Describes the points of operation and tips. : Denotes what you should be aware of.

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1 E SURE TO READ 1. E SURE TO READ 1-1 INTRODUCTION 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. 1-2 RECAUTIONS 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. 1

2 E SURE TO READ 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. lease 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. 2

3 E SURE TO READ 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. 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. 7. 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. 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. 8. If tube is jammed, do not pull the tube by hand. Remove the jammed tube with using the FEED function. (page 14) 3

4 E SURE TO READ 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. 10. Do not put metal fragments or similar foreign substances in the card slot, which may cause trouble due to electrostatic. 15. To avoid the cause of trouble, do not use 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 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. 14. If you bring the machine from the cold outside into a warm room, there may be To store or transport the machine, use the attached carrying case or package supplied to you when you bought 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, it may cause reception interference.

5 E SURE TO READ 1-3 CONTENTS 1. E SURE TO READ INTRODUCTION RECAUTIONS FOR USE CONTENTS EFORE USE MAIN FEATURES CONFIRMING THE ACKAGE CONTENTS NAME OF EACH SECTION NAME OF KEYS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS INUT SCREEN SELECTING THE SCREEN LANGUAGE CLEANING THE LATEN ROLLER OR REMOVING A JAMMED TUES ( FEED function) ADJUSTING THE HALF CUTTING DETH SWITCHING THE HEAD RESSURE LOADING THE CONSUMALES INSTALLING OR RELACING THE INK RION LOADING THE TUES AND THE INK RION CASE LOADING THE TAE CASSETTE AND THE INK RION CASE RELACING THE HALF CUTTER INSERTING THE MEMORY CARD (CF CARD) ASIC OERATION RINTING ON THE TUE (ITCH RINT) RINTING ON THE TAE ITCH RINT ON THE TAE NORMAL RINT ON THE TAE INUTTING AND DELETING CHARACTERS INUTTING CHARACTERS DELETING CHARACTERS INUTTING CHARACTERS WITH CODE FUNCTION USING FUNCTIONS SIZE WIDTH CHARACTER / LINE SACE ITCH RINT ITCH LENGTH ITCH CUT NORMAL RINT RINTING LENGTH

6 E SURE TO READ MARGIN VERTICAL REEAT SEQUENCE FRAME SYMOL REGISTRATION OF WORD IMAGE OTION RINTING DENSITY LOW TEM. MODE LCD RIGHTNESS , 9 MARK OSITION OF RINTING LINE CUTTING OSITION AUTO OWER-OFF DEFAULT VALUE OF ITCH LENGTH DEFAULT VALUE OF REEAT JUSTIFICATION RINTING STYLE OF RT & SEQ FEED THE HEAD OF TUE COY / ASTE COY ASTE MEMORY INTERNAL MEMORY EXTERNAL MEMORY RINTING RINT RANGE SETTING SCREEN RINTING LENGTH ALIGHNMENT EDITTING DATA IN THE ERSONAL COMUTER INSTALLING LETATWIN C EDITOR TO A ERSONAL COMUTER TROULE SHOOTING ERROR MESSAGE LIST TROULESHOOTING RODUCT SECIFICATIONS AENDICES

7 EFORE USE 2. EFORE USE 2-1 MAIN FEATURES With simple operation, you can print characters directly on tubes and tapes. oth 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 VC 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 C Editor) is included. Data created with Letatwin C Editor can be imported from your C to LM-380A through CF card. You can adjust the half cutting depth with Depth adjustment lever. 7

8 EFORE USE 2-2 CONFIRMING THE ACKAGE 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 C Editor) 8

9 EFORE USE 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 Card cover ush button Half cutting depth adjustment lever Head release lever (green) Half cutter (orange color) laten roller Tape cassette setter M roller lever (silver) Tube holder A M roller (gold color) Half cutter guide (white) Ink ribbon setter Tape cassette Ribbon case utton Winding core (black) Guide utton A Ribbon core (green) 9

10 EFORE USE 2-4 NAME OF KEYS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS <1> Keyboard layout <2> Keys and their functions 1 ON/OFF ress this key to turn ON/OFF the power supply. 2 ESC ress this key to return to the previous menu and not to make any changes. When printing or displaying an IMAGE, cancel the operation..material ress these key to set the RINETD MATERIAL when changing material (SHIFT Esc) without turning off. (See 4:ASIC OERATION) SIZE ress this key to set the SIZE of characters. (See 6-1: SIZE) 3 T/LNG ress these keys to set the RINTING LENGTH and the MARGIN for the (SHIFT SIZE) [NORMAL RINT MODE]. (See 6-5: NORMAL RINT) WIDTH ress this key to set the WIDTH of characters. (See 6-2: WIDTH) C /SC ress this key to set the CHARACTER SACE and LINE SACE. (See 6-3: CHARACTER / LINE SACE) VRT (SHIFT C/SC) ress these keys to set the VERTICAL RINTING. (See 6-6: VERTICAL) ITCH ress this key to set the ITCH LENGTH. (See 6-4: ITCH RINT) /CUT (SHIFT ITCH) ress these keys to set the way of ITCH CUTTING. (See 6-4: ITCH RINT) RT ress this key to set the repeating times. (See 6-7: REEAT) FRAME (SHIFT RT) ress these keys to set the FRAME. (See 6-9: FRAME) SEQ ress this key to set the sequential numbers. (See 6-8: SEQUENCE) SYMOL (SHIFT SEQ) ress these keys to operate the SYMOL function. (See 6-10: SYMOL) 10

11 EFORE USE WORD ress this key to operate the MEMORY OF WORD function. (See 6-11: MEMORY OF WORD) OTION ress this key to change the OTION setting. (See 6-13: OTION) IMAGE (SHIFT OTION) MEMORY COY (SHIFT MEMORY) CARD ASTE (SHIFT CARD) S INIT. (SHIFT S) DELETE CLEAR (SHIFT DELETE) Ten key ress these keys to display the printing image. (See 6-12: IMAGE) ress this key to operate the MEMORY function. (See : INTERNAL MEMORY) ress these keys to copy the block indicated by the cursor. (See : COY) ress this key to operate the CARD function. (See : EXTERNAL MEMORY) ress these keys to pastes the copied block to the cursor position. (See : ASTE) ress this key to delete the character just before the cursor. ress these keys to Initialize all of the setting data. If any document is remaining in the [INUT screen], the initialization is not possible. After deleting the entire document (press SHIFT DELET), execute the initialization. ress this key to delete the character on the cursor. ress this key to initialize user default or factory default value under the function keys menu. ress this key to delete the entire documents on the [INUT screen]. ress this key to input numbers, the comma and period. // / ress these keys to move the cursor on the [INUT screen] or change the setting items under the function keys menu. 6 SHIFT or ress these keys to move the cursor to the top or end of the document. SHIFT 7 ENTER ress this key to determine the setting value on the [INUT screen]. 8 LOCK ress this key to insert a new LOCK just before the cursor. ress this key to input the code number to insert symbols. (See 5-3: INUTTING CODE) CODE When Chinese as the screen language is selected, press this key to 9 allow you to input the Chinese character by using G or ig 5 code. DIACR (SHIFT CODE) ress these keys to input diacritics for European languages. 11

