  R %1

MEMORY . The [MEMORY setting screen]

R

2> 



>>

&7j

2. Press / / /

key to select a desired item and press

ENTER .

Selectable items: RECALL, SAVE, DELETE, INITI. (INITIALIZE)

[SAVE]
Saving the created document in the selected file No.
B%> . > 1 ! V

1. Select

SAVE . And then press

ENTER .


+

The [FILE NO. inputting screen] appears.

P B

Note: Top 8 characters of the document that has been saved are displayed in this screen. If any document is not saved in the selected file No., NO FILE appears. 2. Press / key Ten key to select the file No that NO FILE is displayed.. Setting range: 1 v 20 3. Press ENTER to register the selected document in the
. > B%> 1 

V ( 

B%m((

selected file No.

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[RECALL] Recalling the saved document.

1. Select RECALL . And then press ENTER .
.R B%> 
+ 2>'T1 V !

The [FILE NO. inputting screen] appears.

P B 2. Press / key or Ten key to select the desired file No. Press Note: ENTER

to recall the file.
. >>1 V !

If there is a document created in the [INPUT screen], the overwrite message appears.

[DELETE]
Deleting the saved document 1. Select DELETE . And then press ENTER .

The [FILE NO. inputting screen] appears.

B%> 
+

P B 2. Press / key or Ten key to select the desired file No. Press ENTER

to delete the file.
> >

[INITIALIZE] Deleting all of the document in the internal memory.

1. Select

INITIALIZE . And then press

ENTER .

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2. After selecting YES by pressing / key, press

ENTER

to initialize.

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6-15-2 EXTERNAL MEMORY You can save the documents in the memory card (CF card).
The data format can be selected from CSV or LMF format. The data formatted by CSV can be edited by Excel of Windows in a personal computer. The data formatted by LMF can be edited by MAX original application software LETATWIN PC EDITOR in a personal computer. (See 8: EDITTING DATA IN PERSONAL COMPUTER) 1. Insert the CF card into LM-380A. 2. Press appears. (See 3-5: INSERTING THE MEMORY CARD)
.0/ R > /  R 2> R )1 2> 

CARD . The [MEMORY CARD setting screen]

>>

3. After selecting the item by pressing

key, press

ENTER .

Selectable Item: RECALL, SAVE, DELETE RECALL= Recalling the file saved in the memory card (CF card). SAVE =Saving the document in the memory card (CF card). DELETE = Deleting the document in the memory card (CF card). 4. The following screens are displayed according to the selected item. Press
.R B%a aW B%>  2>'T1 R

key to select the item.

B%a aW B%> 

. > R

1 /iP  u

. >>1 R /iP

>

/iP >  / B >'i! ' u '* u

>

> u

"!

B%a aW B%> 

>

> B  / >'i! ' u '* u

"!

Item FOLDER

Contents Displays the folder name. To save, input the name within 8 alphanumeric characters.

/ key Displays the next folder.

EXT

Displays the extension. (File format) LMF: can save all contents of the document and setting. When you edit the data with LETATWIN PC EDITOR in a personal computer, you have to select LMF. CSV: This can be edited by Excel of Windows in the personal computer, but cannot save the setting data.

Selects

LMF

and

This is an original extension for LM-380A. You CSV.

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FILE

Displays the file name. To save, input the name within 8 alphanumeric characters.

Displays the next file.

DATE

Displays the date when the file is created. To save, input the last two digits of the year/month/date.

5. To save the document, input all of the above items with alphanumeric characters. The following alphanumeric characters can be inputted.

- 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ENTER to execute the selected item.

6. After selecting the document, press Note:

Make sure to input alphanumeric characters as the folder name and file name,. When using a new memory card, input a name of folder first. In this case, the below message appears.
/ B-a  R



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7.

PRINTING
Printing the created document.

7-1 PRINT RANGE SETTING SCREEN

You can print desired blocks by inputting block No. 1. Press appears. Setting value: COPIES: 1 v 10 START NO. = 1 END NO. = The last block No. of the created document. (The function of COPIES) LM-380A print the created document according to the number of COPIES If 2 is inputted in COPIES, LM-380A prints the same document twice automatically. 2. Press / key or Ten key to input the desired No. as the COPIES , START NO and the END NO. 3. Press ENTER after inputting the END NO And then [PRINTING LENGTH ALIGHNMENT screen] appears.
'

PRINT . [PRINTING RANGE setting screen]

2> R 

.QPR P

7 %1 A>V ! ! 

