User manual CASIO FA-B30

[. . . ] E FA-B30 Version 1. 02 Basic Label Printing Software For Windows® User's Guide This Label Printing Software can be used with a number of different Basic Label Printer models. · See page 11 of this manual for information about supported printer models. · Some printer models may not support certain functions of this software. Important!Please keep this User's Guide and all information handy for future reference. Important! [. . . ] You can import a single string of text, or you can accumulate multiple strings from different locations. As an example, the following procedure shows how to import and print text from Microsoft® Internet Explorer. To import and print a single string of text 1 Check to make sure the Label Printer is connected correctly to your computer. You can connect the Label Printer to your computer any time before you click the Print button in step 6. 2 If the FA-B30 Software is already running, highlight the text you want to print. · You can input up to 255 characters per line. A carriage return will be inserted automatically if your input exceeds this limit. · The allowable number of characters per line is further limited when you are using a fixed tape length. A carriage return is inserted automatically whenever your input surpasses the maximum allowable line length. 3 Hold down Ctrl and then right-click with your mouse. 30 4 On the shortcut menu that appears, click Print. This causes the preview dialog box to appear. · If you are using a Label Printer model that supports both EZ-LABEL PRINTER tape and thermal roll paper, printing is performed on the type of tape selected by the Printer setting of the Input Panel. · The total number of layouts value shows how many different layouts you are printing with the current print operation. When this value is greater than 1, use the vertical scroll bar to scroll between the different layouts. · The current layout value indicates which layout is currently displayed. If you are going to print three different layouts, for example, this value shows 1, 2, or 3, depending on the layout that is displayed. · You can determine the number of labels by multiplying the total number of layouts value by the Copies value you specify in the next step. · Some label contents can cause the preview dialog box to be too small, which makes the preview image appear ragged. If this happens, make the preview dialog box larger by dragging its borders. · You can use the scroll bars to view the areas of the label that do not appear within the preview dialog box. · See "Configuring Printing Properties" on page 44 for information about changing the print image. Scroll bars Current layout Total number of layouts 5 6 Specify the number of copies. Click the Print button. · · · · This starts printing. You can also stop printing by holding down Alt and pressing S. Important!· Never disconnect the cable between the Label Printer and computer while printing is in progress. · Never try printing on the CW-L300 printer from the FA-B30 Software and the DISC TITLE PRINTER Application at the same time. 31 · Never disconnect the cable between the Label Printer Multiple Text Strings and Printing a Single Label Perform the following steps when you want to accumulate a number of different text strings for printing in a single label. As an example, the following procedure shows how to import and print text from Microsoft® Internet Explorer. To accumulate multiple text strings and print a single label 1 Check to make sure the Label Printer is connected correctly to your computer. You can connect the Label Printer to your computer any time before you click the Print button in step 9. 2 3 If the FA-B30 Software is already running, highlight the first string of text you want to import. Hold down Ctrl and then right-click the mouse. 4 Click Append. This displays the Input Panel with the text you selected in step 2 in the Text Input Box. · See "Input Panel" on page 15 for more information about the Input Panel. Input Panel 32 5 Highlight the next string of text you want to import, hold down Ctrl and then right-click with your mouse, and then click Append. · This appends the new text to the text that is already in the Text Input Box. [. . . ] OK to adjust the tape length automatically? Printer batteries are low. Continue printing. 65 Label Creation Problems Using the FA-B30 Basic Label Printing Software · Cannot append selected text into the Text Input Box. Try selecting the text you want and copying it to the Windows clipboard and then performing the append operation. With most applications, you can perform the copy operation by selecting the Copy command on the Edit menu. [. . . ]