12 ### $$ (( ** EFORE USE 10 SACE ress this key to input a space. 11 A / a ress this key to switch capital letters to small letters. 12 SHIFT ress this key to access secondary characters on the key or the secondary functions of group, (4), (9) and (13). RINT ress this key to move to the RINT function. 13 FEED (SHIFT RINT) ress these keys to feed tubes or tapes. 14 Character keys ress these keys to input characters. 15 ress this key to change lines. 2-5 INUT SCREEN Screen layout N A a VRT FRAME "! SHIFT RT/ITCH ITCH CUT LOCK NO. #!%$ $& )( (''* + &* *-,, C/SIZE 10 C/WIDTH 9 8 REEAT SHIFT Displays S when SHIFT is ON. 2 RT/ITCH In case of [ITCH RINT MODE], display the ITCH LENGTH. (See 6-4: ITCH RINT) In case of [NORMAL RINT MODE]: Displays the RINT LENGTH. (See 6-5: NORMAL RINT) 3 ITCH CUT Displays the way of the ITCH CUTTING. (See 6-4-2: ITCH CUT) 4 LOCK No. Displays the LOCK NO. on the cursor. 5 INUT screen Displays the characters entered and the edit marks. 6 STATUS screen 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. 7 REEAT Displays the repeating numbers of the block on the cursor. (See 6-7: REEAT) 8 C/SACE Displays character space. (See 6-3: CHARACTER LINE/SACE) 9 C/WIDTH Displays the character. (See 6-2: WIDTH) 10 C/SIZE Displays the character size of the block on the cursor. (See 6-1: SIZE) 11 FRAME Displays when the framing is ON. (See 6-9: FRAME) 12 VRT Displays when the vertical printing is selected. (See 6-6: VERTICAL) 13 A,a A is turned on. : Enables inputting capital letters a is turned on. :Enables inputting small letters. 12

13 EFORE USE The meanings of edit marks displayed on the screen are as follows. (1) : Represents the [ITCH RINT MODE] activated. Represents a group of blocks with same pitch length until next [] mark. (See 6-4: ITCH RINT) (2) : Represents the block. Up to 100 blocks can be input in an entire document. (See 6-4: ITCH RINT) (3) : Represents the line feed. (rinting 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. (rinting 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) 2-6 SELECTING THE SCREEN LANGUAGE You can select the screen language according to the model type of your machine. Model type Language LM-380A A11, A11-T English or Chinese(T) (Traditional Chinese Character) LM-380A A11-C English or Chinese(C) (Simplified Chinese Character) LM-380A SA English or Chinese(C) (Simplified Chinese Character) LM-380A S English or Chinese(T) (Traditional Chinese Character) LM-380A CE English or Chinese(C) (Simplified Chinese Character) [HOW TO SELECT] 1. Turn the power on, while pressing L and G at the same time. The [LANGUAGE MODE screen] appears after displaying the LETATWIN logotype. 2. Select the language by using / key. And then press ENTER, the power supply automatically turns off. 3. Turn the power on again, then it starts up with the language selected. [LANGUAGE MODE screen].0/ 1 2>&7' 243&576'8'98;:<%= '6?&@5A93 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

14 EFORE USE 2-7 CLEANING THE LATEN ROLLER OR REMOVING A JAMMED TUES ( FEED function) 1. Open the cassette cover. 2. 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. > 4. Slide the switching lever (silver) until it stops. 5. ut 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. 14

15 EFORE USE 2-8 ADJUSTING THE HALF CUTTING DETH You can adjust the half cutting depth with the Half cutting depth adjustment lever, when half cutting is too deep. Note: When printing on tubes, the leaver has to be positioned on the TUE. When printing on tape, the lever has to be positioned on the TAE. Deep Shallow 2-9 SWITCHING THE HEAD RESSURE You can change the strength of head pressure with the Head pressure switching lever. Note: You don t 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. ull the lever to change the strength of the head pressure after the lock lever is unlocked. CIH0F CEDGF 3. Now, the strength of the head pressure is low. Low position (Changing from the low strength to the standard strength) 1. ush the lever to change the strength of the head pressure. Note: Don t change the head pressure when the head release lever is positioned as the figure. Head release leaver 15

16 LOADING THE CONSUMALES 3. LOADING THE CONSUMALES Follow the steps bellow. (1) Installing the ink ribbon to the ink ribbon case. (2) Loading the tube or tape. (3) Loading the ink ribbon case. 3-1 INSTALLING OR RELACING THE INK RION Name of each section utton The side with letters comes the top. Top (Transparent) ottom Ribbon case utton A Winding core (lack) Ribbon core (Green) Note: Use a ribbon case (LM-RC310) for LM-380A. Don t use a ribbon case (LM-RC300) for LM-370A. 1. Install a new ribbon to the ribbon case. 1. While pressing utton, set the ribbon core (green) as shown in the figure. Then, release the utton to lock the ribbon. Insert ress utton ay attention to the top and bottom of ribbon case. Release 2. While pressing utton A, set the winding core (black) as shown in the figure. Then, release utton A to lock the ribbon. Insert utton A ress Release 16

17 LOADING THE CONSUMALES 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 utton, take out the ribbon core (green) from the ribbon case. utton 2. Next, while pressing utton A, take out the winding core (black) from the ribbon case. Winding core (lack) utton A 17

18 LOADING THE CONSUMALES 3-2 LOADING THE TUES AND THE INK RION CASE 1. Open the cassette cover. 2. ush the head release lever (green). Head release lever 3. Slide the switching lever (silver) until it stops. Switching lever 4. a: ass the tubes under the holding plate. b: Extrude the tip of the tubes by 1J 2cm from the machine. Holding plate ull out 1~2cm 5. lace and hold the tube on the TUE label and slide the Switching lever to lock. Switching lever 18