V V

> 

7-2 PRINTING LENGTH ALIGHNMENT

Adjusting the total printing length. You can adjust the total printing length of tubes or tapes, if the actual printed length is different from the displayed length.. Setting range: -30 to +30mm Default value: 0mm 1. [PRINTING LENGTH ALIGHNMENT screen] appears. The upper field automatically displays the total calculated length to be printed. The lower field displays the value to adjust. 2. Press / key to the value incrementally or detrimentally. If +8mm is inputted as the value, 8mm is added to the actual printed result. 3. Press ENTER to start to print.
.QPR 7  >>^ `%1   ]a, , S^ / > aV  , ,

.QPR

7 

>>^ `%1

  ]a, , S^ / > aV  , ,

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8.

EDITTING DATA IN THE PERSONAL COMPUTER

You can edit the CSV and LMF data through the memory card (CF card) that is created with LETATWIN PC EDITOR in the personal computer. CSV data includes only document data. LMF data includes document and setting data.

Note: How to use LETATWIN PC EDITOR Please see the HELP menu of LETATWIN PC EDITOR after installing it.

8-1 INSTALLING LETATWIN PC EDITOR TO A PERSONAL COMPUTER

(Computer requirement) OS :Windows 98/Me /2000/ XP CPU :Intel Pentium, 150 MHz or more Memory :128 MB or more Free HDD capacity : 100 MB or more CD- ROM drive. 1. Prior to installing LETATWIN PC EDITOR, terminate other application software and resident-type software. 2. Insert the included CD-ROM into the computer. 3. Install the software according to the message displayed on the screen. Note: In case your OS is not Chinese or Taiwanese(Installing English version), the below screen is displayed. Please select the model name of your LM-380A.

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9.

TROUBLE SHOOTING

9-1 ERROR MESSAGE LIST

Error message OVER INPUT CHARACTER NO. OVER NO. INPUT Contents
Number of characters inputted has exceeded 2,000 characters.

Solution
Characters more than 2,000 cannot be inputted. The maximum lines are 4 lines.

LINE Number of lines of the document to

be inputted has exceeded 4 lines.

OVER INPUT BLOCK Number of blocks of the document Blocks more than 300 cannot be NO. has exceeded 300 blocks. inputted. UNUSUAL POSITIOIN
The cursor position is not correct. Move the cursor to the normal position.

UP TO 1PCS IN EACH It was attempted to set 2 sequential Only one sequential number can be set BLOCK numbers in one block. in one block. UP TO 15PCS IN 1 16 sequential numbers in [PITCH sequential numbers can be set in an FILE
PRINT MODE]. entire document. It was attempted to set more than 16 sequential numbers were in [PITCH PRINT MODE]. In [PITCH PRINT MODE], only up to 15 sequential numbers can be set in an entire document. It was attempted to set more than In [PITCH PRINT MODE], only up to 15

OVER [N] NO.

SET ONLY ONE [N]

It was attempted to set more than 2 In [NORMAL PRINT MODE], only one sequential numbers in [NORMAL sequential number can be set. PRINT MODE]. When there are several [P] marks, it The first [P] should be deleted at last. was attempted to delete the first [P]. In the [NORMAL PRINT MODE], it while inputting a document. When changing from the [NORMAL

DELETE OTHER [P]

SET [P] IN FRONT OF PRINT MODE] to the pitch print mode, was attempted to input [P] mark WORD move the cursor to the top of a
document before setting the pitch.

OVER [P] NO.

It was attempted to set 6 pitch Only 5 pitch length settings can be length settings in a whole set in a whole document to be document to be inputted. inputted. Implement the PASTE after There are no data COPIED or COPY. PASTED. Note: If the power is turned off, the data copied is deleted. It was attempted to copy a block The block with more than with more than 50 characters. characters cannot be copied. 50

NO COPIED DATA

OVER COPY CAPACITY

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Error message

Contents

Solution

INITIALIZE AFTER It was attempted to initialize the Implement the initialization of setting DELETE ALL FILES setting while inputting a document. after deleting all documents. NO INPUT FILE OVER PRINTING SIZE OVER PRINTING LENGTH OVER PITCH LENGTH It was attempted to print without a Implement the print after inputting the file to be created. file. The file to be printed is Change number of lines, space overflowing from the print material between lines or character size. now editing. The PRINTING LENGTH that It is not possible to print beyond has been set is exceeded. PRINTING LENGTH.

The number of characters that was inputted is not contained in Change PITCH LENGTH or number PITCH LENGTH that has been of characters to input. set. The length that can be printed at a It is not possible to print beyond the maximum PRINTING LENGTH. OVER TOTAL PRINT time is exceeded. Change the setting or print dividing LENGTH Tube: 20m the range using the print range Tape: 5m setting. NO PRINTED MATERIAL COVER IS OPENED The consumable has not been set. Set the print material. The cover was opened while Printing is not possible when the printing. cover is open. Close it.

