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Quick Start
Follow these steps to install the LabelWriter printer and print your first label.
1. Unpacking your LabelWriter Printer
NOTE For Windows, do not plug the printer into your computer until asked to do so
during the software installation.
1 Unpack your printer and save the original packing materials.
LabelWriter printer
Roll of labels
CD-ROM
Power adapter
USB cable
Quick Start Guide
PC serial cable
(specific models only)
Power cable
Figure 1
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2. Installing the Software
To install the software on a Windows system
NOTE Do not connect the printer to your computer until instructed to do so during
the software installation.
1 Insert the LabelWriter CD into your CD-ROM drive.
After a few seconds, the installation screen appears.
If the installation screen does not appear:
a. Click Start and then Run on the Windows taskbar. The Run dialog box
appears.
b. Enter D:\install.exe (where D is the letter assigned to the CD-ROM drive) and
click OK.
2 Select the language version you wish to install and then follow the on-screen
instructions.
To install the software on a Macintosh system
1 Insert the DYMO LabelWriter CD into the CD-ROM drive.
After a few seconds, the DYMO Label Software Installer icon
DYMO Label
appears. See Figure 3.
Software Installer
2 Double-click the Installer icon and then follow the on-screen
Figure 3
instructions.
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3. Connecting your LabelWriter Printer
At some point during the software installation, you will be asked to connect your
LabelWriter printer to the USB or serial port.
NOTE For Windows, do not connect the printer to
your computer until instructed to do so during the
software installation.
Power Adapter
To connect the power
Power Cord
USB
1 Plug the power cord into the power adapter. See
Figure 4
2 Plug the power adapter into the power connector
sure to push the plug in completely.
Power
3 Plug the other end of the power cord into a
power outlet.
Cable
Channel
To connect using the USB port
1 Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the
Figure 5
2 Insert the power and USB cables into the cable
channel and set the printer down on your work
surface.
USB Port
3 When prompted during the software installation and
while the printer is turned on, plug the USB cable into
Figure 6
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To connect using the serial port
Serial
Connection
Power
1 Plug the serial cable into the serial port on the
2 Insert the power and serial cables into the cable
channel and set the printer down on your work
surface.
Cable
Channel
3 When prompted during the software installation
and while the printer is turned on, plug the
serial connector into the serial (COM) port on
Figure 7
Serial Port
The installation automatically continues when the
system detects the LabelWriter printer.
4. Loading Labels
1 Press the form-feed button to eject the labels that
protected the printer during shipment.
Figure 8
2 Open the top cover and remove the label spool.
3 Hold the spool spindle in your left hand and
place the label roll on the spindle so that the
labels feed from underneath.
4 Place the spool guide on the right side of the
spool and adjust it to fit snugly against the roll.
Figure 9
5 Insert the label spool into the slots in the
printer cover.
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6 Cut the first label in half so that you have a clean edge
and insert the label into the label feed slot. See Figure 10.
The printer feeds the labels, stopping at the end of the
first label. If the printer stops without feeding the label,
make sure the label is fully inserted and then press the
form-feed button.
Figure 10
7 Close the top cover.
You are now ready to print your first label.
5. Printing your First Label
1 Start the DYMO Label software by doing one of the following:
• For Windows, click Start, then Programs>DYMO Label>DYMO Label.
• For Macintosh, double-click the DYMO Label icon in the folder where you
installed the software.
(Windows) The first time you open the application, you are asked to register.
Follow the on-screen instructions to register the software. You are also asked to
enter your default return address and default logo file.
2 At the main window, click once on the label and type some text.
3 Choose a font and a justification setting from the Formatting toolbar.
4 Click
to print the label.
Congratulations! You are now ready to start designing and printing labels.
For complete details on how to use the software, refer to the DYMO Label Software
User Guide on the DYMO LabelWriter CD-ROM and the online Help.
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