19 LOADING THE CONSUMALES 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. roper loading Check the slack. 19

20 LOADING THE CONSUMALES 8. ull the head release lever (green). 9. Close the cassette cover until it clicks. (Removing the tube) 1. Open the cassette cover. 2. ush the head release lever. 3. Slide the switching lever (silver) until it stops, then remove the tube. Note: You don t need to remove the ink ribbon case when removing tube. 4. ull the head release lever (green), then close the cassette cover until it clicks. Caution e careful when operating the Head release lever. ----It might cause the injury. 20

21 LOADING THE CONSUMALES 3-3 LOADING THE TAE CASSETTE AND THE INK RION CASE 1. Open the cassette cover. 2. ush 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. roper loading efore loading the tape cassette, prepare it as illustrated below. (1) ass the tape through the guides. (2) ull 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. 21

22 LOADING THE CONSUMALES 6. Hold the ink ribbon case as illustrated below and load it roper loading Note: Make sure the ribbon is not slack. 7. ull the head release lever (green). 8. Close the cassette cover until it clicks. (Removing the tape cassette) 1. Open the cassette cover. 2. ush the head release lever. 3. Remove the tape cassette Note: You don t need to remove the ink ribbon case when removing tape cassette. 22

23 LOADING THE CONSUMALES 4. ull the head release lever (green), then close the cassette cover until it clicks. 3-4 RELACING THE HALF CUTTER 1. Open the cassette cover. 2. ull 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. 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. Guide Groove of cutter holder Caution lade 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. 23

24 LOADING THE CONSUMALES ush button To remove the card, press the push button. 24

25 K ASIC OERATION 4. ASIC OERATION 1. Open the cassette cover and load the consumables to use. (See 3: LOADING THE CONSUMALES) Then, close the cassette cover and turn the power on. 2. [RINTED MATERIAL setting screen] appears. ress // / key to set RINTED MATERIAL and SIZE. ress ENTER, and then [INUT screen] appears. /L key: Move the cursor between MATERIAL and SIZE / key: MATERIAL MNMNM Select from TAE, GENERIC TUE, SHIRNKALE SIZE M0M0M0MOM0M0M0M TUE, NON VC TUE or MAX TUE GENERIC TUE: Select from 2.5, 3.2, 3.6, 4.2, 5.2 or 5.5. MAX TUE: Select from 3.2, 3.6, 4.2 or 5.2. SHIRNKALE TUE: Select from 2.5, 3.2, 3.6, 4.2, 5.2 or 5.5. NON VC TUE: Select from 3.2, 3.6, 4.2 or 5.2. TAE: Select from 5, 9 or 12..QR 7 > //// RRRR S T1 //// RRRR U )V //// X7Y-V 'W Z[ '+ Note: When changing the material, press SHIFT Esc (.MATERIAL). Then [RINTED MATERIAL setting screen] appears. In case of changing the kind of material ( TUE to TAE or TAE to TUE ), [ITCH LENGTH setting screen] appears. Input the desired pitch length and then press ENTER. When changing the material with pressing SHIFT Esc (.MATERIAL), the CHARACTER SIZE is automatically changed to AUTO. After turning on again, If any document is remained in the [INUT screen], the right screen appears. ress / key to select INIT. or CONTINUE. %> \+ ]7>^ 7 7&7&_ 2>& 25

26 VVV!!! ASIC OERATION 4-1 RINTING ON THE TUE (ITCH RINT) rinting the following contents on the tube. Tube size=3. 2 mm itch length= 18mm U1 COM X1005 X1006 X1007 1pcs. 5pcs. 2pcs. 2pcs. 2pcs. 18mm 18mm 18mm 18mm 18mm 1. Set MATERIAL = TUE and SIZE = 3.2mm in the [RINTED MATERIAL setting screen]. 2. [INUT screen] appears. Make sure that A is turned on. ress / key to move the cursor to. 3. ress ITCH to set ITCH LENGTH. (See 6-4-1: ITCH LENGTH) ress / key to set ress ENTER. Note: It is also possible to input the value by pressing Ten key. 4. ress key to move the cursor after. ress RT to set REEAT. (See 6-7: REEAT) ress / key to set 1. ress ENTER. Note: It is also possible to enter the value by pressing Ten key. 5. Input U 1. ress LOCK to create a new block. 7` > >>^` V!%Z,,!a%Z R R R R V!a%Z '+ b!! 2 2 '',, "! "! 6. As same as 4, press RT to set Repeat to 5. ress ENTER. 7. Input C O M. ress LOCK to create a new block.!a%z ' '+,, 'c 'c 26

27 VV V eee 111!!!!!! ASIC OERATION 8. As same as 4, press RT to set Repeat to 2. ress ENTER.!a%Z ' 9. Input X. ress SEQ to set SEQUENCE. (See 6-8: SEQUENCE) d >27e!'2> 10. ress ENTER to select 10 scale. Set the START NUMER and END NUMER. Input in the START. ress key to set the END. Input in the END. ress ENTER. 11. ress RINT. [RINTING RANGE setting screen] appears. (See 7: RINTING)!a%Z ' ' >fv RRRR av!c!g!a%z N ' + a -,,.QR 71 2> A>V! ' RRRR V! > V 12. ress ENTER. [RINTING LENGTH ALIGHNMENT screen] appears. ress ENTER to start printing. 13. The printed result is as shown. 27

28 VVV eee hhh hh h ASIC OERATION 4-2 RINTING ON THE TAE ITCH RINT ON THE TAE rinting the following contents on the tape. Tape size= 9mm itch length=15mm SLD SLD SLD SLD SLD SLD U1 X18 X19 X1A X1 X1C X1D COM COM 15mm 15mm 15mm 15mm 15mm 15mm 15mm 15mm 15mm 1. Set MATERIAL=TAE and SIZE=9mm in the [RINTED MATERIAL setting screen]. 2. [INUT screen] appears. Make sure that A is turned on. ress / key to move the cursor to. 3. ress ITCH to set ITCH LENGTH. (See 6-4-1: ITCH LENGTH) ress / key to set ress ENTER. Note: It is also possible to input the value by pressing Ten key. 4. ress key to move the cursor after. Input U 1. ress LOCK to create a new block. 7 7` > >>^` V!c%Z,,!ac%Z '' h,, "! "! 5. Input S L D, then X. 6. ress SEQ to set SEQUENCE. (See 6-8: SEQUENCE) ress / key to select 16 SCALE.!ac%Z ia h,, "! "!!ac%z i7 d" >27e!a*2> 28