Printing cannot be performed THERMAL HEAD IS because the temperature of the After leaving it for a while, print again. UNUSUAL printer head has increased. Printing cannot be performed ERROR IN HALF CUT Feed the printed material or replace because the half cutter unit does OPERATION the half cutter unit. not operate normally. CARD UNIDENTIFIABLE NO CARD OVER CAPACITY CANNOT RECALL THIS FILE ACCESS ERROR The compact flash card has not Try the format again. Only FAT12 been formatted normally. and FAT16 format can be used. The card has not been set. Set the card. or delete

The compact flash card does not Use a new card have vacant capacity. unnecessary files.

It was attempted to read a file of LETATWIN can only read files of different format. CSV file format or LMF file format. Reading / writing of the card is not After turning off the power implemented. LM-380A, insert the card again. of

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9-2 TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem 1. The power is on but: 1) The screen does not turn on. 2) The screen is dark (or too light) Solution Make sure that the power cable is firmly connected to the plug socket, the adapter and the unit. The brightness of the display varies depending on the ambient temperature, but it is adjustable in an optional setting. Make sure that the cassette cover has firmly been closed. Make sure that the tube has properly been set. Make sure that the tube diameter is correct. Make sure that the ink ribbon has properly been set. Make sure that there is no dirt, oil stain, etc attached to the tube. If the ambient temperature becomes lower that 15 or higher than 35 , printing faults may occur. Note: The PRINTING DENSITY can be adjusted in optional setting. By making the printing speed the LOW TEMP. MODE (10mm/s), the printing quality can be improved. 5) The tube is shorter than the Check that the tube is not tangled to the reel. Set the tube in a way that it can be taken out with slight force setting. (approx. 200g). 6) The characters dont come to Check that the tube has not been twisted and set. the center. Check that the feeding roller is clean. Check that there is no waste of the tube pilled up. Remove the jammed tube with using FEED function. 7) The tube is jammed. Do not pull the tube by hand. 8) The white horizontal line is on the printed characters. The printer head might be broken. Please contact to your dealer. Note: Dont use the tube attached hard dirt or foreign material because it may cause trouble of printer head.

1. When printing to the tube: 1) It does not print. 2) The printing is blurred (thin). 3) It does not print sporadically. 4) The printing is stained (thick).

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Problem 3. When printing to the tape: 1) The tape cannot be set. 2) It does not print. 3) The printing is blurred (thin). 4) The printing is stained (thick).

Solution Make sure the position of the switching lever. Make sure that the tape has properly been set. Make sure that the setting value for the tape width is correct. Make sure that the ink ribbon has properly been set. Make sure that there is no dirt, oil stain, etc attached to the tape. If the ambient temperature becomes lower that 15 or higher than 35 , printing faults may occur. Note: The PRINTING DENSITY can be adjusted in an optional setting.

5) The tape is shorter than the Check that the feeding roller is clean. setting. Check that there is no waste of the tape and tube pilled 6) The characters dont come to up. the center. Note: The centering position of the printing can be adjusted by an optional setting adjusting the cut position. 4. Half cutting does not work. 1) The tape is not cut. Make sure that the half cutter has properly been set. 2) The cutting of the tube is Isnt the cutter aged? If the cutter has been used shallow (cannot be cut off). more than 5000 times, change it. Make sure to use a dedicated half cutter (orange color). The half cutter for LM-350 (red color) cannot be used. Check that there is no waste of the tape and tube pilled up. 5. Manual cutting does not work. Check that there is no waste of the tape and tube pilled up. Isnt the cutter aged? If the cutter has been used more than 30000 times, change it.

The manual cutter cannot be customers. To do it, ask your dealer.

replaced

by

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Problem

Solution

6. The external memory does not Check that the card has been inserted in the card slot save data. up to the end. Check that the memory capacity is sufficient.

If the problem is not remedied with above corrective actions, contact your dealer.

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10. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

ITEMS Dimensions Weight Printing method Display Printing speed Maximum printing length CONTENTS 286(W)x267(D)x95(H)mm 2Kg Thermal transfer method (300 dpi) LCD dot matrix: 64 X 132 pixel 25mm/s (Standard) 10mm/s (Low temperature mode) Tube: 20m, Tape: 5m

Maximum number of characters 2,000 characters to input Character size Usable tube Usable tape Tube cutting method Internal memory External memory Power supply Power consumption Operating environment 2, 3, 4, 6mm height 2.5 to 5.5 (PVC, Shrinkable tube) Width 5, 9, 12mm (Max genuine tape) Auto half cut, manual full cut 40,000 characters (2,000 characters X 20 files) Compact flash card DC12V, 1.3A Use only specified AC Adapter(100V 240V) appended to the machine. 20W (max.) 15 to 35

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11. APPENDICES

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