29 VV!!!!!!!! hh h hhh!!! ASIC OERATION 7. ressing ENTER. Set the START NUMER and END NUMER. Input 1 8 in the START. ress key to set the END. Input 1 D in the END. ress ENTER. 8. ress LOCK to create a new block, and then input C O M. 9. ress RT to set REEAT. (See 6-7: REEAT) ress / key to set 2. ress ENTER. Note: It is also possible to input the value by pressing Ten key. 10. ress RINT. (See 7: RINTING) [RINTING RANGE setting screen] appears. No need to change the data, so!ac%z i7 ' >fv RRRR av V!!!!ac%Z ' N h,,!!ac%z ' N R R R R V 2!ac%Z ' N h,, ' '.QR 7%1 2> A>V! ' RRRR V! > V 11. ress ENTER. [RINTING LENGTH ALIGHNMENT screen] appears. ress ENTER to start printing. 12. The printed result is as shown. 29

30 VV V!!! ASIC OERATION NORMAL RINT ON THE TAE rinting the following contents on the tape. MAX LETATWIN LM-380A 12mm 40mm 1. Set MATERIAL=TAE and SIZE=12mm in the [RINTED MATERIAL setting screen]. 2. [INUT screen] appears. Make sure that A is turned on. ress / key to move the cursor to. 3. In order to change to [NORMAL RINT MODE], press DELET to delete. (See 6-5: NORMAL RINT) 4. ress SHIFT SIZE (T/LNG) and set RINTING LENGTH. (See 6-5-1: rinting length) ress / key to select AUTO=OFF. Then, press key to set the LENGTH and input ress ENTER. [MARGIN setting screen] appears. ress ENTER. ] b! b!!-,,!.qr 7j7>^ >>^`)1 > >>^'àv k',', V'i.0/ RRRR ^X)1 >afv,, RRRR S^`aV -,, ]l > ` " km,, 30

31 ASIC OERATION 6. [INUT screen] appears. ress key to move the cursor after. Input M A X SACE L E T A T k "! ]!-,, "! W I N L M SHIFT A A. 7. ress RINT to start printing. (See 7: RINTING) 8. The printed result is as shown. MAX LETATIWN LM-380A 31

32 n n INUTTING AND DELETING CHARACTERS 5. INUTTING AND DELETING CHARACTERS 5-1 INUTTING CHARACTERS 1. To input the capital letter A. 1) ress A/a and make sure that the indicator of A is turned on. 2) ress A. 2. To input the small letter a. A 1) ress A/a and make sure that the indicator of a is turned on. 2) ress A. a 3. To input +. 1) Turn on SHIFT. + 2) ress S. 5-2 DELETING CHARACTERS 1. DELET : 1) ress DELET. A C 2) The character on the cursor is deleted. A C 2. S : 1) ress S. 2) The character before the cursor is deleted. A C C 32

33 INUTTING AND DELETING CHARACTERS 5-3 INUTTING 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 A C D E F 2! # $ % & ( ) * +, -. / : ; < = >? A C D E F G H I J K L M N O 5 Q R S T U V W X Y Z o p q r 6 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o 7 p q r s t u v w z { } J M When selecting Chinese(C) or Chinese(T) as the screen language, you can input the Chinese characters according to G code or IG5 code. (See 2-6: SELECTING SCREEN MESSAGE) [ with CODE function ] 1. ress CODE. The [CODE setting screen] appears. 2. ress 4 0 key according to the table of Code, to input 2>4-V k' 3. ress ENTER. b! Note: You can input the characters without the table of code. 1. ress CODE twice. The all of characters appears. b! 2>-Vi 2. ress / // key to select the character, and then press ENTER. 33

34 kk kk USING FUNCTIONS 6. USING FUNCTIONS The following table shows the setting items and their default values. SETTING ITEM DEFAULT VALUE SETTING ITEM DEFAULT VALUE rinted material No setting TAE: 1 Repeat Size of printed material No setting TUE: 2 Character size AUTO: ON Sequence No setting Character width STANDARD Justification CENTER Character space STD 6, 9 mark (6_ 9_) Line space STD rinting density 4 itch length TAE: 10.0 mm Cutting position 0.0mm TUE: 20.0 mm rinting alignment 0mm itch cut TAE: LINE LCD brightness 4 TUE: HALF-CUTTING Auto power-off YES Vertical or horizontal HORIZONTAL osition of printing line 0 Frame NO rinting style of rinting length AUTO [RT]&[SEQ] A: 11,22,33 Margin 2 mm Feed the head of tube YES Note: y pressing SHIFT S (INIT.) in [INUT 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. ut, the different size cannot be set in a line of the same block. Selectable items: SIZE = 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 6.0 AUTO = ON, OFF 1. ress SIZE. The [CHARACTER SIZE setting screen] appears. ` R R R R 2 2. ress / key to select the value of the CHARACTER j7yv RRRR k SIZE. 3. ress key to move the cursor to AUTO. ress / key to select OFF. ` R R R R 2 RRRR V j7yv 4. ress ENTER. Note: Only when the AUTO is selected to OFF, the size setting is available. b! V' k,, b! V j7yvk ' k,, 34

35 USING FUNCTIONS The selectable CHARACTER SIZE varies depending on the SIZE of the material, the ITCH 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. RINTING RINTING STANDARD CONDENSED EXTENDED MODE DIRECTION Horizontal itch print (Tube) Vertical Horizontal itch print (Tape) Vertical Normal print Horizontal (Tape) Vertical Note: For Vertical printing direction, see 6-6: VERTICAL. 1. ress WIDTH. The [CHARACTER WIDTH setting screen] appears. 2. ress / key to select the value of the CHARACTER WIDTH. ` R R R R 2 st7'àv RRRR 2>' >4 > b! 3. ress ENTER. 35

36 RRR USING FUNCTIONS 6-3 CHARACTER / LINE SACE Setting the CHARACTER / LINE SACE for the document. Selectable items: CHARACTER SACE = STD (STANDARD), CLS (CLOSE), CNT (CONTACT), WID (WIDE) LINE SACE = STD (STANDARD), CLS (CLOSE), WID (WIDE), CNT (CONTACT) A C C D E Character space Line space 1. ress C/SC. The [CHARACTER / LINE SACE setting screen] appears.... ` uuuu R R R R 4 R i7 \ uuuu 24-V '' uuuu 24-V'' 2. ress / key to select the value of the C / SACE. Then press key to move the cursor to the L / SACE.... ` uuuu R R R R RRR i7 \ R uuuu 24-V%st uuuu 24-V '' 3. ress / key to select the value of the L / SACE. 4. ress ENTER.... ` uuuu R R R R RRR R i7 \ uuuu 24-V%st uuuu 24-V 2"a 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) 36

37 USING FUNCTIONS 6-4 ITCH RINT [ITCH RINT MODE] on the top means that LM-380A is in the [ITCH RINT MODE]. y deleting the, you can switch to the [NORMAL RINT MODE]. (See 6-5: NORMAL RINT) [ITCH RINT MODE]!-,, ' [NORMAL RINT MODE]!-,, Note: In the [ITCH RINT MODE], you can print every block ( and the center as illustrated bellow. ) at the same pitch length Example: Tube lock ( ) lock ( ) lock ( ) lock ( ) X10 SLD19 SLD20 COM Tape itch length X10 SLD19 SLD20 COM lock ( ) 37

38 vv... VVV VVV VVV vv USING FUNCTIONS ITCH LENGTH Setting the ITCH LENGTH at the cursor position. Setting range: Tube = AUTO, 10.0v v 60.0mm, Tape =AUTO, 4.0v v 60.0mm 1. ress / key to move the cursor under and press ITCH. The [ITCH LENGTH setting screen] appears. 2. ress / key or Ten key to input the value of the ITCH LENGTH. 3. y pressing ENTER, the ITCH LENGTH is set and the [INUT screen] appears. 7` > >>^` V,, 7` V ',, > >>^` + & ' -,, ' Note: You can set 5 kinds of different ITCH LENGTH as maximum in one document. You can change the default value of ITCH LENGTH in the OTION setting. ( AUTO pitch function) y pressing /, you can set AUTO as ITCH LENGTH. 7` Note: When AUTO is selected, pitch length is changed according to inputting the number of characters. > >>^` V ITCH CUT Setting how to divide each block. Selectable items: No LINE DOTS HALF-CUTTING AC 123 AC 123 AC 123 AC ress SHIFT ITCH (/CUT). The [ITCH CUTTING select screen] appears..w 7` '&7^-1 \> ` )(2&>^ 2. Select by pressing / // key and press ENTER. And then the [INUT screen] appears. Note: ITCH CUT setting is not available in the [NORMAL RINT MODE]. 38

39 vv xx VV V USING FUNCTIONS 6-5 NORMAL RINT [NORMAL RINT MODE] In the [NORMAL RINT MODE], the pitch function is not available and you can print a tape or tube up to 300mm as the total printing length. Deleting in the [INUT screen]. [ITCH RINT MODE]!-,, ' [NORMAL RINT MODE]!-,, ' RINTING LENGTH Setting the total length of the document. Setting range: LENGTH = 10v vv v 300mm, AUTO = ONx x OFF Note: Make sure AUTO is OFF in the [RINTING LENGTH setting screen]. When AUTO is ON, RINTING LENGTH does not set up function. (The LENGTH is shown as. ) 1. ress SHIFT SIZE (T/LNG) to display the [RINTING LENGTH setting screen]..qr 7j7>^ > >>^'`)1 > >>^'àv!ac,', V'i 2. ress / // key or Ten key to input the value of the LENGTH. ress ENTER. And then the [MARGIN setting screen] appears MARGIN Setting the left and right MARGIN of a document. Setting range: 2v v 30mm 1. After setting the RINTING LENGTH, the [MARGIN setting screen] appears..0/ RRRR ^X)1 >afv -,, RRRR S^`aV,, 2. ress / // key or Ten key to input the value of the MARGIN. ress ENTER. 39

40 yyy zz z zz z zz z zz z 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 RINT MODE. You can select RINTING DIRECTION according to the following table. RINT MODE MATERIAL HORIZONTAL VERTICAL Tube COM C O M ITCH RINT Tape COM COM NORMAL RINT Tape COM C O M 1. ress VRT. The [VERTICAL setting screen] appears. 2. ress / key to select. 3. ress ENTER.. RRRR &72> T1 ƒ > ƒv RRR V4` RRRR R &T2 7Y'. RRRR &72> T1 ƒ > ƒv RRR V4` RRRR R &T2 7Y' Note: 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 REEAT Setting the number of multiple copies. y{z }~ z yy y{z y }~ }~ }~ z REEAT = 1pc. REEAT = 3pcs. Setting range: 1v vv v 100pcs. 40

41 vv vv vv VV V VV V eee!!! vv USING FUNCTIONS 1. ress RT. The [REEAT setting screen] appears. 2. ress / key or Ten key to input the value of the REEAT. R R R R V R R R R V! 3. ress ENTER. Note: You can change the default value of REEAT in the OTION 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, appears. Selectable items: 8 SCALE=0 vv 7777, 10 SCALE=0v v 9999, 16 SCALE=0v v FFFF, ALHAET=Av v Z 1. ress SEQ. The [SEQUENCE setting screen] appears. d >27e!'2> 2. After selecting the type of the SEQUENCE using / key, press ENTER. The [START and the END number setting screen] appears. ' >fv RRRR av 3. ress / key or Ten key to input the value of the START. ' RRR >fv R av!a 41

42 VV V USING FUNCTIONS 4. ress key to move the cursor to the END. And then ress / key or Ten key to input the value of the END. 5. ress ENTER. ' >fv RRRR av!a Note: Make sure that set both the START number and the END number. In the [ITCH RINT 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 RINT MODE], you can set only one series of SEQUENCE in one document. When you change the [ITCH RINT MODE] to the [NORMAL RINT 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 LM-380A Selectable items: YES, NO 1. ress SHIFT RT (FRAME). The [FRAME setting screen] appears.... R R R R /A1 ƒ 2. ress / key to select YES and press ENTER. Note: In the [ITCH RINT MODE], the FRAME is applied to each block. In the [NORMAL RINT MODE], the FRAME is applied to the whole document. 42

43 ˆˆ USING FUNCTIONS 6-10 SYMOL Inputting various symbols. Selectable group of symbols: NUMERAL, ALHAET IN CIRCLE, UNIT OFFICE SYMOLS, SUERSCRIT, SUSCRIT, ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION ]ˆ ˆ, ITALIC, GREEK LARGE RUSSIAN, SMALL RUSSIAN Note: LARGE RUSSIAN and SMALL RUSSIAN can be displayed in the LM-380A A11-C, SA and CE selected the English as the screen language. lease confirm the model of your LM-380A. 1. ress SHIFT SEQ (SYMOL). The [SYMOL select screen] appears. //// R R R R i 2. ress / key to select the group of SYMOLS. ` + 2j > RRRR 2" 3. ress ENTER. Symbols are displayed. 4. ress / key to select a desired symbol. 5. ress ENTER to input the symbol at the cursor position. ' % + > % + > 2j R R R R 2"> 2j R R R R 2"> Note: ress / key to display the following 8 symbols. 43

44 (((!!! ((( USING FUNCTIONS 6-11 REGISTRATION OF WORD You can save up to 30 words in the internal memory. Each word contains up to 15 characters. Note:,, and cannot be saved. 1. ress WORD. The [MEMORY OF WORD setting screen] appears..0/ //// RRRR ƒƒ\ si RRRR )1 R2> 2. ress / 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 OSITION setting screen] appears. 2. ress / key to move the cursor to the top character of the word to be saved. And then press ENTER. The [ENDING OSITION setting screen] appears. 3. ress / key to move the cursor to the last character of the word. And then press ENTER. The [FILE NO. setting screen] appears..0/ //// RRRR ƒƒ\ ƒƒ si RRRR )1 > ' RRRR &>^ j&u >&7>^ j7&s 4. ress / key or Ten key to input the file No. Setting range: 1v vv v ress ENTER to register the selected word in the file. %> V! (Š Œs) RRRR ( 44

45 ŽŽ!!!!!! USING FUNCTIONS [RECALL] Recalling the saved WORD. 1. Select RECALL. And then press ENTER..0/ //// RRRR ƒƒ\ si RRRR )1 R2> 2. ress / 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. %> %> \>V! 3. ress ENTER to input the word at the cursor position. [DELETE] Deleting the registered WORD. 1. Select DELETE. And then press ENTER. 2. ress / key or Ten key to input file No. 3. ress ENTER to be delete the word..0/ //// RRRR ƒƒ\ ƒƒ si RRRR )1 > > %> %> \>V! [INITI. ŽŽ INITIALIZE ] Deleting all of the registered WORD. 1. Select INITI.. And then press ENTER. 2. ress / key to select YES. 3. ress ENTER to initialize..0/ //// RRRR ƒƒ\ 7&7& s] RRRR %1.0/ si //// R RR RRR RR ƒƒ\ ƒ 7j7&_>1 > 45

46 *** hh USING FUNCTIONS 6-12 IMAGE reviewing a document to get the following information about tubes and tapes before printing. 1) Total print length 2) review of the document key: Temporarily stops the IMAGE scroll. key: Increases the scroll speed. key: Reduces the scroll speed. ESC : Cancel the preview OTION ress OTION. The [OTION setting screen] appears.... &U4)1 R 7&>^ >X7ƒ %)s / //// RRRR S^`''... &U4)1 *- ]h h //// R' j7&s i R 7j7>^ i &7^ j7ju 7 The selecting items in the OTION are as follows.... &U4)1 œ>'&%it2> ju R 7&>^ R' ) ƒ" > > '` \` 4d +... &U4)1 )s R R R R R R R R ('i % 4 7` iaf >>^`) % 4 R R R R ) iaf To proceed to set the above items, press ENTER while the cursor is positioned at the desired item. Note: ress ESC key not to make any changes RINTING DENSITY Adjusting the RINTING DENSITY. When you need to print darker or clearer, adjust to higher level. y pressing / key, increase or decrease the density level. ress ENTER to register the density level..qr 7j7>^ >jƒ%1 ' ' ' šššš %)s `&T^` 46

47 ::: ** ::: ** ::: ** ŸŸ Ÿ... ** hh hhh hhh hh === USING FUNCTIONS LOW TEM. MODE You can get the printing result darker or clearer by this mode besides adjusting the RINTING DENSITY.... %)s / ƒ //// 41 LOW TEM. MODE RINTING SEED YES About 10 mm/s NO About 25mm/s Note: When this function activates, printing speed is changed as the above table LCD RIGHTNESS Adjusting the LCD RIGHTNESS. When the screen is not clear, adjust the LCD RIGHTNESS level. y pressing / key, increase or decrease the LCD RIGHTNESS level. ress ENTER to register the LCD RIGHTNESS level RRRR S^`' >%1 ' ' ' šššš S^` R Note: The adjustment of the LCD RIGHTNESS is available by following way. 1. Turn on the power. 2. To increase the LCD RIGHTNESS, press key. To decrease the LCD RIGHTNESS, press L key. Under the low temperature, adjust the LCD RIGHTNESS , 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 h //// R 1111 :N* * hž= h :N* *7Ÿ hÿ4= :N* *- h= 47

48 ((( vv!! USING FUNCTIONS OSITION OF RINTING LINE Adjusting the OSITION OF RINTING LINE. y pressing / key, increase or decrease the position of printing line. ress ENTER to register the setting..q j7ju\ R 7&>^ i7a1! (rinted result) (Increment) A C (Decrement) CUTTING OSITION Adjusting the CUTTING OSITION. y pressing / key, increase or decrease the cutting position. ress ENTER to register the setting. Setting range: -2.0v v +2.0mm... &>^ j7&s)1 (X!!,', AUTO OWER-OFF Setting the AUTO OWER- OFF. After selecting the item by pressing / key, press ENTER to register the setting.... )sx R R R R ('it1 ƒ Note: When YES is selected, if you input no key for about 5 minutes, the power supply is automatically turned off. 48

49 vv!! vv vv USING FUNCTIONS DEFAULT VALUE OF ITCH LENGTH Setting the default value of ITCH LENGTH. Note: The default value is set initially as TUE = 20mm and TAE = 10mm at our factory. After setting the desirable value by pressing // / key, press ENTER to register Note If you press the DELETE, the value is initialized to the factory default value DEFAULT VALUE OF REEAT Setting the default value of REEAT. Note: The default value is set initially as TUE = 2pcs. and TAE = 1pcs. at our factory. After setting the desirable value by pressing // / the setting. key, press ENTER to register Note If you press the DELETE, the value is initialized to the factory default value. the setting. Setting range Tube 10.0v v 60.0mm Tape 4.0v v 60.0mm.Q 7` Setting range > >^`%1 +V,', Vj!!,', 1v. R 4)1 v 100pcs. +V V!! 49

50 ²² ²² ²² USING FUNCTIONS JUSTIFICATION Setting the JUSTIFICATION for a document in the [NORMAL RINT MODE]. Note: This setting is only applied to the [NORMAL RINT MODE]. The character arrangement in the [ITCH RINT MODE] is always CENTER. After selecting the item by pressing / key, press ENTER to register the setting. Selectable items: LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT... œ'&-t2> 4&U4)1 >a 2 > RRRR RRRR S^` RINTING STYLE OF RT & SEQ Selecting the printing style for the REEAT and SEQUENCE can be selected. The default value of the RINTING STYLE is A : 11, 22, 33 at our factory. When you use the REEAT and SEQUENCE function at the same time, you can select the printing style from A : 11, 22, 33 or. : 123, 123. Ex.) REEAT :2 pcs. SEQUENCE : (A : zxz Ẍ Ẍ «ªXª ) rinted result ( : zb jª zb jª ) rinted result ( 2 pcs. ) ( 2 pcs.) 1. Select the RINTING STYLE OF RT &.QR 7j7>^ 'ƒb> R' ) b da 1 ±l!!!!a² ² -² ² +Xl!a!a² ²³!a 2. ress / to select the printing style. SEQ in the OTION menu. Note If you press the DELETE key, the selection is initialized to the factory default. 3. ress ENTER key to register the new selection. 50

51 USING FUNCTIONS FEED THE HEAD OF TUE Setting the FEED THE HEAD OF TUE. After selecting the item by pressing / key, press ENTER to register the setting.... > > ` '+1 ` 4 ƒ Note: This function is available only when printing on tube. When YES is selected, the head of tube (approx.55mm) can not be printed COY / ASTE 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 COY 1. ress / key, move the cursor under the block you want to copy. 2. ress SHIFT MEMORY (COY). 2 + & ' -,, ' 2 µa 7 > ¹»º¼Sµ ASTE 1. ress / key, move the cursor under the block you want to paste. 2. ress SHIFT CARD (ASTE). 2 + & ' -,, ' 2 µ U½-¾- -º¼Sµ 51

52 ÀÀÀ (((!!! ((( USING FUNCTIONS 6-15 MEMORY 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).,, and can also be saved. 1. ress MEMORY. The [MEMORY setting screen] appears..0/ //// RRRR ƒ%1 R2> > > &7j 2. ress / // 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. 1. Select SAVE. And then press ENTER. The [FILE NO. inputting screen] appears. %> À +... > 1 V! 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. ress / key Ten key to select the file No that NO FILE is displayed.. Setting range: 1v vv v ress ENTER to register the selected document in the selected file No. %> (... > 1 V %m( 52

53 ÀÀÀ ÀÀÀ!!!!!! USING FUNCTIONS [RECALL] Recalling the saved document. 1. Select RECALL. And then press ENTER. The [FILE NO. inputting screen] appears.. R2> 'T1 %> V! À + 2. ress / key or Ten key to select the desired file No. ress ENTER to recall the file. Note: If there is a document created in the [INUT screen], the overwrite message appears. [DELETE] Deleting the saved document 1. Select DELETE. And then press ENTER. The [FILE NO. inputting screen] appears.... > >1 %> V! À + 2. ress / key or Ten key to select the desired file No. ress ENTER to delete the file. [INITIALIZE] Deleting all of the document in the internal memory. 1. Select INITIALIZE. And then press ENTER.... 7&7&S 7Y1 ƒ > > 2. After selecting YES by pressing / key, press ENTER to initialize. 53

54 uu!!! uu uu uuuu uu!!! uu USING FUNCTIONS 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 C EDITOR in a personal computer. (See 8: EDITTING DATA IN ERSONAL COMUTER) 1. Insert the CF card into LM-380A. (See 3-5: INSERTING THE MEMORY CARD) 2. ress CARD. The [MEMORY CARD setting screen] appears..0/ //// RRRR ƒƒƒƒ 2> RRRR )1 R2> > > > 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.. R2> 'T1 %a RRRR > /i aw //// > %> >'i! ' uu '* uu "! ress / key to select the item.... > 1 %a RRRR > /i aw //// > %>... > >1 %a RRRR > /i aw //// > %> >'i! ' uu '* uu "! Item Contents / key FOLDER Displays the folder name. To save, input the name within 8 alphanumeric characters. Displays the next folder. EXT Displays the extension. (File format) Selects LMF and LMF: This is an original extension for LM-380A. You can save all contents of the document and setting. When you edit the data with LETATWIN C 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. CSV. 54

55 USING FUNCTIONS FILE DATE Displays the file name. To save, input the name within 8 alphanumeric characters. Displays the date when the file is created. To save, input the last two digits of the year/month/date. Displays the next file. 5. To save the document, input all of the above items with alphanumeric characters. The following alphanumeric characters can be inputted A C D E F G H I J K L M N O Q R S T U V W X Y Z 6. After selecting the document, press ENTER to execute the selected item. 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. //// -a RÁ ƒ 55

56 !!!!!! RINTING 7. RINTING rinting the created document. 7-1 RINT RANGE SETTING SCREEN You can print desired blocks by inputting block No. 1. ress RINT. [RINTING RANGE setting screen] appears. Setting value: COIES: 1v vv v 10 START NO. = 1 END NO. = The last block No. of the created document..qr 7%1 2> A>V! ' RRRR V! > V (The function of COIES ) LM-380A print the created document according to the number of COIES If 2 is inputted in COIES, LM-380A prints the same document twice automatically. 2. ress / key or Ten key to input the desired No. as the COIES, START NO and the END NO. 3. ress ENTER after inputting the END NO And then [RINTING LENGTH ALIGHNMENT screen] appears. 7-2 RINTING 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. [RINTING 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. ress / key to the value incrementally or detrimentally. If +8mm is inputted as the value, 8mm is added to the actual printed result. 3. ress ENTER to start to print..qr 7 > >^`%1 ] a,, S^ //// >av,,.qr 7 > >^`%1 ] a,, S^ //// >av,, 56

57 EDITTING DATA IN THE ERSONAL COMUTER 8. EDITTING DATA IN THE ERSONAL COMUTER You can edit the CSV and LMF data through the memory card (CF card) that is created with LETATWIN C EDITOR in the personal computer. CSV data includes only document data. LMF data includes document and setting data. Note: How to use LETATWIN C EDITOR lease see the HEL menu of LETATWIN C EDITOR after installing it. 8-1 INSTALLING LETATWIN C EDITOR TO A ERSONAL COMUTER (Computer requirement) OS :Windows 98/Me /2000/ X CU :Intel entium, 150 MHz or more Memory :128 M or more Free HDD capacity : 100 M or more CD- ROM drive. 1. rior to installing LETATWIN C 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. lease select the model name of your LM-380A. 57

58 TROULE SHOOTING 9. TROULE SHOOTING 9-1 ERROR MESSAGE LIST Error message Contents Solution OVER INUT CHARACTER NO. OVER INUT LINE NO. OVER INUT LOCK NO. Number of characters inputted has exceeded 2,000 characters. Number of lines of the document to be inputted has exceeded 4 lines. Number of blocks of the document has exceeded 300 blocks. Characters more than 2,000 cannot be inputted. The maximum lines are 4 lines. locks more than 300 cannot be inputted. UNUSUAL OSITIOIN The cursor position is not correct. Move the cursor to the normal position. U TO 1CS IN EACH LOCK U TO 15CS IN 1 FILE OVER [N] NO. SET ONLY ONE [N] DELETE OTHER [] SET [] IN FRONT OF WORD OVER [] NO. NO COIED DATA OVER COY CAACITY It was attempted to set 2 sequential numbers in one block. It was attempted to set more than 16 sequential numbers in [ITCH RINT MODE]. It was attempted to set more than 16 sequential numbers were in [ITCH RINT MODE]. It was attempted to set more than 2 sequential numbers in [NORMAL RINT MODE]. When there are several [] marks, it was attempted to delete the first []. In the [NORMAL RINT MODE], it was attempted to input [] mark while inputting a document. It was attempted to set 6 pitch length settings in a whole document to be inputted. There are no data COIED or ASTED. It was attempted to copy a block with more than 50 characters. Only one sequential number can be set in one block. In [ITCH RINT MODE], only up to 15 sequential numbers can be set in an entire document. In [ITCH RINT MODE], only up to 15 sequential numbers can be set in an entire document. In [NORMAL RINT MODE], only one sequential number can be set. The first [] should be deleted at last. When changing from the [NORMAL RINT MODE] to the pitch print mode, move the cursor to the top of a document before setting the pitch. Only 5 pitch length settings can be set in a whole document to be inputted. Implement the ASTE after COY. Note: If the power is turned off, the data copied is deleted. The block with more than 50 characters cannot be copied. 58

59 TROULE SHOOTING Error message Contents Solution INITIALIZE AFTER DELETE ALL FILES NO INUT FILE OVER RINTING SIZE OVER RINTING LENGTH OVER ITCH LENGTH OVER TOTAL RINT LENGTH It was attempted to initialize the setting while inputting a document. It was attempted to print without a file to be created. The file to be printed is overflowing from the print material now editing. The RINTING LENGTH that has been set is exceeded. The number of characters that was inputted is not contained in ITCH LENGTH that has been set. The length that can be printed at a time is exceeded. Tube: 20m Tape: 5m Implement the initialization of setting after deleting all documents. Implement the print after inputting the file. Change number of lines, space between lines or character size. It is not possible to print beyond RINTING LENGTH. Change ITCH LENGTH or number of characters to input. It is not possible to print beyond the maximum RINTING LENGTH. Change the setting or print dividing the range using the print range setting. NO RINTED MATERIAL The consumable has not been set. Set the print material. COVER IS OENED THERMAL HEAD IS UNUSUAL ERROR IN HALF CUT OERATION CARD UNIDENTIFIALE The cover was opened while printing. rinting cannot be performed because the temperature of the printer head has increased. rinting cannot be performed because the half cutter unit does not operate normally. The compact flash card has not been formatted normally. rinting is not possible when the cover is open. Close it. After leaving it for a while, print again. Feed the printed material or replace the half cutter unit. Try the format again. Only FAT12 and FAT16 format can be used. NO CARD The card has not been set. Set the card. OVER CAACITY CANNOT RECALL THIS FILE ACCESS ERROR The compact flash card does not have vacant capacity. It was attempted to read a file of different format. Reading / writing of the card is not implemented. Use a new card or delete unnecessary files. LETATWIN can only read files of CSV file format or LMF file format. After turning off the power of LM-380A, insert the card again. 59

60 TROULE SHOOTING 9-2 TROULESHOOTING roblem 1. The power is on but: 1) The screen does not turn on. 2) The screen is dark (or too light) 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). 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 15Â or higher than 35Â, printing faults may occur. Note: The RINTING DENSITY can be adjusted in optional setting. y making the printing speed the LOW TEM. MODE (10mm/s), the printing quality can be improved. 5) The tube is shorter than the setting. 6) The characters don t come to the center. 7) The tube is jammed. 8) The white horizontal line is on the printed characters. 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 (approx. 200g). Check that the tube has not been twisted and set. 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. Do not pull the tube by hand. The printer head might be broken. lease contact to your dealer. Note: Don t use the tube attached hard dirt or foreign material because it may cause trouble of printer head. 60

61 TROULE SHOOTING roblem 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 15Â or higher than 35Â, printing faults may occur. Note: The RINTING DENSITY can be adjusted in an optional setting. 5) The tape is shorter than the setting. 6) The characters don t come to the center. Check that the feeding roller is clean. Check that there is no waste of the tape and tube pilled up. 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. 2) The cutting of the tube is shallow (cannot be cut off). 5. Manual cutting does not work. Make sure that the half cutter has properly been set. Isn t the cutter aged? If the cutter has been used 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. Check that there is no waste of the tape and tube pilled up. Isn t the cutter aged? If the cutter has been used more than times, change it. The manual cutter cannot be replaced by customers. To do it, ask your dealer. 61

62 Ã TROULE SHOOTING roblem 6. The external memory does not save data. Solution Check that the card has been inserted in the card slot up to the end. Check that the memory capacity is sufficient. If the problem is not remedied with above corrective actions, contact your dealer. 62

63 RODUCT SECIFICATIONS 10. RODUCT SECIFICATIONS ITEMS CONTENTS Dimensions Weight rinting method Display rinting speed Maximum printing length Maximum number of characters to input Character size Usable tube Usable tape Tube cutting method Internal memory External memory ower supply ower consumption Operating environment 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 2,000 characters 2, 3, 4, 6mm height 2.5 to 5.5 (VC, 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 35Â 63

64 AENDICES 11. AENDICES 64